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ashleykremer 's review for:
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
I really went back and forth on this book. I have always been fascinated by Africa, and have studied colonialism's impact on the DRC. Kingsolver does a great job of staying fairly true to history while delivering a fresh story with interesting characters.
At times, the prose in this book is nothing short of amazing - absolutely beautiful. I rarely become totally engrossed in passages of a book, but I had several such moments reading this book.
But then I'd get bored. The first 2/3 of the book were entirely too long, and the next 1/3 or so - how the experience actually shaped the lives of the girls - in my opinion should have been the focus, but it went way too fast (or maybe the first 2/3 went way too slow). By the end of the book, some characters (Rachel, Orleanna) were too flat and predictable. The voices of Rachel and Adah, which were very strong early in the book, became less convincing as the story went on.
If I could give it a 3.5, I would.
At times, the prose in this book is nothing short of amazing - absolutely beautiful. I rarely become totally engrossed in passages of a book, but I had several such moments reading this book.
But then I'd get bored. The first 2/3 of the book were entirely too long, and the next 1/3 or so - how the experience actually shaped the lives of the girls - in my opinion should have been the focus, but it went way too fast (or maybe the first 2/3 went way too slow). By the end of the book, some characters (Rachel, Orleanna) were too flat and predictable. The voices of Rachel and Adah, which were very strong early in the book, became less convincing as the story went on.
If I could give it a 3.5, I would.