author: Barbara Kingsolver

  • Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

    Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

    I didn’t love Demon Copperhead, but I loved Kingsolver’s writing enough to seek out more from her. I’ve since read a few more of her books and loved every one. This one jumped off a shelf at my favourite used bookstore and I bought it without hesitation. I didn’t even realize there was a sequel…

  • The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

    This took me by surprise — Kingsolver’s first book, published in 1988, and every bit as relevant today. She targets white privilege, racism and how society treats the poor, the racialized, women. But overall it’s about how family finds you, even if there’s no blood relation. And it’s terrific.  It’s a much smaller story, but…

  • Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

    I like to read about the books I read, when I like them or feel like there is more to them than I’m picking up. This is one of those books. But it was published in 1998, which is a weird time for culture. There’s a gap in the 80s and 90s that a lot…

  • Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    I haven’t read David Copperfield (but I have read a bunch of Dickens), and this is the first of Kingsolver’s for me. But! This book was dull. The first 200 pages were absolutely riveting. The narrator’s voice is unique, insightful, funny and makes you want to read sections out loud. Like Shuggie Bain narrated by Gus…