Homeland and Other Stories

Leave it to my mother. Every time I get to the point where I've almost relegated her to the lands of the unenlightened, she pops out of the woodwork and shows off a surprising amount of taste; for a Baptist minister who proudly voted for George W. Bush and thinks Carrot Top is funny, my mom occasion......more

Kingsolver is nothing if not political. She writes stories with a purpose. Lots of poetry, but no puffery. Her characters are strugglers not stragglers. She is of the South, but fights its good ole boy ways. In each story, the main character, most always female, fights, fights as if her life depends......more

Totally loved it. A totally new world I know almost nothing about which was told beautifully and strongly in just few pages. This is how a short story should be.......more

I recommend this to those who can pick up on the subtle things as many of these stories are more impressions or snapshots of life -- what people are like, how they feel, what they want, etc -- rather than big, exciting plots. This book was lovely. I could relate to every single character in this book......more

I was so conflicted about how to rate this book: some of the stories were definitely 5 star quality, while others I would rate at a 2 or 3. In the end, I decided that the great stories outweighed the meh stories, and so it got four stars. The title story, "Homeland" is extrememly good, although my f......more