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erdufylla 's review for:
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver
(2002) Barbara Kingsolver is one of those authors who I try to follow fairly religiously, and whose novels I always pick up as soon as they're released. So when Prodigal Summer came out, I bought a copy immediately. I was far less impressed with it than some of her other earlier novels, but I did still enjoy it. I tried re-reading it again recently, and found that I just couldn't get into it this time around. It's a good story, but I didn't find the characters quite as engaging as in earlier Kingsolver novels.
UPDATE 2008-05-04: I've also now just finished "reading" the audiobook version, which is narrated by Barbara Kingsolver, herself. I was a bit skeptical at first, because very few authors, in my experience, are able to do a decent reading of their own books. Kingsolver was fine, though. Her voice was soothing, and she was decent at differentiating the voices and moods of the characters.
I remembered this go-around what bothered me about the novel. I usually love stories where there are separate strands that all come together at the end, but I didn't feel satisfied with the ending here. I guess I like neat tidy little packages a little too much - this one felt like there was still story left to tell after the ending. Oh well.
UPDATE 2008-05-04: I've also now just finished "reading" the audiobook version, which is narrated by Barbara Kingsolver, herself. I was a bit skeptical at first, because very few authors, in my experience, are able to do a decent reading of their own books. Kingsolver was fine, though. Her voice was soothing, and she was decent at differentiating the voices and moods of the characters.
I remembered this go-around what bothered me about the novel. I usually love stories where there are separate strands that all come together at the end, but I didn't feel satisfied with the ending here. I guess I like neat tidy little packages a little too much - this one felt like there was still story left to tell after the ending. Oh well.