All Over Creation is an ambitious book. Yumi Fuller returns home to Idaho with her three children after running away 25 years earlier. She is contacted by her childhood friend, Cass, when her parents are no longer able to care for themselves. It is interesting that her relationship with her parents has frozen in time when she runs away and she hasn't really changed at all in spite of having children of her own. Her anger with her father drives all her life choices. Once she settles in on the family potato farm, the second story begins, an invasion by the Seeds of Revolution, a group of peaceful hippies fighting genetic engineering in plants.
They have come to the farm because of the writings of Yumi's father, Lloyd, and look to him as a sort of guru. The stories play out pretty much as I expected them to but the whole subplot on plant engineering was very interesting.
I had to send this one back unread. I did start it - but had others to read, and just couldn't get any enthuasim for it at all. Sorry - no better feedback than that!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to pick the right time to read a book. I've started a book, highly recommended, but just couldn't get interested. Then I go back at a later time and love it!
ReplyDelete