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My last three books were duds and I‘m in dire need of a 5-star book…hoping this is a good choice!

#bookspinbingo
#unreadbookshelf

Exciting find - $2.00 for this #firstedition at the #usedbookstore 😄

I enjoyed Kingsolver‘s Animal Dreams, Prodigal Summer, and Demon Copperhead so I‘m looking forward to adding this one to the list.

#thepoisonwoodbible #kingsolver

The Price family follows their fanatical father on a religious mission to Congo during a time of political and emotional upheaval.

Post Colonial ✨ Hardened ✨ Absolution

A heavy family saga that is incredibly well written. A cross between Heart of Darkness and Hello Beautiful.

Reading about the Congo whilst in -23 temps in Finland is peculiar!

Although I enjoyed this book, I might have expected too much. Overall I felt the book lacked some historical significance in terms of the atrocities that took place in the Congo.
It is still a very enjoyable read.

My next read. This book comes very highly recommended 📚🤞

Really thought I'd have more orange books, but this is the only one I found. I picked it up at the little free library in the Starbucks where my daughter works. Haven't read it yet.

#scarathlon #photochallenge day 10: orange
+6 #spookyghostclub @Clwojick

Rereading this after 20 years for book club. I forgot how good it is. Excellent for discussion. 🛖

I enjoyed this book. Partly thought it could be about 200 pages shorter, but I also liked how it brought the characters through their lives. I disliked Rachel more and more as the book went on, and this probably brought me to tears at least four times. Loved the multi character all women‘s perspective, and political histories of African nations through their experiences.

I think this is my new favorite opening paragraph.

30 Book Recommendations in 30 Days — Day 2 I will never stop recommending this book.

Yesterday‘s #bookhaul
Top two were from the free table at work. Definitely the time of year where instructors are cleaning out their offices!
Bottom two were “treat yo‘self” purchases to go with the sour candies (which are used to cover the bad taste of prednisone- iykyk).

Kingsolver‘s epic about a missionary family brought to the Congo by their evangelical patriarch is an undertaking, but well worth it. Her ability to give each of her five narrators a unique voice and perspective on colonialism showcases her talent as a writer. She also tackles the themes of freedom, faith, and feminism. A thoughtful novel with impact, this gives the reader a story and characters they‘ll think about long after the last page. 4⭐️

still swooning over Kingsolver‘s words.

Everyone should read this book at least once in their lives. There is much to be said about it. That‘s all I‘ll say. 🤍

About halfway done with The Poisonwood Bible. I am enjoying it very much. Barbara Kingsolver really knows how to write a book. Also, this is one of my cats, his name is Banjo🤍

Barbara Kingsolver is a remarkable writer ✨

My book stack for #ALSpine with @dariazeoli 📚 I am planning on reading the tagged book and Jennette McCurdy‘s memoir this month and reading the others throughout the year. 😀

Not really in the #Scarathlon wheelhouse, but yesterday‘s #photoprompt was poison and this is one of my favorites. #TeamSlaughter

After loving Prodigal Summer, I followed y'alls recommendations & picked up the tagged book. I was a smidge intimidated because it's over 500 pages but in the end 500 pages felt like not enough. I really enjoyed the multiple POV's & the setting that was detailed as is the author's style. I highly recommend checking it out if you've had it on your shelf. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

For #readafrica2022 I selected this title representing #Belgiancongo #thecongo. I have to say I spent a few chapters yelling at the book. A few chapters crying and the whole book cringing as several times it was extremely uncomfortable. Which I guess is why it‘s a controversial read. In any event this country came alive for me through her descriptions and the characters. #travelthroughbooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @Texreader

@Texreader this is my current read for #readafrica2022! This one is set in Belgian Congo.

The initial concept grabs you, the plot truly thickens and the years reveal unlikely twists and turns in the lives of these family members. It's one of those stories that haunts you long afterwards.

This book was sensational! I could not put it down. When I was busy I was thinking about reading it! I learnt so much and I felt so much. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I wanted to re-read this for #ReadingAfrica2022

I still love this book although I forgot how long it takes the ending to come. I think Kingsolver does a masterful job of developing the voices of these girls, and that really comes out in the audiobook.

#AestheticallyMatched @Clwojick

This was just as wonderful as everyone has always told me. I‘m so glad I finally took the time to read it. It‘s a masterful family saga. At first I was profoundly uncomfortable by the missionary aspect of the book, but the further I got into the narrative the more nuanced and interesting that aspect got. #AuthorAMonth #PopSugar2022 #ABookWithTwoPOV @Soubhiville

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks sent this book to me and I'm so glad I finally read it.

I've never read this author before, but I am now a fan. #AuthorAMonth2022 @Soubhiville

There's not anything new I can add about this book that hasn't already been written in other reviews. It truly is a classic, full of drama, history, and heart. I was swept away in the story and didn't want it to end.

