The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

The tale of a man and a hare roaming the Finland countryside was touching and refreshing and will make you want to pawn your old record player and the rest of the items collecting dust in your garage and set out on your own journey!

I'm somewhere between liked it and really liked it. The last few chapters, I believe, kept me from really liking it. It went from an absurd, but endearing and believable tale, to a little too much farfetchedness (is that a word, haha).

But will sti...moreThe tale of a man and a hare roaming the Finland countryside was touching and refreshing and will make you want to pawn your old record player and the rest of the items collecting dust in your garage and set out on your own journey!

I'm somewhere between liked it and really liked it. The last few chapters, I believe, kept me from really liking it. It went from an absurd, but endearing and believable tale, to a little too much farfetchedness (is that a word, haha).

But will still highly recommend to all my friends/family that need to figure out what it means to re-take control of their lives by simply wandering into the woods and living for yourself.