tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044474062670569591.post5128662619112051742..comments2023-09-22T20:28:07.375-07:00Comments on My Life As Seen Through Books: #4 (2013/CBR5) "Flight Behavior" by Barbara KingsolverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044474062670569591.post-74810801619001227752013-05-09T10:43:20.242-07:002013-05-09T10:43:20.242-07:00I just reviewed this for Cannonball Read as well, ...I just reviewed this for Cannonball Read as well, and had similar issues with that incredibly weird conversation between Dellarobia and her son towards the end.<br /><br />I felt like there was some good raw material in a couple of the subplots, but there was so much telling vs. showing on the environmental stuff that it really fell flat for me. On top of that, it was annoying that (SPOILER) for a huge chunk of the book, Dellarobia's awakening was interpreted as her being obsessed with Ovid -- which is fixed a bit at the end, but too late for me. <br /><br />Anyway. Meh on the book, thumbs up on your review :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com