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Animal Dreams

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"Animals dream about the things they do in the day time just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life." So says Loyd Peregrina, a handsome Apache trainman and latter-day philosopher. But when Codi Noline returns to her hometown, Loyd's advice is painfully out of her reach. Dreamless and at the end of her rope, Codi comes back to Grace, Arizona to confront her past and face her ailing, distant father. What the finds is a town threatened by a silent environmental catastrophe, some startling clues to her own identity, and a man whose view of the world could change the course of her life. Blending flashbacks, dreams, and Native American legends, Animal Dreams is a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments. With this work, the acclaimed author of The Bean Trees and Homeland and Other Stories sustains her familiar voice while giving readers her most remarkable book yet.

A Woman Finds a Way Back to Her True Self -
This is a lovely book. It is the story of a woman who finds a way to return
to herself through her relationship with her sister, the place where she was
raised (and always felt like an outsider), and her father.

The story, like many of Kingsolver's books, intertwines environmental and
political themes. Ultimately, though, it is the story of Codie and how she
comes to terms with her life and learns to accept the validity of a rich fu-
ture for herself:

".... it's the thing you fear most that walks beside you all the time".

".... The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you
hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope".

".... people worry a lot more about the eternity after their deaths
that the eternity that happened before they were born. But it's
the same amount of infinity, rolling out in all directions from
where we stand".

If the above quotes intrigue you at all, or if you love a good novel
that delves into the heart and soul of people, this is a good book to
read.

Too flawed to recommend--an immature novel which shows the author's promise -
Animal Dreams is the early work of a talented author. Kingsolver knows her way around a phrase, and foreshadows the talents she later put to much better use. But, in Animal Dreams, she lapses into a overly sentimental view of the world. Good and evil are cut from fairly obvious cloth. Women and men fall slightly into this pattern: women have more depth and compassion while the men are emotionally limited people. What I enjoyed most of all were the forays into the non-rational mind of Homer: to me these were the work of a true writer, whose talents had yet to manifest in full. I haven't read Kingsolver's other novels yet, but I will likely do so, thanks to the promise she showed in this mediocre novel.

Animal Dreams -
I returned this item to the sender. My order was for a new book. When my purchase arrived, it was yellow pages (obviously old) with a name written inside the cover page. It was used - not old. I returned it to the sender with a letter and asked for my money back. Have not heard from them as yet. I was very dissatisfied with this purchase, the first one that was not up to what I ordered from Amazon. So, I am out the cost of the book, the shipping fee for the book coming to me, and the cost of shipping to send it back. I was unable to take the one star off of the rating below - I would not rate this with any stars. Disappointing.

Animal Dreams -
Come to think of it...I never did receive this book. hmmm. Don't know how I missed observing this.

Magical -
When Codi Noline has to return to her hometown, to care for her father, it becomes an unexpected time of awakening. A number of subplots are beautiful thread throughout the story, including rekindled love, politics, the rich cultural history of the southwest, and how one might discover oneself in the most unexpected times and places. Kingsolver's ability to capture the essence of a land and its people continues to amaze me. I would rate it right up there with The Poisonwood Bible. Another beautifully written book.