sasha99's Full Review: Barbara Kingsolver - Bean Trees
In the fine state of Kentucky lives hopeful, blue-eyed, clearheaded Missy Greer, who's goals are A) Don't get pregnant B) Graduate, and C) Leave town. She succeeds on all counts, and thus begins Barbara Kingsolver's magical story, The Bean Trees. I admit to having doubts about this story, simply because it was a summer reading assignment, but after reading this book, I began to appreciate it's true value. The language, the style, and the images portrayed in this book make the reader connect themselves with the characters, and that is what allows you to appreciate it's true value.
Missy Greer leaves home in run down, beaten up Volkswagon Beetle, with the goals of getting as far away from home as she can, and changing her name. So, Missy Greer undergoes a metamorphis, and becomes Taylor Greer. All seems to be perfect for Taylor until she recieves a unexpected surprise: a young, abused Indian baby who she dubs Turtle in honor of her Turtle-like grip. Taylor and Turtle leave the fine state of Oklahoma, and drive off in search of their new home.
This is a simple, beautiful, magical book. It shows the simplicity of life, and that money is highly overrated. I loved this book simply because the author didn't attempt to thicken up the plot, or focus on higer society. She focused on the center, the core of all society, and that is what made The Bean Trees a fantastic read.
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