I finished Animal Dreams...I forgot how much that book touched my heart. It was so nice to read it again. I hate to say it, but I really enjoy Barbara Kingsolver's earlier books more than her more recent ones. It is not that I do not like them, I just found Animal Dreams, The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven to be more to my liking than Prodigal Summer and Poisonwood Bible.
I also zipped through another book...not school related...yeah! Well, I can use it for school but that is not the original reason I got it! I finished The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. It is a interesting twist on the tale of Odysseus.
I am a fan of Margaret Atwood and I was excited to see that she was part of a myth project that involved the re-telling of well known tales. I will probably look into the others as well...but the semester is almost over so we will have to see how crazy life is.
I did like The Penelopiad. Then again I love the Odyssey so the tale from the point of view of Penelope was sure to appeal. I was hoping that there would be a bit more in depth view of the relationship with the twelve maids that were killed...but there wasn't. Oh well... I enjoyed it all the same. And it was a very quick read which helps with my crazy reading style right now!
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