Peaceful Persistence: Essays On...

The books of [a:Michael Perry|2772479|Michael Perry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1231631186p2/2772479.jpg] are the only ones I buy brand-new, from the author, without worrying about reviews from others. That being said, I do wish I'd been able to read these essays one a week, as they were written. At least it would have been nice to have publication dates appended to them... most are timeless, but a few referenced current events. Well, since I do own it, I can reread it. Maybe I'll pace myself, instead of reading it within a couple of months I'll truly savor the pieces.

I could bookdart a lot, but for now all I did was note that his family thought Biosphere 2 worth the ticket (so, I'll consider, again, a visit), and:

" I am not show more yet cured of the joy we feel as the land comes back to life. It's a classic Midwestern post-Calvinist guilt sort of thing, that in order to appreciate good times, we must first suffer hardship. That we must earn our sunburn, that we must wade through drifts before we wade through the surf, that we must slip on the ice before we drop it in the lemonade." show less

Peaceful Persistence, the latest book of Essays by Michael Perry, is an examination of everyday life that expounds on the human existence (excuse the sentence if too heady, but it’s what came out). I think it’s time for Mr. Perry and myself to admit something. His articles and memoirs are advice/self-help books. Not that he is bossy or direct. He simply says this is how my life goes and I am pretty happy. And just in case you think I want to be your guru, here are my faults and my mistakes. He takes the time to inform us he does not have a better grasp on how to live your life than anyone else.

Its advice. Yet like good advice, he lets people come to their own conclusion. His advice is live a life. If you want live your best life, go show more follow Gwyneth Paltrow.

This is how Mr. Perry’s writing seems to me in this book: Perry picks the topics that hit him as important. He describes it well, being careful not to be too flowery and precious about it. His writing announces I am writing simply and not getting too flowery. Then in the next line he assembles the perfect words with imagery and (at times) assonance.

Perry uses big words when he needs them and everyday language when it calls for it. He is a musician with his music but knows people don’t want to hear the drum solo.

In this book his humor is a dead-on hit for me. And as usual he writes about the experience of living in Wisconsin in a way I want to say it.

PS- I bought the T-Shirt as well at Sneezingcow.com show less