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I was surprised that the pages were not clean-cut at the outside edge. Perhaps the rough finish was supposed to justify the $17 paper-back price but I just found it a nuisance because it slowed down page turning. Only half way through the book. It's okay, easy reading and a sweet story but not nearly as interesting or complicated as The Poisonwood Bible by the same authoress.
2.The majority of men are stupid self-centered perverts who are completely useless. This book is truly awful. and 3. I cannot evenly remotely imagine why anyone would want to read this book or why they would enjoy it. Overall the book communicates three main messages: 1.The Unites States should open our borders and let anyone who wants to come, regardless of their background. America is full of and is run by a bunch of cold-hearted hypocrites. It eludes me how so much stupidity can be packed into one book.
Great story about a young girl on her way to find herself, and not only doing that but she finds a daughter,sister and love. Well done as usual, love the way Kingsolver writes. Reminds us to be much more considerate of others.
Barbara Kingsolver's women are never dull -- they are rich, multi-faceted, conflicted people with strong character and deep feeling. Nobody has it easy, and everyone is trying to find their right place in a hard, harsh world.The moments of beauty in the novel are amazing, and they truly underscore the moments of beauty and grace in life -- the night blooming cereus, the meteor shower that wasn't, Hope's happiness, Turtle's laugh, purple beans, Lake of the Ozarks.Kingsolver reminds us that there are moments of transcendent happiness even in moments of the bleakest pain, and life IS worth living even if it is hard, cruel, tough, or just ordinary. The romanticized pablum served up by dances with various animals and riding the plains, etc.
These are the records of days that make up the lives of real women, but somehow when Kingsolver writes of them, they become something more than a chronicle of common lives. Actually, it's probably MUCH more cruel because people don't believe the Grimm tales, but the First Peoples movie- and TV-myths are accepted without critical thought. They also usually face seemingly impossible situations that are, nonetheless, entirely believable.
is just a fairy tale like Hansel and Gretel or Snow White. She is a magical storyteller.I absolutely loved this book, in part because I spent years working in tribal offices in southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and western Oklahoma. Anyone who finds the story of Turtle unbelievable just has no clue what life is really like for our First Peoples.
I wonder why.At any rate, I was entranced by the stories of Taylor and Turtle, LouAnn and Dwayne Ray, Poppie and Edna, Esteban and Esperanza, and the myriad fragile souls all trying to live the best way they know how -- even Angel, the broken cowboy of LouAnn's dreams is sympathetic despite his desertion of her and his infant son. It's the small moments of great joy that make it all worth it.
The book arrived in a very timely manner and is in great shape, as stated.
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