Wagler, who now works at a building and supply company in Lancaster County, Pa., deserves praise for his honesty. The memoir is worthwhile as much for its Amish insights as for its exploration of one man's emotional turmoil, regret, and shame. It was a "paradox that would haunt me for almost ten years: the tug-of-war between two worlds." His tale of restlessness looks acutely at the clash of family ties with love of freedom. Such unspoken displeasure sparked a cycle of coming and going for the author, who repeatedly crept away from his community only to return, if reluctantly, for its familiarity. Yet Wagler bravely goes on to expose pervasive dissatisfaction among both youth and adult Amish living in what he characterizes as a stifling, formulaic world. The simplicity of everyday life may seem quaint on the surface. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life-from his childhood. Wagler recounts his Amish upbringing, from dating conventions and worship services to local gossip and schoolyard bullies. 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. This memoir offers a nuanced account from a man who straddled both Amish and "English" (non-Amish) worlds. 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.Filmmakers, academics, and novelists have offered depictions of Amish life.
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.
This however in itself is an interesting thing. 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 book gave me an adequate look into the Amish way of life. I even buy cheese and apple butter from them regularly but never really talk to them past doing business. 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. He left a note for his parents and slipped out in the. 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). He grew up in an Amish household, but decided he had to leave. I listen to audible books at work, as well as read traditionally at home. Have you listened to any of Adam Verner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Where does Growing Up Amish rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
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