jpez 's review for:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

3.0

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On one particularly rainy camping trip, I stole this book from my father's duffle bag. I proceeded to finish this book before two days were up. Given the thickness of this book, this should speak volumes to its contents. The novel encouraged you to keep reading, keep reading. The story was well constructed, a unique plot with familiar conflict we can all relate to. So why only 3 stars? It lacked something for me. It didn't affect me like my favorite books have done. I put the book down and then it was over, it didn't linger on in my mind. It was simply an enjoyable novel. Parts of the story were truly brilliant, but others parts- for lack of a better word- felt cheesy and contrived. It didn't always feel real.