Books : The Bean Trees: A Novel

Rating: - A n engaging story with heart.
I have just finished reading The Bean Trees and loved it. I really cared about Taylor and read on desperately hoping all would go well for her and the baby Turtle. I found myself weeping towards the end and that's not something I do often when reading a book. I am now going to follow it up with Barbara Kingsolver's other novels and feel fortunate to have found an author I like so much.

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Rating: - LETS SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont know who Barbara Kingsolver is directing this book to, but if it is teenagers then she's got a lot of work to do . This book is boring enough to put somebody asleep, and it did me! This book was not interesting in the slightest way! The hardest thing that the main character had to do was go across a STATE border with illegal aleins that were dressed like Americans, and it was sooooooooooo easy. My review on this book is that it wasn't worth my time, and the only good thing about it was that I caught up on my sleep!!!!!

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Rating: - A story that will warm your heart.
I'm happy to say that my teachers did a good job of picking out this book for the summer reading list. Barbara Kingsolver has a unique way of taking those kind of things that happen in the backround of this world into the open. Her little bits of humor make it a wonderful story for every one to enjoy. It's also a wonderful book about lifes little choices.

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Rating: - This book is very heart-warming and realistic.
I loved this book dearly. It has an excellent point and it really touched my soul.

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Rating: - A story that stays with you forever!
I read this book more than a year ago and the tale keeps coming back to me. Turtle's vulnerability and resiliance make the reader love her and ache for her early life. Taylor's unwitting rescue of Turtle changes her own life and leads the reader through a wonderful mix of humerous and tear-jerking episodes. This is a book to keep on the bedside table year-round!