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Book Review By Lilly
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

This is a wonderful book, and it is difficult to do it total justice in my review. I think its definitely a woman/girl's kind of book, and is good for any mature teen girl or adult female. The story is about one girl's journey to 'get away' from her home in Kentucky and drive her ramshackle little vehicle as far from home as possible. A beautiful and vivid commentary on life, it has an underlying spirit which betrays (among other themes) the theme of: 'It is the journey and not the destination, that matters.'


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

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest

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