![]() ![]() Narrated in alternating perspectives, the story begins with a brief chapter told from the third-person POV of Doc Homer. It was also named a 1991 American Library Association Notable Book, a New York Times Notable Book, and the Arizona Library Association Book of the Year. Animal Dreams won the 1990 Edward Abbey Award for Ecofiction and the 1991 Pen/USA West Fiction Award. The majority of chapters are told from Codi’s point of view, while the others are told from Homer’s perspective. When Codi meets an attractive Apache named Lloyd Peregrina, he tells her, “if you want sweet dreams, you’ve got to live a sweet life.” The novel features Kingsolver’s signature narrative style of alternating perspectives throughout the story. Along the way, Codi reunites with her old high school friend, Emelina, and takes a job teaching biology at her former high-school. While Codi has a strained relationship with Homer, she finds it in her heart to show love, compassion and forgiveness. The story follows Cosima “Codi” Noline, a beleaguered woman who returns to her hometown of Grace, Arizona to care for her father Homer, who is inflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. ![]() Animal Dreams is the 1990 novel written by American author Barbara Kingsolver. ![]()
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