Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Prodigal Summer

Barbara Kingsolver with Barbara Kingsolver (Narrator)

15 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Triumphing once again, Barbara Kingsolver has written a beautiful new novel: a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itselfProdigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger ta...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 9,675 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 67%

hopeful: 51%

informative: 44%

inspiring: 38%

adventurous: 25%

relaxing: 19%

funny: 14%

sad: 12%

challenging: 9%

lighthearted: 7%

mysterious: 5%

dark: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

89% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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