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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  AstridG | Dec 28, 2009 |  What a lovely book. Kingsolver has such a way of describing nature. It is wonderful and always makes me want more. This book is a nice story about people caring for others. It made me want to hug someone and tell them everything will be alright. (  ) jmaloney17 | Dec 24, 2009 | Small town girl leaves home, has a baby handed to her in her travels. Meets characters in her travels to help her care for Native Indian baby. Found the story line to be unbelievable in the strange characters she meets who help her look after the baby. Her relationship with her mother although strong , strange as she leaves her home and sets out with no goals. (  ) latorreliliana | Dec 12, 2009 | The Bean Trees is a fun book concerning issues a young, single, woman could face as she makes a life for herself. The protagonist, Taylor Greer is a witty girl who gives the book a light and intriguing story. She decides to leave her mundane life in Kentucky and start anew by taking a road trip cross country. She comes across a baby girl whom she names Turtle, and keeps her throughout her journey. Taylor learns about herself and matures in the story. She encounters several characters with whom she grows to love, and ends up creating a happy ending for herself with her new daughter. Personally, I enjoyed reading this book. I found myself laughing out loud several times, and I was never bored. I would reccommend Kingsolver's book to females, because I feel it includes several themes that women would respond to better than men. This is a great book for anyone looking for an easy and relaxed read, and it offers insight on popular issues in America today. ( ) dkaul | Nov 11, 2009 | One of the best books about growing up and motherhood it has ever been my privilege to read. Kingsolver has a voice and she uses it in a very satisfactory way. (  ) HoladayB | Oct 18, 2009 | 
 Barbara Kingsolver can write. On any page of this accomplished first novel, you can find a striking image or fine dialogue or a telling bit of drama.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060915544, Paperback)Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places. Available for the first time in mass-market, this edition of Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling novel, The Bean Trees, will be in stores everywhere in September. With two different but equally handsome covers, this book is a fine addition to your Kingsolver library. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I very much enjoyed it. (