review of flight behavior by barbara kingsolver

I'd say, ' Why didn't you guys tell me?' but the truth is you did. She actually even explains why she believes that the idea of climate change-slash-global warming is something that people reject because it threatens deeply-held beliefs.īut, back to the story. Yes, yes, I know there are plenty of people who don't believe in climate change. Flight Behavior is fiction but similar things have been happening for years. And, since Kingsolver was a biologist before she became a writer, the science is sound (from what I've read). Well, really quickly, it's a global warming thing. I don't think this next comment is a spoiler at all, but if you're worried you may skip this bit because sometimes people disagree with what I consider spoilery: What has caused the butterflies to migrate to the wrong place? Is it an ominous sign or a miracle? Will they survive winter in a place far north of their usual wintering spot? It's not flames that she sees but millions of monarch butterflies wintering in the wrong place. When she heads up into the mountains above her home to meet up with a man with whom she's had a flirtation going, she is shocked to find what appears to be a living valley of flame. She loves them but she's not happily married because she's not fulfilled. Married young in the 'shotgun' way, Dellarobia has two children and a devoted husband.

Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.I am so embarrassed to admit that Flight Behavior is my first Barbara Kingsolver book after all the praise I've heard lavished upon Kingsolver by people I trust for so many years! What was I thinking?įlight Behavior is about a woman with a really bizarre name who is on the verge of having an affair.

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Review of flight behavior by barbara kingsolver