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I adored both Poisonwood Bible and Prodigal Summer and was curious about Kingsolver's new book. The Lacuna is a departure for Kingsolver and while I didn't love it in the same passionate way I did her previous work, it was very good. The rating should be closer to 4.5 stars than 4. Harrison Shepard grows up in Mexico, estranged from his American father and survives a flighty mother. He is shy, smart, but also an outsider in many different ways. This peculiar character ends up working for Frida K
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Oh my, i did NOT like this book int he beginning! It was very hard to get into but since i was reading it for a book club - i had to push ahead! Turned out to be an interesting story - a great look at the Red Scare of the 1950's. This was almost like two separate books - one with the main character in mexico and one with the main character in the USA....the second half of the book was great though.
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I was a huge fan of The Poisonwood Bible, so I was pretty bummed that I didn't like this book much. The actual writing in the book was beautiful at times; however, the story was very lackluster. The characters were just not very engaging which was not a good thing considering this book was pretty much character driven.
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Jun 12, 2023
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