Customer Reviews:
 My favorite book January 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first read this book at age 12 and reread it many times throughout my teenage years. It shaped my idea of what I wanted in a husband...love, patience, kindness, and intelligence. I highly recommend this book.
Best love story ever!!!! November 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was my grandmother's favorite book of all time,and she had read thousands of books. Because of that, I used this book for my book club before I had even read it. All of the 12 people that read it really liked it. It does take a while to get into, but it is well worth it! I noticed the plants around me more and it gave me the desire to raise my boys to be like the Harvester. The Harvester is a charector that we could all try to be more like, and the world would definetly be a better place!
Best Gene Stratton-Porter of ALL! August 14, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So beautifully written! What a love story! You'll want to share this one with all your friends. I read it at least once a year and I can still hardly wait to turn the page. It so sweet and bittersweet and tender and lovely and on and on and on. All men should live and love like the Harvester!
Midwest Book Review - this one deserves 100 stars March 16, 2004
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
If there is a more beautiful story anywhere than The Harvester, I have yet to find it. This early 20th century classic is as fresh and meaningful today as it was close to a century ago. It speaks of life lived purely and respectfully, of the truest form of love any mortal ever knew, and describes our beautiful America before greed and carelessness trashed her splendor.
David Langston is the Harvester, the Medicine Man. At age 26 he lives a solitary life with only his dog and horse to keep him company. He cultivates and harvests medicinal herbs and flowers on an acreage he has carefully developed. Here, in nature's pristine beauty and a world of thriving birds and wildlife, David dreams of someday finding a woman who will love him truly and passionately. He sees his Dream Girl in a vision and sets out with his typical persistence to find her. So certain is he that this lovely vision will become reality, he adds onto his small home and creates furniture lovingly by hand to meet her every comfort.
Ruth Jameson is ill in body, mind and spirit, a thin pale wraith of a girl. But to David Langston she is beauty personified. Her past has all but killed her, but David has no doubts. He loves her and will sacrifice anything and everything to win her. But first she must be made whole through pure food and nature's medicine, both laced generously with a decent man's devotion. He marries the girl to save her from cruelty and squallor, and promises to put male desire on hold until she can come to him freely. In his heart of hearts, he knows there is a chance she will never love him but he's willing to face that heartbreak if only she can be well again.
I've been reading The Harvester at intervals since I was 12 years old. But this is not a story for children. It has adult themes and dialog. The purity of prose and wonderful descriptions of America, the information about natural healing, and a love story that is unsurpassed make this book an amazing read today - as it was when first written. I give this book my most entusiastic recommendation.
a long novel, but sure to keep you interested July 11, 2001
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I just read this book for school and i thought it was amazing. David Langston is the sweetest guy, working and caring for his wife. I really liked this book because I can almost relate to it, being fortunate enough to have a boyfriend who is as wonderful as David. The augthor really gives the characters life, and reading this book makes you feel like you are actually there with David and Ruth. Excellent reading....I highly recommend it!
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