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thesynergizer

barbara kingsolver

May 10, 2007 13:05

so there was some debate in my journal awhile back as to whether i should be reading "prodigal summer" or "the poisonwood bible" first. they were both recommended to me as favorites from various friends. i read them both. they were OK. the poisonwood bible had to go in the freezer for awhile after ruth may though. i wasn't even sad. i was just mad ( Read more... )

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kikifitz May 10 2007, 20:08:28 UTC

Oh yea! I forgot all about that book. Definitely a good read :o)

thesynergizer May 10 2007, 20:16:36 UTC

ha ha. how could you forget about turtle? :-)

kikifitz May 10 2007, 20:35:22 UTC

I'm a space cadet.....what can I say :o)

tobeginagain May 10 2007, 21:44:34 UTC

Yeah, those are her three I've read. I think I'd rank them: Poisonwood Bible, Bean Tree, Prodigal Summer.

peregrinefalcon May 10 2007, 23:08:44 UTC

I love the "Bean Tree" series. I'm glad you're reading it. I still like Progigal Summer best, of course, but Turtle is wonderful

katielovesjoel May 11 2007, 12:57:41 UTC

I don't think I've read Prodigal Summer? I can't remember. The Bean Tree is fantastic. That's what introduced me to Kingsolver. I read it for my English class in 12th grade. It's been awhile, but I fell in love with the book. I still like Poisonwood Bible better.

I wonder if you would have liked the Poisonwood Bible better if you were already familiar with Kingsolver? I read it knowing that I loved Bean Trees, sometimes that can sway a reader.

thesynergizer May 11 2007, 23:05:49 UTC

i'm still mad about ruth may and there's nothing you can say that's going to fix that. hmmphht.

thanks though.

attemptingeliza May 11 2007, 13:48:02 UTC

I love the Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven...but the Poisonwood Bible is still my favorite. Partially because I like the moral/social issues that it addresses. I think Kingsolver is a very talented author, and her command of language is beautiful, so in a technical literary sense all of her books are 'good.' I think whether or not you really "love" one of them depends on the subject matter, and how you relate to it.

And read Harry Potter if you haven't yet! Immediately!

Oh. Yes, I am still alive. No, I have not eloped. Truth be told, I have been spending most of my time at work. The majority of the rest of it is in Dayton, so it's been a little tricky to find a time when I'm alone to give you a call. Because I'm assuming you would want information I wouldn't want to give in the company of a certain someone :)

thesynergizer May 11 2007, 23:01:53 UTC

:waves enthusiastically ( ... )