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» 13 more Top Five Books of 2014 (361) Top Five Books of 2016 (520) Books Read in 2014 (573) Books Read in 2019 (1,143) Female Author (1,021) To Read (182) Review 3 (12) Climate Change (12) No current Talk conversations about this book. I really liked the main character, Dellarobia. She is seriously flawed and human, which is an instant draw for me. Barabara always has very believeable characters who are complex and full. Dellarobia is a small-town mountain girl who was once wild and yet was sucked into a life that was not her choosing but consequences of actions that seemed right at the time. The book and story itself seemed unneccessarily long, but I learned a lot about the plight of butterflies! A little soap boxish, but I was okay with that, just thought it could have been wrapped up a little more quickly. Enjoyable read. (  ) BarbF410 | May 22, 2022 |  At 600 pages long, this book could have been reduced by at least a third. However, it was an interesting 3 and a half star read for me. Set in an isolated town in Tennessee, the story follows a bright woman, Dellarobia (yes) who feels trapped in a soulless marriage and unfulfilling life. An amazing discovery near her home ignites her interest in climate change and encourages her to question her life choices. ( ) Mercef | Mar 23, 2022 | Not sure how I want to review this book. Unsure if I should take the book at face value or if the author is condescending towards those in Appalachia. The protagonist, Dellarobia, is not likeable, although I can sympathize with some of her frustrations. I'm not sure that the author did a good job of connecting climate change with the overall story, although she did a good job of connecting the monarch butterfly to Appalachia. I may go back and "review" this review later when I've had time to ponder the author's purpose. 438 pages ( ) Tess_W | Mar 14, 2022 | I thought this was an interesting book. I liked Dellarobia, although she could be a little frustrating at times. The book was very respectful of the science as well as the people of the rural community. I did feel like the author only gave us glimpses of the supporting characters. Although it is Dellarobia's story, I wish some of the other characters were given more substance. I felt like we got glimpses, but no more. Overall it was an interesting story with a lot of science and natural history. However the science is only the backdrop for the story of woman who is looking for more out of life. (  ) Cora-R | Jan 10, 2022 | Very good but dragged a bit. Ready for it to be finished. Learned about monarch butterflies. ( ) avdesertgirl | Aug 22, 2021 |
 Climate change, for every good and topical reason, headlines Barbara Kingsolver’s marvelous eighth novel. But not to be undersold are its characters, rendered so believably and affectionately, they warm the atmosphere on their own. ...... Kingsolver's masterly evocation of an age – ours, here, now – stumbling wilfully blind towards the abyss is an elegy not just for the endangered monarch butterfly, but for the ambitious, flawed species that conjured the mass extinction of which its loss is a part. Urgent issues demand important art. Flight Behaviour rises – with conscience and majesty – to the occasion of its time. Belongs to Publisher Series
Tired of living on a failing farm and suffering oppressive poverty, bored housewife Dellarobia Turnbow, on the way to meet a potential lover, is detoured by a miraculous event on the Appalachian mountainside that ignites a media and religious firestorm that changes her life forever. No library descriptions found. |
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