A minority of reviewers find the political messages heavy-handed and say the novel is more like a starklylit morality play (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). (Listen to Kingsolver read an excerpt from this book.)
Some reviewers found the novel's emphasis on politics too hamhanded.
Most reviewers agreed that the political messages in the novel were just a little bit too much.
The largest number of walkers on the road is in the early morning.
Napoleon was defeated here in 1797.
The woman in a bikini is spiking a volleyball
A woman is in a park outside.
While the lawyer was calm he had a weird look in his eyes.
A child holds a balloon.