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I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy this book more than I did but in all fairness I believe my expecatations were quite high. Parenting, poultry, pigs...that is right up my alley! Humour, even better! I was excited to delve into this novel and was disappointed when it didn't deliver. While Perry has a whimsical way of describing his day to day life as father, husband, writer and fledgling farmer, I found his experience unremarkable and his writing style not "enough" to overcome that. Two pigs, a handful of chickens and a guinea pig do not necessarily bestow a person the experience and expertise to spout philosophically about farming. Perhaps I am just jaded because he openly admits that he uses his farming "chores" (2 pigs? come on!) to escape his duties in the household and with his newborn daughter Jane. When his father needs helps with haying he sends his wife, 6 year old Amy and newborn Jane to help while he stays home to write. This kind of responsibility-shirkage does nothing but piss off a hard-working farm woman like myself to the tune of summoning up all the junk-kicking vibes I can muster and sending them lazer-beam-style in Perry's general direction.