I'm so glad I decided to try #authoramonth and read this book. The author says she stayed true to the historical events of the Congo and I found I learned so much and was never bored. The four sisters give great contrasting views of life in the Congo and I don't know if I've ever despised a character as much as Nathan Price. Beautiful prose and thought provoking. I will be thinking about this story for a long time to come. #pop22 #popsugar

Impressive and expansive book about an American family that travel to the Congo to work as missionaries.

Reflective, philosophical, sometimes a little too poetic, but delivers an unflinching, eye-opening perspective on colonialism through the sisters' different voices.

A solid pick. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recommended to me by a girl I met in a bar bathroom in Galway Ireland in the summer of 2018. Finally read it! Told from the points of view of a mother and her 4 daughters. Tells about how their family goes to the Congo as missionaries and what happens to them there during a period of political uncertainty. At first it was hard to put down, but I think it was about 100 pages too long toward the end.

"Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilisation."

PopSugar Crew... I think I'm going to use this for a book featuring two languages (although it features at least three!) Even the title references an incorrect use of the Kikongo word bängala (poisonwood tree) and there are lots of words and phrases both in Kikongo and French throughout.

#pop22 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @Megabooks @Kalalalatja @Cortg @4thhouseontheleft @Laughterhp

4.5 ⭐ & a LOT of challenges! I could have done without Rachel's chapters.

#authoramonth @Soubhiville
#democraticrepublicofthecongo #ReadingAfrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB (also #setinaruralarea #52Booksin52Weeks)
#aboutsisters #booked2022 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Wow, that was epic. Early on, I was trying to decide whether to drudge through to the end but then something clicked, I started to care, and I was hooked. The book just kept getting better and better. There's a lot to process, but this is the kind of book experience that, for better or worse, makes it nearly impossible for me to not see a book through to the end. #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Attempting this one for #authoramonth . I have never read a Barabara Kingsolver book and this one has lived on my bookshelves for years. I probably won't finish it this month but will have a decent start.
@Soubhiville

"Oh haiii there... whatcha doing?"

"Drinking tea from the mug you painted? About to start The Poisonwood Bible?"

"Is that supposed to be me? Immortalised in glaze?"

"Personally, I think you did a lousy job..."

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Just picked my #authorofthemonth book up from the library… it‘s a chunkster! It filled my little dyslexic heart with fear!! I‘m a very slow reader. I better get The Night Circus finished ASAP if I‘m going to get this done before Feb!

Thank you so much for all the wonderful books @Soubhiville I can‘t wait to read each of these during this year‘s #AurhorAMonth challenge.

Finished my first Chunkster of 2022 and the first book for #ReadingAfrica2022.

This is an excellent book and a big book on so many levels, telling the story of the life of a missionary family who go to the Belgian Congo. This covers three decades of their life, and encompasses all the tumultuous events that happen to them over this period.

#AuthorAMonth #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo #BarbaraKingsolver

Book 6 of 2022

Woo! New books 📚 💕🥳

At least a couple of these are #litsymademedoit

I had to order in time for Author a Month (I did so badly last year)... that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Has anyone done cross-stitch before? I got this kit for Xmas... we'll see how it goes! I also picked up two library holds - these are 2 of 3 of my January TBR!

It's so rainy right now, perfect reading weather! 🌧📚

Starting my first #AuthorAMonth book, by listening to The Poisonwood Bible. #BarbaraKingsolver

This also will take me to my second country in Africa for #ReadingAfrica2022 #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo

#JumpStart2022

Had to rely on my good ol‘ gr list again for today‘s #Scarathlon #PhotoChallenge theme of #poison. I have only read the Kingsolver; Poisoned Apples is feminist poetry (oh yea!) and I don‘t recall why I added A Fierce and Subtle Poison. Anyone read it? Happy Pumpkin 🎃 Day!

such a good read, especially being a former missionary kid myself. a good look into a whole other world. narrated primarily by 4 sisters who provide insight into the different challenges and experiences that third-culture kids have.

Wow! I can‘t believe it took me so long to get to this book! So beautifully written, and such a gripping story. Such a wonderful depiction of how people can think they understand a situation, only to discover the limitations of their own perspective.

I first heard about this book over a decade ago and finally decided to read it for my book club‘s May theme, “a book you‘ve been meaning to read for a long time but keep putting off,” after a friend highly recommended it. In a word: Wow. I can see why this is considered a modern classic—it‘s provocative, unsparing yet also compassionate, and unputdownable.🔸#aprilreads2021 #LitsyATXReadersSociety #LARS

Built up great characters and witty storytelling. Great use of language to build imagery.

Story of the Price Family in the Congo