- Hardcover
- Publisher: Harpercollins (Jun 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060158638
- ISBN-13: 978-0060158637
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,192,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Compelling and very funny' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A remarkable, enjoyable book ... I'd definitely urge you to read it' NEW YORK TIMES 'An astonishing literary debut' COSMOPOLITAN
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I discovered Barbara Kingsolver with the Poisonwood Bible (brilliant!) and rushed out to discover more of her work. This time she's abandoned the Belgian congo for Arizona - quite a difference! From page one the characters are instantly alive and interesting. Taylor and Lou-ann particularly are well drawn and engaging. I think most women will see something of themselves in both of them - despite their differences. Strength. Cowardice. Bravery. Tenacity. And human weakness too. The landscapes are well-drawn and encouraged me to get out my atlas to discover more about where the story is set - just as I did with Poisonwood Bible! I understand there's a sequel to Bean Trees and will be seeking it out very soon. A great tale, well told.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I have just finished reading The Bean Trees and loved it. I really cared about Taylor and read on desperately hoping all would go well for her and the baby Turtle. I found myself weeping towards the end and that's not something I do often when reading a book. I am now going to follow it up with Barbara Kingsolver's other novels and feel fortunate to have found an author I like so much.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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This has to be one of my all-time favourites - a glorious, life-affirming and thoroughly gripping read. Taylor, who has spent most of her life so far trying not to follow in the footsteps of her peer group by getting pregnant at a young age, finds herself unexpectedly - and, initially, unwillingly - encumbered by an abused baby girl, whom she names Turtle. This rather unlikely premise sets the scene for a riveting, heartwarming road-movie of a novel. The relationship between Taylor and Turtle is one of the most touching I have ever read and the whole novel cannot fail to leave the reader both entertained and moved.
Highly recommended!
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Touching,real and uplifting
I loved this novel and couldn't put it down.Barbara Kingsolver has a wonderful way of writing about the reality of poverty,lack of options,exile and homelessness while drawing... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lorna Bevan
Barbara Kingsolver
Just buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it. Buy anyone of this authors books and you will be transported.
Published 4 months ago by bykerbill
Only okay
This was only okay. It didn't grip me as I hoped it would, the story is slow and difficult to believe. I didn't love the characters. Read more
Published 7 months ago by book hungry
Not one of Kingsolver's best
I have really enjoyed Barbara Kingsolver's work in the past, but this is a bit rambling (for a short book) and doesn't seem so believable as her other books. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Manda Moo
Reading the wrong way round!
I'd read Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven" without realising it was a sequel. When a friend told me about this, I was intrigued. Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. Savage
A good book to read when you are surrounded by small children
I first read and enjoyed this book almost twenty years ago and it has been very interesting to revisit it, especially now that Barbara Kingsolver has matured as a writer and has... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Alison McVey
A morality play...
Barbara Kingsolver wrote this novel over 20 years ago, and it has now become a school assignment, which seems to invariably precipitate numerous mindless 1-star reviews from those... Read more
Published 15 months ago by John P. Jones III
The first of a run of great novels by this author
The principal characters in this novel are two young women, born into working class families in Kentucky just "two counties apart",and who both ended up in Tucson, Arizona. Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Ralph Blumenau
Mildly amusing but lightweight and verging on mawkish
After a promising opening chapter this novel fizzles out fairly quickly and settles into a gentle, mildly humorous and slightly too cute tale of female bonding. Read more
Published on 6 May 2010 by Phil O'Sofa
The Bean Trees
Very nice read. Great characters with good lines I wish I could think of in conversation. About relationships, family, kids but not stereotypical. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by S. Sweet
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