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Literary Fiction · 2012 · G

Flight behavior

by Barbara Kingsolver

A young farm wife's life is transformed when millions of monarch butterflies arrive in the Appalachian mountains instead of Mexico.

ForAll agesGenreLiterary FictionLength433 pagesRead time~12 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language appropriate for literary adult fiction

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult references in the marriage

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of climate change, small-town life, and the awakening of one woman's world

What this book is about

Barbara Kingsolver's environmental novel features a farm wife's awakening to climate change through the unlikely spectacle of displaced monarchs. Content is appropriate for all adult readers. Warm and thought-provoking.

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Climate change themes

Marriage themes

Adult fiction

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