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Summary: 9th grade biology
Review: Okay. I get the message: don't kill predators because they, like all of us, belong to a grand plan. We hear this from Deanna WOLF, from Nannie (Goat?), from Lusa, from Barbara K. herself. I kept reading because I thought we'd get to some literary denoument somehow...WRONG. It's no Poisonwood Bible. Lotsa moths, some gratuitous but procreative sex, a few coyotes, and birds that eat moths before getting eaten by snakes. Darwin would be proud. This English teacher is not...it's not a new chestnut.
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Summary: Mankind and nature together, not against each other
Review: I was impressed with Kingsolver's ability to mesh in her extensive education with the wonders of fiction. As a huge fan of fiction, I'm also a huge fan of learning. Kingsolver told her tales of people each from different walks of life while also teaching valuble lessons about nature, mankind and how the two must live together. I also learned much about moths, coyotes and farming. Kingsolver's biology background really shone through. I was so pleased with Poinsonwood Bible that I was hesitant to pick up Prodigal Summer, but Kingsolver didn't let me down. I have recommended Prodigal Summer to many of the customers in my bookstore and now I can't wait until her next release. Happy reading!
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Summary: Amazing Book Combination of Art, Biology, and Politics
Review: Many don't know that Barbara Kingsolver was a Biology student at the University of Arizona. So naturally her novels are appealing to both literature and biology fanatics. I had the opportunity to visit a Book Reading of Ms. Kingsolver in Tucson, Arizona. After seeing her read a few chapters and also asserting the importance of our enviornment, I read this book over again. There are many chapters which have hidden meanings dealing with the enviornment, or about the tobacco industry. Art can be used to influence politics. Her book is in a sense an activism of its own. I think I'd really recommend this book to science students as well as students who really don't read books that often.
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Summary: Full of wonders
Review: This is indeed a book full of wonders. The characters are warm,earthy and memorable. Kingsolver's prose is magical. I'll be waiting for, and hoping for, a sequel--this book deserves one. I'd like to follow the characters for another 300 pages.
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Summary: Kingsolver has a new book out! Hooray!
Review: Whenever I hear that Kingsolver has a new book out, there is no hesitation to get it. She absolutely delivers, whatever the subject. And when I read Prodigal Summer, I was not disappointed. But then, have I ever been? This is a very special book, one that you want to read slowly and carefully. And come back to again and again. The three stories are clearly separate yet they intertwine - I' m hoping we'll hear from Deanna and Lusa and the Old Chestnuts in future stories. I get the feeling they're all poised for new adventures. When I read Poisonwood Bible, I remember thinking there were a few parts that could have been cut, that it was too lengthy. But with Prodigal Summer, I just did not want the book to end!
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Summary: three strong women and their dumb men
Review: Generally speaking I reccomend Kingsolver as a wonderful author.Her earlier books seemed to express her sense of humor more readily,and I like that. This book leaves out too much for me by leading the main characters to each other too close to the end of the book so that we don't see them interact.I also don't know why the men are never as smart,right,interesting or as connected as the women in this book.My comments are meant to be less critical and more like the thoughts provoked by this slice of life she provides ( slices).
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Summary: Delightful
Review: Having read some not so great reviews, I was pleased to find (as usual) not to put too much in store in them. No, it wasn't the "Bean Tree" nor "Poisonwood Bible" nor "High Tide in Tucson". Like all of those it stands on its own and was wonderful. I am waiting not too patiently for her next novel.
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Summary: What Kind of Name is Eddie Bondo??? Superglue?
Review: Great book though. She has really melded many interesting characters and environmental concerns in a way that only Kingsolver can do. I really enjoyed this book. You cannot compare it to her other books because they are all so different from each other. But then again, I am a major Kingsolver fan and would read any old scrap of paper she has written on.
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Summary: Kingsolver Goes Romantic
Review: Any book by Barbara Kingsolver is worth reading and this one is no exception. However, I kept waiting for the plot to take a wrenching twist and it never did. She lets us off easy, which is nice in a way, but disappointing in another. I suppose that after the wringer she put us through in Poisonwood Bible, we should just savor this sweet valentine bon-bon she has given us.I loved the themes she addresses: the fragile web of nature, the sense of organic farming, the need for people to connect. Though she treads the line of preachiness, she doesn't quite overstep. Overall, a welcome addition to her increasingly impressive opus.
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Summary: A good effort!
Review: This book was generally well done but I did struggle at times with some of the storyline. I felt it wasn't up to the same par as "Going Too Far" , by the up and coming Steven Gardner, but it was a worthy effort!
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