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carolyneaton 's review for:
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Decided to reread one of my all time favourites and it didn’t disappoint. The undoing of a family taken to the Congo in 1959 by their Baptist missionary father told from the perspectives of his wife and 4 daughters. It’s astonishing how different these perspectives are. Its so well put together, the characters (and I see the Congo as one) leap out of the page. There’s a lot to learn from this book, about Africa, colonialism and US intervention in particular. Well worth a second read 20 years later.