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- Name
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- Author
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Genre
- Literary historical fiction
- Vibe in three words
- Slow-burn moral autopsy
- Page count
- 576
- My take
- Like watching a family trainwreck in painfully high resolution while colonialism screams in the background.
- Perfect for
- Rainy weekends when you’re ready to be quietly devastated.
- First read phase
- College era, when I thought I understood ‘complicated dads.’ I did not.
- Ideal reading spot
- Window seat during a thunderstorm, phone on airplane mode.
- Drink pairing
- Red wine you absolutely did not measure.
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