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I love Barbara Kingsolver's books, or I should say, "I used to". Bean Trees, Animal Dreams, Pigs in Heaven, High Tide in Tuscon, Poisonwood Bible, Prodigal Summer, and parts of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (before you get tired of the preaching) I say YES! However, this novel is just another avenue for a Kingsolver lecture, and I am tired of that particular narrative (and Kingsolver's self-righteous delivery). I think there was a lot of potential in this story line, but instead of inhabiting her characters, she uses them as a mouthpiece to preach about, 'dumb humans' and the 'wisdom of nature', and how we've messed it all up. Even if you agree with her (and I mostly do), it's awful reading. Most of her characters are sad, shallowly-written stereotypes. Note to Ms. Kingsolver, talking down to your audience doesn't inspire positive change. I think I am done with Kingsolver after this one... Flight Behavior - that title describes my feelings toward this book - take flight, run away!