A review by sofi_thebookishflor
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

I this book we follow three stories, the first one is a husband and wife, his a farmer, she's a scientist who studied bugs, met her husband at a class in the university where she worked and now they live in the farm, in a life she's not quite that happy on. The second story follows another scientist who is recording the wildlife in the nearby wood from the farm, she lives happy in solitude with just nature until a hunter visits her and they form a fast but complicated relationship and the third story follows two feuding neighbors who refuse to get along even when it's not convenient for them. 

This book took me by surprise, it's descriptions of nature, the way they share the knowledge of the flora and the fauna without feeling like a lecture, the parallels between the wildlife and the human life its amazing. 

I'm not a camper, a farmer or a nature kind of gal but everything about this book made me want to be one. 

The only part that made me think twice was a story line of an underage boy with a grown woman, however it was handled really carefully and it was developed in the right and lawful way. I think a lot of authors can learn a thing or two from this storyline and how to handle it. 

I can honestly say that I would read it again! 

5 stars all the way.