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Apr 15, 2019IndyPL_CarriG rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Kingsolver writes about two different families in two different time periods, both trying to live in a house that is falling apart, and both dealing with political and family issues that are pulling them apart as well. As always, Kingsolver uses fiction to try to work out her ideas and feelings about issues, and her ideas about the current political and economic struggles are on clear display - the metaphor about the house divided is very on the nose. I quite enjoyed reading about a time and place in history that had a similar feel of unreality to it - it was comforting to feel that our nation has been through similar times of diametric opposition and come out the other side.