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Joy
Sep 03, 2018 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
This book was not great. The story was actually really interesting, but I found the execution clumsy to the point of mild frustration. "The sea glittered like root beer..." What kind of root beer are YOU drinking?

*sigh* Not bad enough to drop, but nearly. Such a cool idea for plot and characters...
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Catherine
I picked this up because it won Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize. I've now added all of the Bellwether winners to my shelf. ...more
Ching-In
Mar 03, 2008 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Martha
Sep 18, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kimberly
Sep 21, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Beverly
Aug 22, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition