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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Lord please provide me an Eddie Bondo to ruin my life
+ I'm about to read all of Barbara's books religiously
+ I'm about to read all of Barbara's books religiously
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorites. Kingsolver tells the story the characters, as well as the forest and creatures. Her biological perspective is seamlessly woven into the events of day to day life from a rural farming community. Easy yet inspirational read.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
was excited because it was barbara kingsolver whom i love, but all the women characters end up in traditional female roles: relationships, pregnant, or child rearing instead. very disappointing given the character development up until the end. also the characters were just not likable and it was unnecessarily sexual for some reason?
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mostly I liked this book, but it had some real weird/questionable stuff in it that took me out of the story.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
After finishing Demon Copperhead, I couldn’t wait to read another novel by Kingsolver. Prodigal Summer was good, but I was less feverish about this one than I was about the latter. Overall, a good story and one I will return to as I continue working through my novel-in-progress because it does a third-person multiple-POV style really well.
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
Listening to a Barbara Kingsolver novel is like being a fly on the wall for the most beautiful, everyday conversations. Prodigal Summer is the perfect warm weather novel when you’re looking for something down-to-earth and heartfelt.