Reviews for Forty acres and a goat

The average rating for Forty acres and a goat based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-03-25 00:00:00 Randy Strickland This book was an okay read. Although I appreciated, and was genuinely interested in what the author was trying to say, I did find that it changed topic and focus in a way that caused me to lose focus. Honestly, I began to wonder if I simply wasn't "smart enough" for this book because I could not understand how one section related to the one before and after it or if they actually were related. I finished the book by skimming and stopping to read in detail to sections that looked the most promising. The disjointed storytelling may come from this being a memoir. I felt the book read as a collection of notes strung together.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-13 00:00:00 Cynthia Cole Terrific book about the South (USA), the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s, the state of American race relations in the 80's, the top 1% (although that label is never explicitly mentioned), friendship, a goat named Jackson and other animals, Christianity as action and not just talk and kingdom building. Campbell's voice is consistent, powerful, passionate, and humorous. He told great stories. It is a worthy and wonderful read even if it is not always an easy book.