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Anna
Apr 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I loved this. I can't wait to read everything and anything else she's written. ...more
Kim
Mar 26, 2015 rated it really liked it
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I read this book in December 2001 & didn't love this book the way I had her others. I read it again for our new book group & found that I had changed over the past 14 years & now thoroughly enjoyed each character in this book & especially the way that the stories wove together like honeysuckle vines in the back pasture. I am able to appreciate the character flaws/strengths as I see some if my own in the mirror. ...more
Wes F
Feb 21, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Really enjoyed this Kingsolver book; maybe more than any others of hers, with the exception of The Poisonwood Bible. Kingsolver is just a very good writer and deeply develops her characters. I am giving it 4-1/2 stars in my Reading Log.
Kemlo
Jun 03, 2008 rated it liked it
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Not my favorite Kingsolver book, but fun to read all the same. This one is quite different from Kingsolver's other books. It's more of a mid-life, chick-lit/romance story than a "social awareness" kind of novel. A good book to read when you're in the mood for an escape. ...more
Jenny
Jul 28, 2021 rated it really liked it
Luscious. Reminded me of Overstory on estrogen.

‘So much detail goes unnoticed in the world.’
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Oct 10, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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