The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998, ISBN-10: 0060786507
Rating: 5 of 5 STARs
Source: Farming of Books Selection for April
I read The Poisonwood Bible at least 6 years ago and reread it for our book club selection in April. It took me quite some time to plow through the 543 pages. I'm not sure why...it was a wonderful read: entertaining, thought-provoking...But for whatever reason, I felt like it would take me forever to finish. But finish I did, and it was well worth the second read. Kingsolver is simply an amazing artist. Her words ring true and stand solid on every page.
This is the story of a missionary family (father, mother, and four daughters) who live in the Congo in the early 1960s. Mostly, it's about a man who loses his family because of a tragic faith in a God he believes is demanding repayment for his own perceived cowardice in World War II. Here's the summary from the back of the book:
"...a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa."
Christianity could not possibly been seen in a poorer light. However, I think Kingsolver's portrayal is true and should make those of us who claim the name of Jesus stop and consider what our lives, especially how we treat our spouse and children, tell the world around us.
I highly recommend this book! Here are some "Good Words" I found.
Rating: 5 of 5 STARs
Source: Farming of Books Selection for April
I read The Poisonwood Bible at least 6 years ago and reread it for our book club selection in April. It took me quite some time to plow through the 543 pages. I'm not sure why...it was a wonderful read: entertaining, thought-provoking...But for whatever reason, I felt like it would take me forever to finish. But finish I did, and it was well worth the second read. Kingsolver is simply an amazing artist. Her words ring true and stand solid on every page.
This is the story of a missionary family (father, mother, and four daughters) who live in the Congo in the early 1960s. Mostly, it's about a man who loses his family because of a tragic faith in a God he believes is demanding repayment for his own perceived cowardice in World War II. Here's the summary from the back of the book:
"...a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa."
Christianity could not possibly been seen in a poorer light. However, I think Kingsolver's portrayal is true and should make those of us who claim the name of Jesus stop and consider what our lives, especially how we treat our spouse and children, tell the world around us.
I highly recommend this book! Here are some "Good Words" I found.
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