Vladimir Popovic Popovic থেকে Alet-les-Bains, Francúzsko
I was very impressed with this book. I loved Patch and the fact that he wanted to be friends with the birds and learn to talk to them and that idea helped him help the rest of the squirrels. I was drawn into this story and had a hard time leaving it when I needed to. Great book!
Though I did not agree with everything set forth in this book, I really enjoyed Kingsolver's writing, the pictures she paints, and the story that was told. As a former missions major and someone who is trying to look outside of my own world more, this book made me think: about how missions were and are today, about what a missionary's purpose is, about what culture is and how we define it, about my opportunities versus those of others. More than anything, I enjoyed finding the observations about life throughout the book that were phrased in such a way that I think anyone could relate to them. It is like hearing a song lyric, relating to it, and knowing that that way you relate is not the other way people do, and not the way the songwriter intended it, but the meaning is still there. It's the mark of a good writer, and Kingsolver writes every single word with an intentionality that is incredible to me. The middle section of the book was the most interesting to me, and went the fastest. The set-up was a little long, but necessary for the picture Kingsolver wanted to paint. The end, especially Leah's bits, got a bit long-winded, as we knew how she felt about Africa and America, but she just kept coming back to it. (Not that she didn't have valid points; the rehashing just got a bit tedious.) All in all, I enjoyed this book and thought it was extraordinarily well-written,