Sigh. I couldn’t read The Lacuna. I’m not sure I even made it through 100 pages. It’s wonderfully well written. Smart. But, it’s slow as molasses. And, I just didn’t care much for the main character. I kept hoping, as the boy grew up, it would move more quickly or that I’d get attached to him. Maybe that would have happened, had I kept going.
But, the book was due back to the library and if I only managed to get through 1/6th of the book in a week… it just didn’t seem worth it. Which is sad. I like Kingsolver. Or maybe I just want to continue liking Kingsolver? Maybe I should stop reading her new books and just re-read Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven?
Uh oh. Lacuna is waiting for me in the library right now. Wonder if I can read it. I’ve been worried about whether I’ll like it. I’m thinking a lot of people didn’t like it. My number came up way too quick.
This is truly inspiring. Barbara Kingsolver will be presenting writers’ workshops at the San Miguel Writers Conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico February 19-23 2010. I just signed up. It looks like a rare opportunity to meet her. Are you going?
I”m almost finished and I’m loving it. I like the way she peels back her main character so slowly. I like the way she puts him into world events as such a lowly fellow and lets him grow into a force of his own. I like that I have to stop every few pages and ponder the insightful things she has her characters say and think. I like that it all feels so relevant and so applicable to our current world situation. And I like that she’s telling the story in a unconventional way rather than the usual narrative.