All Over Creation
Ruth L. Ozeki
"I had some friends who very enthusiastically recommend "All Over Creation." "All Over Creation" is a kind of comic and dramatic novel about a young woman who's name is Yumi Fuller. People call her Yami. And she's kind of a prodigal daughter of Idaho farmers. She had run away from home. Her father, when she was young, her father now is older. She's in her late 30's. And he's growing ill and her friend called her back to help with his care.
This story collides with some environmental activists who identify the father as a kind of a guru, even though he's a curmudgeonly old conservative man because they have a seed catalogue that they send out and he puts these diatribes against genetic engineering and things like that. And then another person colliding on the scene is an old teacher of hers who had an inappropriate affair with her in high school when she was in high school. And he's a PR front man for the biotech industry.
What I liked about "All Over Creation," although it was very topical, very light and comical, it had a story that really worked emotionally. That Ruth Doseki spent time on the characters, made that very genuine.
I would recommend "All Over Creation" to anyone who is looking for a light, fun read, but not complete fluff, who wants to feel like they've been through something, when they read something. But, also have a lot of fun. I would give this book, five out of five stars. It's one of the best books I've read in a long time."
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