'Boyle is fascinating, often touching and funny, on the little fixes that a no-technology life requires, but he's better when he digs into the deeper question of who we are.'
- The Herald
'A warts-and-all look at an extreme way of life, but one that, by the end of this engrossing book, makes the world around it seem dysfunctional'
- Irish Independent, Book of the Year 2019
'[An] honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life without technology'
- Carlow People
'Boyle's memoir of his first year off-grid is fascinating... A poetic meditation on the almost-mystical benefits of falling in sync with nature.'
- New Statesman
'[A] reflective, lyrical account... This genuine, warm-hearted analysis of the dysfunctions of our current world offers a surprisingly alluring alternative to our current malaise - if only we dared adopt it.'
- Manchan Magan, Irish Times
'Don't buy my books: buy this instead, while there's still time for you to change. This one matters. Boyle is the real thing: vital, angry, and kind. And real things are terribly rare. You might think his ideas are dangerous, but in fact they represent the only possible safety.'
- Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast