Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Prodigal Summer

Barbara Kingsolver

448 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Barbara Kingsolver's fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of sout...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 9,375 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 68%

hopeful: 51%

informative: 43%

inspiring: 38%

adventurous: 24%

relaxing: 19%

funny: 13%

sad: 13%

challenging: 9%

lighthearted: 7%

mysterious: 5%

dark: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

89% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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