Pigs in Heaven

De: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrado por: Barbara Kingsolver

Picking up where her modern classic The Bean Trees left off, Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling Pigs in Heaven continues the tale of Turtle and Taylor Greer, a Native American girl and her adoptive mother who have settled in Tucson, Arizona, as they both try to overcome their difficult pasts.

Taking place three years after The Bean Trees, Taylor is now dating a musician named Jax and has officially adopted Turtle. But when a lawyer for the Cherokee Nation begins to investigate the adoption—their new life together begins to crumble.

Depicting the clash between fierce family love and tribal law, poverty and means, abandonment and belonging, Pigs in Heaven is a morally wrenching, gently humorous work of fiction that speaks equally to the head and the heart.

©1993 Barbara Kingsolver (P)1993 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Kingsolver is giving a new voice to our literature." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

"Every page of this beautifully controlled narrative offers prose shimmering with imagery and honed to simple lyric intensity." (Publishers Weekly)

ICWA and how it can affect people

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I recommended it to our CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers who sometimes work with tribal child court cases.

What did you like best about this story?

I was doing a report about ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) and the story made the law personal.

What about Barbara Kingsolver’s performance did you like?

She read the story so that I became truly caught up.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I liked the happy ending.

Knitter Lady

Where does Pigs in Heaven rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Pigs in Heaven is the second book in the story of Turtle and her mother and her mother's mother! I not only enjoyed the story and the narration but I learned new things to consider when making a judgement about a right or wrong in another culture. I highly recommend this book but only if the listener has listened to The Bean Trees, also by Barbara Kingsolver.

What did you like best about this story?

That love and commensense can't be beat!

What about Barbara Kingsolver’s performance did you like?

Barbara Kingsolver is such a excellent author. I have read or listened to all of her books this fall and winter. It has been such a excellent experience.

If you could rename Pigs in Heaven, what would you call it?

I don't have an answer for this question, but I don't really like Pigs in Heaven for a title for it.

easy feel good read

this book was recommended to me as an easy read and a good story. it's a feel-good book that is just that. Barbara King solver has a wonderful way of telling a story. many little details beneath the sentences if you pay attention.

I didn't realize it was the abridged version

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is another great book from Barbara Kingsolver. I love her style of writing and especially the store that continues with this book.

Any additional comments?

The only flaw I have with this book is not the book itself rather that was the abridged version and there was no indication when I bought it that it was.

PIGS IN HEAVEN

This short-ish story wraps up The Bean Trees in such a satisfying way for my imagination. And Barbara Kingsolver’s own narration makes the whole experience feel genuine. She manages somehow to say so much in so few words.

A good read - Not for all kids

This was a great book. We picked it after listening to Pam Munoz Ryan's "Becoming Naomi Leon". While the book is well written and narrated, there is one scene that my kids were shocked at and we had to fast forward past it. Overall we enjoyed the book, just be careful.

Not so Heavenly

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I am appreciative that I was not required to invest more time listening to this book. Perhaps the written version was better since it would not have been an abridged (I did not notice that it was abridged when I selected it). Perhaps even the abridged version could have been infuse with life by a different reader.

What three words best describe Barbara Kingsolver’s performance?

Dry, lackluster, tired

Do you think Pigs in Heaven needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Could be that my punishment was listening to the abbreviated version.

Any additional comments?

No

A remarkable story filled with surprising and delightful turns of phrase

I love the gentle sound of the author’s voice as she creates one amazing scene after another. I have listened to this story again and again.

Fun story but short

Realistic characters with satisfying ending. I learned things about Cherokee traditions including women make decisions!

Pigs in Heaven - I felt so connected to the story

I was so emotionally and mentally involved and connected to this story. I had such genuine concern for Turtle's situation, like I really knew this family. Kingsolver has been my favorite author for about 2 decades!! Always looking forward to her next book.