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Backyard by Norman Draper

Backyard

by Norman Draper

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  • Nov 2014, 320 pages
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Rory A. (Henderson, NV)

A Great Gardening Book, Not a Novel
"Backyard" could very well be heaven for devoted gardeners, with delightful, knowledgeable descriptions of all kinds of flowers and weeds, as well as the designs of various backyard gardens, and those who eat, sleep, drink, and breathe those gardens.

However, the delight only goes so far, such as a description of the garden of George and Nan Fremont, admired by many fellow gardeners and reviled by the imperious, holier-gardening-than-thou Dr. Sproot. A wonderful name, but a one-note character. And even though he purports to show us how elaborate the Fremonts' garden is, the pages and pages given over to itmore
Maggie S. (Durango, CO)

BACKYARD
The gardens described in Norman Draper's book "Backyard" sound luscious! I could visualize the sweep of color and the flower combinations and how each garden was different and lovely in their own way. The gardeners on the other hand are way over the top. It took me some time to get into this book as I did not really like any of the characters or the silly situations they got themselves into.
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Becky H. (Chicago, IL)

Only if you have a warped sense of humor.
I did not enjoy this book. I didn't like any of the very unlikeable characters-especially Dr. Spoot, the main character. The story was filled with mean actions and objectionable and deplorable attitudes. (Acting like a Nazi is not funny!) The "gardening" aspect, which was what drew me to the book in the first place, was actually a mockery of gardening. Perhaps this book was supposed to be sarcastic and hilariously funny. If so, it was entirely lost on me. The only somewhat likeable characters were the Fremonts and even there, drunkenness and "peeing" in ones backyard were deemed appropriate behavior.
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