![]() "Possessed of an extravagantly gifted narrative voice, blends a fierce and abiding moral vision with benevolent, concise humor." That she leaves open spaces, that she doesn't quite integrate everything into a perfect system, is probably to her credit." "Kingsolver never really wrestles with the larger concerns that she raises. ' Animal Dreams,' reviewed by Jane Smiley."There is a good story here, but it is a story that could be enriched by placing it within a broader context." Kingsolver has a Chekhovian tenderness toward her ![]() "Of the 12 stories in this first collection by the author of the widely praised novel 'The Bean Trees,' all are interesting and most are extraordinarily fine. From the title of her novel to its ending, every little scrap of event or observation is used, reused, revivified with sympathetic vibrations." "Kingsolver doesn't waste a single overtone. REVIEWS OF BARBARA KINGSOLVER'S EARLIER BOOKS: Barbara Kingsolver reads from 'The Poisonwood Bible'. ![]()
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