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Re-read because I get to teach it next year and loved it way more than the first time. Going to be fun and hilarious to teach!
It's hard to believe this is Barbara Kingsolver's first book. The writing is a sure as her latest novel.
Years ago I listened to Pigs in Heaven, the second book in this series, but I have no memory of the story other than that it involved an adopted Native American child named Turtle. Now I think I'm going to have to go back and reread that story.
Taylor Greer manages to escape her impoverished town without getting pregnant or married. She heads out west to see what else life has to offer, only ...more
Years ago I listened to Pigs in Heaven, the second book in this series, but I have no memory of the story other than that it involved an adopted Native American child named Turtle. Now I think I'm going to have to go back and reread that story.
Taylor Greer manages to escape her impoverished town without getting pregnant or married. She heads out west to see what else life has to offer, only ...more
Yeah! Barbara....nothing better than some good prose at the beginning of a vacation. I enjoyed the book...loved the characters and the story. It is not my number one of her books (I liked Prodigal Summer better), but it was well worth the wait.
Second Read: This book seemed like such an important read at this point in our country's....destruction? (All you, big Cheetoh, all on you). I have always enjoyed Kingsolver's writing. My sister introduced me to her and I started picking up her books after ...more
Second Read: This book seemed like such an important read at this point in our country's....destruction? (All you, big Cheetoh, all on you). I have always enjoyed Kingsolver's writing. My sister introduced me to her and I started picking up her books after ...more
A young Kentucky girl leaves her home to make a life for herself and ends up in Tucson, accompanied by an abused three-year-old girl named Turtle. This is a beautiful and tender story of how we can unconditionally love and accept one another. Funny too.
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