Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver holds a well received rating of 3.75 out of 5, based on 57.1K reader ratings. First published in 2012. The book spans 436 pages.
About Flight Behavior
Flight Behavior takes on one of the most contentious subjects of our time: climate change. With a deft and versatile empathy Kingsolver dissects the motives that drive denial and belief in a precarious world.Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman's narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of her native Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver bares the rich, tarnished humanity of her novel's inhabitants and unearths the modern complexities of rural existence. Characters and reader alike are quickly carried beyond familiar territory here, into the unsettled ground of science, faith, and everyday truces between reason and conviction. Dellarobia Turnbow is a restless farm wife who gave up her own plans when she accidentally became pregnant at seventeen. Now, after a decade of domestic disharmony on a failing farm, she has settled for permanent disappointment but seeks momentary escape through an obsessive flirtation with a younger man. As she hikes up a mountain road behind her house to a secret tryst, she encounters a shocking sight: a silent, forested valley filled with what looks like a lake of fire. She can only understand it as a cautionary miracle, but it sparks a raft of other explanations from scientists, religious leaders, and the media. The bewildering emergency draws rural farmers into unexpected acquaintance with urbane journalists, opportunists, sightseers, and a striking biologist with his own stake in the outcome. As the community lines up to judge the woman and her miracle, Dellarobia confronts her family, her church, her town, and a larger world, in a flight toward truth that could undo all she has ever believed. Flight Behavior takes on one of the most contentious subjects of our time: climate change. With a deft and versatile empathy Kingsolver dissects the motives that drive denial and belief in a precarious world.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Barbara Kingsolver |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 436 |
| Genres | Fiction, Fiction |
| Average Rating | 3.75 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 57,078 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What genre is Flight Behavior?
Flight Behavior is categorized as Fiction, Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Fiction.
Is Flight Behavior worth reading?
Based on 57.1K reader ratings, Flight Behavior has an average score of 3.75 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received." Its large number of reviews suggests broad reader appeal.
How many pages is Flight Behavior?
Flight Behavior has 436 pages.
Who wrote Flight Behavior?
Flight Behavior was written by Barbara Kingsolver. It was first published in 2012.
What is the ISBN for Flight Behavior?
The ISBN-13 for Flight Behavior is 9780062124260.0.
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