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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Leave it to my mother. Every time I get to the point where I've almost relegated her to the lands of the unenlightened, she pops out of the woodwork and shows off a surprising amount of taste; for a Baptist minister who proudly voted for George W. Bush and thinks Carrot Top is funny, my mom occasion...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27148852">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recommend this to those who can pick up on the subtle things as many of these stories are more impressions or snapshots of life -- what people are like, how they feel, what they want, etc -- rather than big, exciting plots.<br/><br/>This book was lovely. I could relate to every single character ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8308766">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a compilation of short stories that were on an audio cassette.  Each story is told from a woman’s view point.  They cover such things as a single mother with a child who wonders about her father; a woman who is having trouble communicating with her live in common law husband and what bring...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31618822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just the kind of prose I like. I loved every single one of these short stories, and recommend them to everyone. Everyone! The writing in these stories is insightful and intimate in an almost creepy way, like someone you just met who already knows everything about you because they scoured through you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78348127">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The breadth of Barbara Kingsolver's work continues to amaze me.  Some of the stories in this book were just ok, but many of them blew me away with how powerful they were.  This book is about relationships and the struggle to overcome the ongoing dialogue going on in our head and daring to reach out ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50727869">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kingsolver is one of my favorites.  Always beautiful, always careful and purposeful with what she says and how she chooses to say it.  I always want to be reading her work outside under a beautiful tree with that feeling of nothing to do that day but read and read.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book, the stories are not dramatic or action packed.  Instead, time is spent developing the character, and each has a subtle, life changing or life realizing &quot;ah ha&quot; moment.  It reminds me that &quot;home&quot; has a different meaning for everyone, but we all find that home is where o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48242650">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though I still maintain that short stories aren't my thing, these were surprisingly good. My main complaint is that I wanted to keep hearing about the characters, not to let them go after a scant 20 pages. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[All short stories, all centering around women or girls ... crossing multiple times in history ... some of the stories were not my favorite, but certainly enjoyable reads. I love the way Kingsolver writes.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one on my &quot;partially read&quot; shelf that I know I will pick up and read again - my too short love affair was thwarted by a library deadline.  But the writing was 100% Kingsolver - if you loved Poisonwood Bible and Prodigal Summer, these stories will touch your core as well.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5747590">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book made me proud to be a Union baby, to be a 2nd generation American, and to know that I am raising my child to know that race and sexual preference are no more important than what someone likes on their burger...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't often care for short stories but I enjoyed most of these. I like Barbara's language, it's very human. I'm a b ig fan of Barbara Kingsolver but it's her novels I really like, and she has just written another one after nine years.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a lovely collection of short stories about life and family.  I found myself very absorbed in them and there were only two or three that I didn't enjoy as much as the others (including the title story).  Definitely recommended!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a collection of short stories, whichisn't something I usually like.  But I liked this one, and enjoyed the variety of characters it gave a glimpse of.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 08 21:42:34 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've never read any Barbara Kingsolver before, and I don't think I will again.  These stories were just depressing.  Even the stories that weren't about people doing horrible things to other people still had a vaguely sinister tone to them.  I don't mind demoralizing stories when they are written we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31042284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent book of short stories to keep by the bed in case of late night restlessness.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty sure I stole the phrase &quot;kitten leather&quot; from one of these stories.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Homeland and Other Stories by Barbara Kingsolver (1990)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this.  Easy read, but meaty short stories.]]></body>
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