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The Lacuna: A Novel (P.S.)

by Barbara Kingsolver

Published: 2009-11-01
Hardcover : 528 pages

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Discussion Questions

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How did you like the format (journal entries, newspaper clippings, etc)? Why or why not?

Discuss the women in Shepherd's life - his mother, Frida, Mrs Brown

Discuss the historical framework - especially McCarthyism and the investigations that resulted.

by FTessa (see profile) 04/10/12

look up and copy the art of Frida and Diego.

by kindlfif2 (see profile) 11/08/10

What is meant by "what a knot of history one mistake can become"?

Would the McCarthy Anti-Communist campaign fall into that realm?

by Ruthyless (see profile) 11/07/10

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Recommended to book clubs by 9 of 14 members.

Visit Mexico

by FTessa (see profile) 04/10/12

I would concentrate on the foods of Mexico that Shepherd so expertly prepared. OR ... you could focus on Southern cooking, since half the book is set in Asheville

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"The Lacuna"by Susan T. (see profile) 09/03/15

PROS: ALL of the characters! Especially Harrison! The words of Harrison were brilliant. Ms. Kingsolver is a remarkable author. I learned so much about the history of that time.
CONS:Diffi
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"The Lacuna"by Hillary M. (see profile) 06/28/12

"The space between truth and what we THINK is true"by F Tessa B. (see profile) 04/10/12

I had a difficult time with this novel. I did not like Kingsolver’s voice as narrator at the outset, which made my mind wander as I “listened.” That really has little to do with the no... (read more)

"The Lacuna"by Sheila M. (see profile) 03/01/11

"The Lacuna"by Laurie J. (see profile) 03/01/11

May be difficult for some to "get into," but worth the effort.

"The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver"by cheryl s. (see profile) 01/21/11

"The Lacuna"by Kim M. (see profile) 01/19/11

This is an interesting study of how if we don’t learn from history, we’re destined to repeat it. The story is told in journal form. Sometimes this was a little dull, especially in the last one-third,... (read more)

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