In 1959, a missionary named Nathan Price transports his wife and four daughters to a remote village in the Belgian Congo to convert the natives. The family is met with hostility from the locals, particularly a vengeful witch doctor. They also face bands of desperate rebels, dangerous wildlife, and the inevitable petty inconveniences a hyper-conventional Midwestern family might expect to face in an alien land. After tragedy strikes, the family leaves the Congo and Kingsolver details the subsequent fates of each of the female members, each narrating in her own distinctive voice. Besides being a vivid novel about family and a tour de force of characterization, THE POISONWOOD BIBLE is also a vehicle for Kingsolver's ideas about the Congo's disastrous history and America's role in it.
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This book is a literary triumph. This book is approachable to the average reader, but complex enough for even the most versed readers. The metaphors in this book and the overall implications of the characters' actions make this book truly amazing. The Poisonwood Bible is a must-read (and a must pass on to your friends as well).
I had to read this book in high school during my senior honors English class four years ago, and it has been on my "favorites" list ever since! I have reccommended the book to others! Parts of it are a little weird and long, but overall I found the book moving and interesting! I'm surprised people didn't like it...my entire class loved it! I'm not usually one for missionary novels, but you almost lose sight of it when you're reading it. This book has every emotion in it, and I plan to read it again! Give it a chance!
I found this book disturbing. I was expecting sacrifice and turmoil and even tragedy in a missionary's family. I was not expecting this!!! And, although I usually love the unexpected - I mean this in a negative way.
I found this book rather boring and tedious. I read it for our book club and I hope that our discussion brings more to the book for me. It was rather drawn out and the story did not 'flow'.
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