review of flight behavior by barbara kingsolver

Her empathy, generosity and attentiveness alone make the novel worth reading. She often pokes fun at her characters but in a teasing, familiar way, humanizing them instead of demeaning them. Whether her subject is Dellarobia's channel-surfing husband or a group of California ecology students, Kingsolver has a keen eye, good ear and gentle sense of humor. But Kingsolver treats both cultures with admirable evenhandedness. The locals and the newcomers couldn't be further apart in education, income, experience and political perspective. The novel regains momentum when Kingsolver turns from the science to the scientists and the rural people they descend upon. Horoscope for Thursday, 5/04/23 by Christopher Renstrom.The untold story behind ‘Star Wars’ day at the beach with Carrie Fisher.How LeBron James, the Lakers and the NBA fell in love with these SF restaurants.Ex-UC Davis student, 21, arrested on suspicion of 3 stabbings.Just about every courtside figure at Warriors games is in tech.Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga are griping about their Warriors roles.Coachella files cease-and-desist to hide Frank Ocean footage.Byron sometimes degenerate into one-sided lectures, reducing her to a nondescript student and putting her personal development on hold until “the ice-albedo effect” gets fully explained. Although I appreciate Kingsolver's educational intent, the conversations between Dellarobia and Dr.

Byron's exposition of climate change gets bogged down in unnecessary detail. These questions propel the story, which moves along well except for stretches when Dr. This timeline is important because much of the suspense comes from wondering how the butterflies will respond to their new surroundings, especially as winter approaches, and how Dellarobia will be affected by her new work and colleagues.

The novel begins around the first of November and ends in March. Byron also explains to Dellarobia the serious climate changes that are rerouting the butterflies, opening her eyes to the disruptions that are threatening the environment. He respects her intelligence, encourages her young son's interest in science, and employs her to assist him in his research, her first job since working as a waitress her senior year in high school. Byron is a welcome addition to Dellarobia's frustrating life. Ovid Byron, the director of a team of students and researchers who have come to study why the butterflies have migrated to Tennessee instead of Mexico, where they have always spent the winter. Her development is sparked by her relationship with a university scientist from New Mexico, Dr.

Review of flight behavior by barbara kingsolver