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sjanke2's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, and Pregnancy
kcrouth's review against another edition
4.0
Prodigal Summer is a heartwarming tale of three families and how their stories weave together though life and death, love and resentment, giving and receiving, humans and nature - all taking place in a beautiful and bountiful summer in the mountains of Appalachia. I loved this story. And there are GOATS in the story, and blackberry pie! I am left wanting to read more of Kingsolver, reading The Bean Trees next!
trizie81's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful language. After reading this book I like moths and coyotes. It has about 400 pages and a lot of information about wildlife and farming in the Appalachian mountains. I also wanted to grow my own food after reading this book
hannahfeathers's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lvosler21's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
lawryn's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE LOVE LOVE Barbara Kingsolver - so much, in fact, that I followed her on Instagram after reading this. I put Libby holds on all of her works after falling in love with Unsheltered and this did not disappoint. I wish I could eat her prose and syntax, they are so deliciously descriptive. As as a creepy crawler zealot, I am happy to read about other women who love nature in a non-stereotypical, flowers-and-butterflies-only kind of way. Really making me regret becoming anything but an entomologist.
poetrynati's review against another edition
I don't think this one is for me, at least not now. I'm tired of reading about pheromones in humans OR moths.
mllejoyeuxnoel's review against another edition
4.0
Four stars for Kingsolver's incomparable prose. Not quite as uniquely gorgeous as [b:The Poisonwood Bible|7244|The Poisonwood Bible|Barbara Kingsolver|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412242487s/7244.jpg|810663] or [b:The Lacuna|6433752|The Lacuna|Barbara Kingsolver|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355810301s/6433752.jpg|6812077], but lovely nonetheless.