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Title: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Dean Robertson ISBN: 1-56740-408-1 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (1154 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Stunning Believable
Comment: Few novels moved me so much as this book did. I cried and laughed, laughed and cried for this vivid epic. Set in a far obscure Congo village Kilango about 40 years ago, this story read so vivid and true. I wept for all six protagonists, for their fate and adherence. Especially Adah and Leah. Kingsolver's power of describing the inner conflict of gifted children was incomparable. Every so-called gifted educationist should scrutnize the life story and the way of thinking of Leah and Adah (although this twin were mere fictional!)
In my viewpoints the best part of this epic lay on the first two-thirds. With weaving scenes, african aroma, gorgeous language witty, and different viewpoints,those chapters shone with bright sparkle. Almost every section made me gasp. While from their Exodus this splendid sound seemed fade a little. The pace and rhythm was too fast. After all,to tell 25 years of stories of 3 different women in less 100 pages was not a easy task. Often I found myself forgot "how old are Leah(or any other) now",and I must calculate once more. That's because the previous adolescent images of these girls stamped on the reader so deep and firm, they were too vivid to grow up. And sometimes I feel a bit annoying there were too much polictical preachment in these pages. But on the last 50 pages the splendid and gorgeous flame flamed again. The close sections were very beautiful and moving.
This is truly a remarkable fiction. Wholeheartedly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Story
Comment: This book was hard to get into, but once hooked on the story of this family in Africa in the 50's & 60's I couldn't put it down. Beautiful writing and interesting perspectives to have the story told from. Bravo!!
Michael Duranko, Bootism: a shoe religion
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time.
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Title: Prodigal Summer: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0060959037 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant ISBN: 0312195516 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Bean Trees : A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0061097314 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries) by Linda Wagner-Martin ISBN: 0826452345 Publisher: Continuum Pub Group Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 006109868X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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