Reviews

A Friend of the Earth by T.C. Boyle

willchaney's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Similar to Tortilla Curtain, it is generally about social and environmental issues facing the world and focuses on specific characters within those issues. In this case it’s about the devastation of the environment and one man’s search for understanding and healing. I always like books with colorful and flawed characters - this one was good, but somewhat dated. I’d recommend it! 

bjoern's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

js0085's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

4.5

eriynali's review against another edition

3.0

patchy and slow in places but overall excellent fun. i don't personally enjoy the names he finds for his characters but that's a bit nit-picky, don't you think? warning: this book makes you want to plant trees!

bucher_wurm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

somesnarksareboojums's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

patti_pinguin's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

2.5

a_r_e_l_i_c's review against another edition

3.0

08 mold & rats
28 nighttime woods
47 coffee
57 dog-stinking couch
80 incinerated metal
81 woodsmoke & body heat
—-simmering pots of chili
—-burned-dust odor of the slide projector
97 baking cookies {fragrant, fecund, seductive}
123 chlorophyll & wildflowers
153 sauna {clean & astringent}
156 burnt bread & mouse urine
—-sweet chemical scent of kerosene lanterns
191 death & decay
195 smell of rain on the air
226 clean-burning campfire & tomato sauce
228 curdled milk on damp ground
256 ocean breeze {sea wrack & clams}
302 mineral springs & fruit fat with the sun
316 reek of caged animals
—-sweet cherry perfume of pipe tobacco
—-beer nuts or salt & vinegar chips
323 marijuana-scented past
329 deep-fryer

readingbecs83's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

rocketiza's review against another edition

4.0

I wish he would be this brutal and poetic in all his writing.