In Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver brings us into the lives of others in a way that only she can. The novel is subtle, it never hits you over the head, there are no plot twists or suspenseful moments. Rather, we inhabit the lives of the characters at their own pace, with their unique language.

The experience of reading a Kingsolver novel is full of moments when the turn of a phrase, or the description of internal experience is so full of insights about humanity, one cannot help but to pause and think. Yet it is never intellectually taxing or self0referentially 'deep'.

In this audiobook performance, the narrator is the author, who so truly understands her language, that the experience is seemless. I look forward to the next novel that this gem of an author can give us.

Enjoyed this book very much. Makes you step back & think about what we are doing to our environment & realizing once bad things start to happen, there is no 'going back' and having a re-do.

I've only heard two books so far and this one ranks second. My first listen was The Help.

Delarobia. I could identify with her struggle.

I suppose she brings nuances to the meaning of the main character's journey that I wouldn't have picked up otherwise but it's hard to say.

I think the title is more fitting than many books I've read.

Many other reviewers didn't like the author's reading voice. I happen to find her voice soothing and pleasant the way a favorite teacher might have sounded in elementary school while reading a story to the class. I think Ms Kingsolver was enjoying the experience of reading her book aloud.

The author's notes at the end were extremely interesting and relevant to the story. I listened because I couldn't stop what I was doing at the time but I'm so glad I heard that part.

I liked the reading by the author.

I enjoyed the contemporary subject matter and technology. Thank you to Barbara Kingsolver for the research she did to put together this story in a believable way. Besides the science, she talked about scientists in a respectful way. I also liked her story of the family.

Narrator was fine

boring, just a story to talk about enviromental issues and not a particularly good story

Have always liked most kingsolver books but not this one

Ranks at the top of all of the books I have listened to.

The fact that the author is the reader is particularly genuine.

When you listen to the book you hear the author's inflections and voice.

The main character's relationship and musing about her son's growing up were priceless.

The story is very flowing. Sometimes the descriptive phrases seem to be a bit much, but overall they add to the story. It was a nice listening experience.

I have not listened to her before, but she has a beautiful delivery.

The first day, I was working alone in my studio, and listened for about 6 hours. I would have continued if I didn't have to get back to my life!

This is such a very important message about environmental issues, and the down-to-earth effect they have, or will have on each of us. It really opened my eyes.

I loved that Barbara Kingsolver read the book herself. It allows the listener to hear her words exactly the way she intended. The ending was disappointing, but not because of the way it was written.

I would rank this book in the top 10%. The author reads it, her accent and slow southern rhythms really add to the story. Excellent writing and character development.

It is similar to The Prodigal Summer, both take place in the south, involve a nature aspect, family life, church and southern culture, and strong female characters. I would rank Prodigal Summer a bit higher then this one for the story. I felt like there was too much 'science' at times that certain character plots got dropped along the way, but overall a very enjoyable read.

Her accent and pace.

Dovey. She reminds me of myself.

Barbara Kingsolver's narration was spot on. Very enjoyable listen. The story was captivating and I wish the Monarchs were truly wintering in here instead of Mexico.