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Book Review of The $64 Tomato : How One Man Nearly Lost his Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden

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Helpful Score: 3


I totally agree with the review by Priscila Z. It is a quick and painless read. I enjoy first person books that have a touch of humor, but if you hope to get some gardening advice of any nature out of this book don't bother. I was hoping for grass roots gardening stories but they don't exist in this story. The writer started by having a custom garden created (for $8,500, 20 years ago!) and it went on from there.
Still, a nice diversion from the deeper non-fiction I normally read.