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I'm anxious to read the sequel Pigs In Heaven, just to see what happens to Turtle. I was assigned this book in my college English class. It takes a few chapters to get into the story, but it gets better and overall it's a pretty good book.
The dialogue is lyrical and hard hitting. Taylor and the child, who she calls Turtle, settle in Tucson. There they meet LouAnn and Mattie, who own 'Jesus is Lord Used Tires', and is involved in the Sanctuary Movement for Immigrants to the United States.The story revolves around their relationships and growth. This is a WONDERFUL novel. Kingsolver has a knack for regional nuances. She leaves her mother, who has been loving and supporting to her and her life as a nutter (one who picks walnuts and shells them to earn money for school clothes and always has blackened fingers from shelling the nuts). I wanted to savor every page.Taylor, a young woman from Kentucky leaves home to start anew in another part of the country. Along the way, an Indian woman gives the young woman a child who has been badly physically and sexually abused.
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Anyone who likes a well written book will enjoy this book.June Hevener When I got it, I realized that is was written quite a awhile ago. I just enjoy reading Barbara's books. I have read a lot of her books and was surprised that I hadn't read this one.
The characters are rich and memorable. The plot is very thin.There is certainly a slight agenda with this book, but the way it is written into the story allows for it without it becoming the story itself.I have also read Animal Dreams and I know that Kingsolver gets better as her writings continued. Bean Trees was Barbara Kingsolver's first novel. However, with that said, there just isn't enough of either the dialogue or characters to carry the story. I will continue to read more or her works. It is well written with dialogue that is perfect for the characters portrayed. I enjoyed the snappy repartee and colloquialisms; they reminded me of some of my grandmother's sayings.
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