Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard stretches all preconceived notions of sane and insane, holy and mortal with its befuddling characters and wacky town. It was enjoyable after I read it for the third time, but not before. It takes getting used to, but after awhile its rich …more themes and motifs grow on you until you, too, are laughing and learning along with the strange characters. (less)