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Book Review By Eminine B Jean
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Taylor, the main character, starts out on her own when she is 18-years-old. As she's finding herself in this new world, a woman gives her a child and Taylor does what she thinks is best.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing Yes
Major part of story:

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
The US: - West - Midwest

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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