Blog 1: The Bean Trees

When I began to read "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver, I was everything but captivated. The novel began slowly, emphasizing what seemed to be unimportant details. Yet, as I read on in hopes of finishing at least one chapter, I began to see where this book was headed. Even though parts confused me, and some parts seemed completely pointless, I slowly became interested in the story. The part that caught my interest the most, was the moment when the strange Indian women left a random in child in Taylor's car. At this point in the novel, I was dying to know how Taylor would react and what would happen to her and this new found child. The discovery of bruises on the baby's body shocked me, and I am now very excited to keep reading this book. I hope that it doesn't fail to reach Mrs. McDonald's expectations of being a "future classic"