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Unsheltered
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I was looking forward to reading this book because I've loved several of Barbara Kingsolver's novels. Unfortunately I just couldn't find a connection to this one. I couldn't develop and depth of feeling for any of the characters nor with the plot, so definitely not a favorite for me.
The writing was, of course, really good and Kingsolver's style shone through. The current story and the story set in the past segued well and were relevant easily to each other. The only character I really liked was Tig - not that I connected with her, but she was interesting.
There are a great many social issues touched on in the book - healthcare, recycling, student loan debts, the job market - and they were relevant to the story to a point, but there was a little too much of a lecturing tone surrounding the issues.
Hopefully Kingsolver's next book will be better.
The writing was, of course, really good and Kingsolver's style shone through. The current story and the story set in the past segued well and were relevant easily to each other. The only character I really liked was Tig - not that I connected with her, but she was interesting.
There are a great many social issues touched on in the book - healthcare, recycling, student loan debts, the job market - and they were relevant to the story to a point, but there was a little too much of a lecturing tone surrounding the issues.
Hopefully Kingsolver's next book will be better.
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September 16, 2018
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September 16, 2018
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September 18, 2018
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Sep 28, 2018 01:04PM
Good, honest review Judy :)
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Kylie wrote: "Good, honest review Judy :)"Thanks Kylie!
In your first paragraph, you said you couldn't find a connection to this book. In your last paragraph, you state that many social issues were touched on in the book. You are lucky if you have no connection to problems in our country such as healthcare, recycling, student loan debts, the job market, not to mention extended family living together and supporting each other financially. To me this book was completely about real life for the majority of people in the U.S. I don't know how I could NOT feel a connection.
Patti wrote: "In your first paragraph, you said you couldn't find a connection to this book. In your last paragraph, you state that many social issues were touched on in the book. You are lucky if you have no co..."Patti - I do feel a very strong connection to those issues. It's the characters I couldn't connect with. Sorry I wasn't very clear.
