Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

Animal Dreams

Barbara Kingsolver

342 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

"Animals dream about the things they do in the day time just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life." So says Loyd Peregrina, a handsome Apache trainman and latter-day philosopher. But when Codi Noline returns to...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,320 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 76%
sad 49%
hopeful 40%
inspiring 25%
challenging 24%
adventurous 17%
informative 12%
tense 7%
dark 6%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 32%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.03

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