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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Just gorgeous writing. Such a sense of place—I feel like I have been there and know the area well.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I thought this book was well written and easy to read. Yet, I'm think there was not enough content for the length and some repitition.
It's written from three different perspectives. The three female main characters are so similar, that I sometimes got confused and wondered if they're actually the same and I'm reading about their experiences in different timeslines. They're not, they just have similar passions for ecology.
The book also iterates and iterates over the idea that pesticides are bad and predators are good, from an ecological perspective. At the end, I was thinking "Yeah, I got it the first three times you explained it to me."
There's also a lot of "women are driven by the moon and randomly want to mate once a month".
I loved [book:Demon Copperhead|60194162], but after this book I'm tempted to call it quites with Barbara Kingsolver. After reading the reviews here, I think I'll still give [book:The Poisonwood Bible|7244] are try though.
It's written from three different perspectives. The three female main characters are so similar, that I sometimes got confused and wondered if they're actually the same and I'm reading about their experiences in different timeslines. They're not, they just have similar passions for ecology.
The book also iterates and iterates over the idea that pesticides are bad and predators are good, from an ecological perspective. At the end, I was thinking "Yeah, I got it the first three times you explained it to me."
There's also a lot of "women are driven by the moon and randomly want to mate once a month".
I loved [book:Demon Copperhead|60194162], but after this book I'm tempted to call it quites with Barbara Kingsolver. After reading the reviews here, I think I'll still give [book:The Poisonwood Bible|7244] are try though.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
A lush, sensual novel about three characters in the mountains of SW VA whose lives intertwine one hot summer - another excellent Kingsolver novel! Read my full review at:
http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2015/09/fiction-review-prodigal-summer.html
http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2015/09/fiction-review-prodigal-summer.html
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-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
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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