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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I love the way Barbara kingsolver writes. It’s been like three months since I’ve read this and I still think about it
I read most of this during the blackout in 2003, after having hiked a few blocks in pitch dark to the lobby of the Millenium Hilton hotel, where they had a generator, and were letting people see, and sleep.
i'm not usually into essays but found this for $1 at the library. i loved some of the essays, others were just ok.
This book didn’t age well. The collection of essays seemed a bit random to me. And, the environmental and human rights issues she addresses are common knowledge at this point.
Just reread this and I think I liked it more this time so bumped it up from 3 to 4 stars.
I'm always in awe and in search of the perfection of essay.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Some essays I really enjoyed, some I didn't. Overall, I enjoy the way Kingsolver writes, and am hoping to pick up more of her books at some point
i only skimmed it. there are nice little bits but the essays ramble and wander too much for my taste.
This is Kingsolver at what she does best - poking our conscience and challenging our apathy. While these essays were written twenty years ago (maybe more), they speak so clearly to today's issues. This was the second time I'd read this (I read it when it came out also) and it was just as excellent this time - I'm a different reader though and I'm sure it hit me harder than the first time when I was probably too young to appreciate her.