Growing Up Amish: A Memoir (vuoden 2011 painos)

the long and winding road...
evocative of aspects of my own family history, i took great interest in Ira's faith and life journey. a memoir of Ira's personal insights into Amish life, leadership, family, activities, worship. controversial, i'm sure, to those of the Amish communities, but the insider's view that answers many of the questions outsiders want to ask. it left me wanting to know more... ( )

I listened to this book 2 times. It is so honest, sensitive and revealing that I was captivated to the book in its entireity. This is a clear look at the Amish culture from the inside. From what I read, it seems that the effects of living under a religious spirit is the same no matter what your affilitation. Ira Wagler found out the difference between the living God and living under the mask of a religious spirit. This is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to break free from well meaning people who think they know God by keeping rules. ( )

Although I found the subject interesting, the book was very dry. It does give you real flavor for the tug and pull of the Amish culture. ( )

I love books like this -- memoirs of those who grew up in insular communities, such different circumstances from mine -- but this really fell short for me. I felt like the book couldn't decide if it wanted to be more about the Amish or more about the author, and unfortunately, it ended up doing neither thoroughly or well. I'm still on the lookout for the quintessential Amish memoir. ( )

I really have enjoyed reading some Amish fiction, so I decided to try some non-fiction. I really enjoyed reading about Ira's life and struggles in my home state. As I read the story I realized I lived about one county away when some of this story takes place. I would recommend this to anyone who likes reading about the Amish. ( )