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by Barbara Kingsolver
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TrevorPTweedleD
TrevorPTweedleD rated it 10 years ago
"It is the year 1959 and The Price family are making the move from their home town of Bethlehem, Georgia to a rather isolated village in the Congo and a confounding place overall. So isolated, that it is commonly referred to as the place where everything is hidden. So confounding, that it is a place...
Inked Brownies
Inked Brownies rated it 10 years ago
3.5 stars I first heard of this book on one of Oprah's Book Club episodes, god knows how many years ago. It struck me as something I should read. Which I never did until now. It's not exactly the literary masterpiece I was expecting, but still a very good read. The story takes place in Congo (refer...
Read With ME (207)
Read With ME (207) rated it 10 years ago
One of the best books of all time! An absolute 5-star rated, must read book!!!!It has been a couple years since I've read this book but it stays with me, one of those books that really leaves an impression and I fully intend to read it again. I'm surprised there wasn't more hype surrounding this nov...
News from Author Lisa M. Green
News from Author Lisa M. Green rated it 10 years ago
What a sadly depressing, but poignant tale...The last half of the book was absolutely unnecessary and could have been condensed into a few chapters. But the first half is eerily poetic in many, many ways...
Mommy, am I cult?
Mommy, am I cult? rated it 11 years ago
I made 52 notes while reading this book. FIFTY TWO NOTES. That's how interesting it is.
Flicker Reads
Flicker Reads rated it 11 years ago
This was a very interesting, wildly ambitious, messy read. Either 200 pages too long or 400 pages too short, depending on how much the reader feels the "after Africa" plot elements add or detract from the overall experience. I admire the author's work here, particularly after reading her earlier wor...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I liked some of it, but then I lost interest.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I liked some of it, but then I lost interest.
Mickey's Very Eclectic Bookshelf
Mickey's Very Eclectic Bookshelf rated it 11 years ago
TL;DR- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is an okay novel that has some interesting characters, but the last 200+ pages are very didactic and unnecessary and take away from the novel as a whole. So The Poisonwood Bible....I finished it, so it kept my interest. However, I'm having a hard t...
denisebetteridge
denisebetteridge rated it 12 years ago
I'm beginning to realize I'll need at least one more life time to learn about everything I'm interested in. African history? Yes, please.
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