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Title: Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0-06-109868-X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.65 (155 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Eloquent sequel
Comment: Turtle, adopted Cherokee daughter of Taylor Greer, is the metaphorical baby in the King Solomon dilemma, a child wanted by two divisive forces. Kingsolver manages to show compassion and understanding for both sides of the issue: Indian lawyer Annawake Fourkiller, who insists that the child be returned to the Cherokee Nation on one side, pitted against Taylor, who has rescued the child from an abusive situation and wants to integrate her society at large, wrapped securely within her mother-love.
Beautiful prose and superior descriptive abilities heighten one's appreciation of this superbly crafted story.
Rating: 2
Summary: Historically inaccurate
Comment: I was disappointed in the book because of its many historical inacuracies and its distortion of current Cherokee life and culture.
Having grown up and lived my whole life (68 years) in Eastern Oklahoma, known many Cherokees, and spent many years studying their history and culture, I found the book full of disappointing stereotypes. I expected better from Kingsolver, especially since the Cherokees are among the most thoroughly researched and written about of the Native Americans.
The story should be regarded as simply a fairy tale with no relationship to real life.
I give it two stars only because Kingsolver tells a good story even when it is just a fairy tale.
Rating: 4
Summary: kudos to pigs in heaven
Comment: I still have not read its prequel The Bean Trees,but Pigs in Heaven is a good book all alone.It focuses on Taylor Greer engaged in a tug-of-war with the Cherokee nation to keep her illegally adopted Cherokee daughter Turtle.Great imagery and character description,like with Taylor's boyfriend Jax and Cherokee lawyer Annawake Fourkiller.A beautiful story.
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Title: The Bean Trees : A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0061097314 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0060921145 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Prodigal Summer: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0060959037 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0060930535 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: High Tide in Tucson : Essays from Now or Never by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0060927569 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 09 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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