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The Lacuna contains two very distinct parts. One features a vibrant Mexican
landscape with the equally colorful personalities of Rivera, Kahlo, and Trotsky.
The other centers more on Harrison's reclusive existence in small-town America and
his battle with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Despite the prodigious
research that both parts exhibit, critics clearly preferred the former, marveling
at Kingsolver's lyrical passages and her expert recreation of 1930s Mexico. A few
reviewers also noted instances of sermonizing and inaccurate history. However,
the novel's compelling, engrossing story certainly outweighed these minor complaints,
and in the end, Kingsolver has created a convincing "tableau vivant of epochs and
people that time has transformed almost past recognition"

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