My book club chose this book, and unfortunately I could not get very far reading it. Barbara Kingsolver's language is lush and interesting, but the characters and plot didn't capture my attention to keep plugging along. To be fair, I do a lot of my reading while riding the exercise bike, so more int...
This was such an interesting book that had some really interesting themes... private vs public life, media persecution, socialism to name a few.I enjoyed the imagined life with Diego Rivera and Frida Khalo and their affiliation with Leo Trotsky.It is a bit of a slog to get through though. It's writt...
In a similar vein to The Poisonwood Bible, this book weaves a fictional story into historical events. The main character grows up in Mexico in close affiliation with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, a fact which has enormous impact on his life. I really enjoyed this book, though it didn't give me the s...
The structure of this book is sufficiently complex and the scope ambitious enough to qualify as serous literary fiction. Unfortunately, all the narrative required to achieve this distinction nearly covers up the historical fiction contained within the book. I’m sure an English student can have a f...
I am sad to say that I couldn't finish the book....yet.It's a beautifuly written book, I understand the rave reviews, but I got to disc ten (audiobook) and I just didn't care anymore. Then I checked how many more discs I had to go, counted six, and I lost the will to live. Part of the problem may ...
3 1/2 starsThe two sections of this book are different enough that it could almost be reviewed as two separate books. They really are THAT different.First 275 pages or so = 4 starsFinal 230 pages or so = 2 stars Kingsolver is at the peak of her descriptive powers in the first part of the book. Her ...
The Lacuna is really two books. One, the latter, is quite engaging, with a well-written historical perspective, emotional content, a bit of action. The other is an overlong back story, very light on involvement, written as if the author was watching the events and characters from behind a cloud. Con...
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