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The Bean Trees

Name: The Bean Trees
Author: Barbara Kingsolver

by Barbara Kingsolver

1988•Drama•259 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyadventurerealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA realistic novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Taylor, a poor Kentuckian making her way west with an abandoned baby girl, stops in Tucson where she finds friends and discovers resources in apparently empty places.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyAdventureUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Indian childrenFriendship in fictionIndian children in fictionBildungsromansAutomobile travel in fictionWomen travelers in fictionAutomobile travelYoung women in fiction

Details

Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 1988
Pages: 259
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Source: Open Library

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