A review by freddie
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

5.0

An utterly spectacular book! - some might say some parts of this book are overly long; I'd say not a page is wasted. The book is told through five different voices and each of them convey the story in their own unique lenses. There is so much compassion in this book - issues surrounding racism, colonialism, religion, culture class differences, and domestic abuse are brought up with such tender and compassionate, yet firm tone. You like strong female character? This book has 5 (or 4.5) of them! The language use is brilliant - crazy metaphors, palindromes, appropriation of various languages, malapropisms, intertextuality... One of the best books I've read in a long time.