The reading for today started out with a lot about pumpkins. The author – Kingsolver grew a few varieties of them and described all the pumpkins sitting out on front doorsteps for Halloween. She described her dismay when she realized that people almost never use them for their delicious edible properties. She then was further disappointed when she saw pumpkin recipes in the newspaper calling for canned pumpkins instead of fresh ones. She then talked about the growing cycle of potatoes, and the difficulties that can come along with the development of their roots. Also, Kingsolver talked about the different types of garlic and how they differ from what most people are used to seeing in the grocery stores. Her daughter Lily continues to make good process with her chicken business by selling lots of eggs and becoming very popular because of it in the community. Lastly, Kingsolver talks about the tradition of eating at Thanksgiving, and the memories that come with it for her.
This section was written exactly like all the others, which is unfortunate because it is getting a little repetitive, though I liked the style at the beginning. Kingsolver switches between dialogues and interactions she has with her family to describing vegetables and agriculture in general. She goes into lengthy descriptions of many vegetables, herbs, and fruits, and how they taste, are produced, and more. While she is great at describing and has good information, it is written in long flowing paragraphs and is sometimes hard to keep track of different species of plants. I think this section, or book in general, could have been a lot shorter. Once being this far through the book I realized that every chapter basically has the exact same format, just with the specific events or food being described gets changed.
-Calvin Nania
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