Customer Review: I have had this on my shelf for about a year and kept putting off reading it. Even though it is a true story it reads like a novel. I like the way Kingsolver writes. What I learned from it is that there are real reasons to try to buy local and organic products. I also learned why some people object... more info
Customer Review: I just recommended this book to a friend looking for something really good to read. I would put this book in my top ten of all time. I took a chance on it because it was recommended by Oprah even though I felt I had no interest in the subject matter of a missionary family in Africa. I am so glad I... more info
Customer Review: I was assigned this book in my college English class. It takes a few chapters to get into the story, but it gets better and overall it's a pretty good book. I'm anxious to read the sequel Pigs In Heaven, just to see what happens to Turtle.
Customer Review: Barbara Kingsolver is undoubtedly one of the most gifted contemporary novelists. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of her books that I have read. What I loved about this book was how she dealt with the relationship between people and nature. She uses marvelous word pictures to describe the very essence... more info
Customer Review: Found this, and all Kingsolver books, interesting from cover to cover. All completely different. Warning: can't stop reading until the end.
Customer Review: I am a great fan of Kingsolver's, and I appreciate her concern for family, society, and the environment. She always comes across as someone I'd like to know personally, even if I don't always agree with her viewpoints. I prefer her fiction, which is marvelous, to her nonfiction writing such as... more info
Customer Review: I've heard Barbara Kingsolver speak and think she's fantastic. These essays are just as good, so clear, touching, and thoughtful. Highly recommended.
Customer Review: This is a lovely book. It is the story of a woman who finds a way to return
to herself through her relationship with her sister, the place where she was
raised (and always felt like an outsider), and her father. The story, like many of Kingsolver's books, intertwines environmental... more info
Customer Review: Barbara Kingsolver is undoubtedly one of the most gifted contemporary novelists. She has the ability to draw her readers into her books in such a fashion that they will believe they are a part of them. The Poisonwood Bible is one of the most powerful books I have read in the last decade. It... more info