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sariahsharp 's review for:
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
I'm renaming this as The Book That Never Ends. I would have given it four stars because I was really enjoying it. I loved the different voices of the wife and four daughters of a Baptist preacher who are missionaries in the Congo in the 1960's. It was fascinating and tragic. But then, when most people would have ended the story, it kept going. Well, fine. I usually want a little more information on the characters and what happens next. But then it went some more. And more. FOR THIRTY YEARS. Seriously? It was too much. It became a book telling more about the history of the Congo in the mid to late 20th century than it was a book about these women. I had such a bad taste in my mouth after reading "Pigs in Heaven" by Barbara Kingsolver and it took me a while to want to read another one of her books. Everyone said this one was the one to read and I wouldn't regret it. And I didn't regret it... for the first half of the book. So, go ahead and read it if you want. Just know that like my rambling review, this book doesn't quit when it should.