Reader Review: "The Poisonwood Bible"

by Elizabeth (Pennsylvania): "Beto nki tutasala? What are we doing?" quote from Page 523……and…I asked myself that question throughout the book as the Price Family continued with their missionary work and all the hardships and heartache the family endured.


The Price Family…Father Nathan, Mother Orleanna, and their four daughters pack for their mission in the Congo trying to figure out what they should take…not knowing that most of the things they take will be useless and not knowing what is in store for them in terms of day-to-day living. While they are there, the country fights for its independence from Belgium.


I enjoyed the Price family…all except the father…the daughters made some life decisions that definitely had their father’s influence.


The book is superbly written……you won’t want to put it down. You also learn that your childhood and what you learn does follow you throughout your entire life, influences your decisions about career and spouse, and that you are like your parents no matter how much may not want to admit it.


A definite must read…it will haunt you long after you have completed the last page.


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