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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this might be the best book I've read so far or at least on par with classics I loved. This was challenging to read for me, as a non native English speaker and I loved it for it. The prose was lovely, deeply touching, emotional. At times very funny. At times terribly sad, devastating. I loved it to the fullest. It also made me want to read about all sorts of things, from the "discovery" of okapi, to the Belgian history to recipes from Congo. The writer takes you on a trip through places you never knew about, it's incredible. Recommend wholeheartedly!
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Favorite book by far. Kingsolver is a master storyteller, expressing the world from the perspective of a mother and her 3 daughters in the Congo. Dramatic and heartwarming.
A masterclass. Goddamn.
And now I guess I have to read The Hours, because how could anything possibly win the Pulitzer over this?!
And now I guess I have to read The Hours, because how could anything possibly win the Pulitzer over this?!
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well. Kingsolver definitely knows how to paint a believable character embodying all the most loathed stereotypes of a Christian. I'll also say that she is very adept at developing characters. Definitely made me pause.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I Can't write much about this book because it has so much to offer. What is the truth? We all have different perceptions of what is right and wrong. Kingsolver presents a story which forced me to think about the world, it's motives and how people can, even with the best intentions, cause so much destruction and heartache. The setting is during a time in my own life and the story of a missionary determined to carry the "word of the Good Book (Bible)" to pitiful, backward Africans but the story is about the man's wife and 4 daughters who are changed forever and end up learning more from Africa and the people they meet than their husband and father could ever teach. We see all of this unfold in an adventure seen through the eyes of the wife and each of the daughters. The author brings her characters to life and her characters are ones I will not soon forget. It's a book about life, death and poses questions about politics, power and how each of these girls/women are impacted by life in Africa. It may change the way you think about things. Best book I've read this year.