abetterjulie 's review for:

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk

3.0

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There were parts that were a little too sweet, but overall there was a balance of reality and idealism. There were enough shades of complexity to show that it isn't necessarily a black/white all/nothing problem or solution. There were times when I could only read a few pages at a time, but I wanted to see how it ended. I wasn't as invested in the characters as I would have liked to be, but for the amount of activity and change occurring, it still worked. There were some elements that were too far-fetched, but I'm open-minded enough to allow that many things are possible even if my own personal experience doesn't confirm it. I appreciated the gentleness. I loved the revelation that instead of giving, we should receive until our cup overflows. That was beautiful and a twist on an old problem many of us experience.