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Growing Up Amish: A Memoir
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LENGTH7 hrs and 39 mins
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RELEASE DATE03-31-08
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life - from his childhood days on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26.
Growing Up Amish is the true story of one man's quest to discover who he is and where he belongs. Readers will laugh, cry, and be inspired by this charming yet poignant coming of age story set amidst the backdrop of one of the most enigmatic cultures in America today - the Old Order Amish.
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What Members Say
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"A must read (or listen!)"
Where does Growing Up Amish rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?Fairly high
Have you listened to any of Adam Verner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?Narrator was quite nice to listen to.
Any additional comments?I listen to audible books at work, as well as read traditionally at home. One of my recent Audible purchases was Growing up Amish: A Memoir by Ira Wagler which you can find on Amazon (just click the Amazon banner on the right hand side of my page and give it a click then search the title). Give the Audible book a go the narrator is great!
I've always been curious as to the Amish way of life due to the fact we have a healthy population of them (and other Anabaptist groups) here in Indiana and you'll regularly see them at the Zoo as well as around the towns surrounding Indianapolis. I even buy cheese and apple butter from them regularly but never really talk to them past doing business. This book gave me an adequate look into the Amish way of life.
I'll note that the book isn't a look at a typical Amish life as Ira was one that hardly questioned the lifestyle and left the community a handful of times. This however in itself is an interesting thing. You see raw emotion in this book, the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, you get to see a boy become a man and question the world he knows. You also see a man who still highly respects his family and the culture he came from, never portraying them in a bad light but simply telling it how it is.
My only complaint with the book is it has left me wanting to know more about Ira's post Amish life, although he does have an easily found blog which let me do just that! Check the book out!1 of 2 people found this review helpful -
"Growing up Amish"
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?It was time well-spent... teen angst in the midst of Amish life is a fascinating subject to me, and the author and narrator did a passible job of holding my interest
Would you be willing to try another book from Ira Wagler? Why or why not?Probably not. This book could have had another few details about his post-Amish life... it dwelt a little too much on the yo-yoing back and forth between both worlds and really didn't touch much on his life after about 1988
If this book were a movie would you go see it?No... most biopics are either totally made up or boring as all get-out.
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"Ultimately, uninteresting"
Throughout, the book hints at heavy trials and tribulations that the writer will experience in his travels away from the Amish, but ultimately the book delivers none of this.
It is a boring book about the angst and restlessness of youth that finally reveals itself to be a Christian tract.
Not recommended.1 of 4 people found this review helpful