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Hi yareader--Yes, to me The Poisonwood Bible fits right into this discussion. It goes to the question juliette asked in post 3--Does a book have to be overtly religious to be spiritual? For me, any book that makes me look at what I believe is a spiritual book. The Poisonwood Bible made me ...

... Pencil - Christopher Brookmyre 5. Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind 6. A Swift Pure Cry - Siobhan Dowd 7. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver 8. Mapp and Lucia - EF Benson 9. The Broken Places - Susan Perabo 10. The Good Life - Jay McInerney 11. Then We ...

... Pencil - Christopher Brookmyre 5. Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind 6. A Swift Pure Cry - Siobhan Dowd 7. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver 8. Mapp and Lucia - EF Benson 9. The Broken Places - Susan Perabo 10. The Good Life - Jay McInerney 11. Then We ...

I never got a chance to start The Poisonwood Bible it fit into this months women and religion? I have read Reading Lolita in Tehran and I was wondering where the religion came in? Was it because the religious fundementalists were controlling everything including what should be taught in Uni ...

Very good, and bleak books from the expat point of view are The grass is singing, Doris Lessing and The poisonwood bible, Barbara Kingsolver

Hey Nickelini, I'm still waiting for your comments on The Poisonwood Bible. I think it's great that you have an alternative view and I'd really like to hear them.

... Eat, Pray, Love, the author was just getting on my nerves for her whiny, self absorption. Two summers ago, I started Poisonwood Bible and quickly figured out where it was going and decided that I didn't want to be depressed. I am almost 50 and life is too short to read books that don't ...

... at least 500 pages. Including the following, which have been on my TBR shelves for years: The Pillars of the Earth The Poisonwood Bible The Time Traveler's Wife Something Happened Middlesex Inkheart And these that I've been eyeing: The Stand Anna Karenina or War ...

... by Ann Patchett, beautiful, wonderful characters 68. Animal dreams by Barbara Kingsolver, liked it, but The poisonwood bible remains my favourite. 69. A severed head by Iris Murdoch, wonderful writing but my suspension of disbelief broke at the end. 70. Revolutionary ...

Progress in July 31. A Thousand Days in Venice 32. The Poisonwood Bible 33. Fugitive Pieces Thirty-three down, twenty-one to go!

... I did! I have 20th Century Ghosts but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I want to read Duma Key. I loved The Poisonwood Bible but haven't ever gotten into anything else by Kingsolver. You know how sometimes you find an author and must IMMEDIATELY buy and devour everything s/ ...

... - and didn't finish any of them until today, so - here's my list of books for July. Mother Nature by Sarah Andrews The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer Life is Hard; Food is Easy by Linda Spangle The Film Club by David Gilmour 10 Spiritual ...

... I think I'll add a few comments about The Poisonwood Bible in the women and spirituality thread. -------- After reading The Poisonwood Bible last month, I had planned to do the same, but then I saw what others had written and thought my comments didn't fit at all, so I didn't post. I had ...

Thanks for recommending The Poisonwood Bible. I was given this book as a gift a few years ago from a friend. I'll dig it out of the tbr pile and put it at the top. I believe I did try to read it, but for some reason, couldn't get into it at that particular time in my life. I'll give it ...

... thinking for a long time--and may change your worldview in the process. Definitely one for my wishlist. I just finished The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I had read it for this group's Orange July challenge, but it works well for this read, too. On my 75 books challenge, another ...

I finished The Poisonwood Bible one day into August--that's me, usually a bit late on everything. I have a couple more Orange award nominees sitting in Mt TBR, but will concentrate on some other group reads for now. I think I'll add a few comments about The Poisonwood Bible in the women and ...

40. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver blackdogbooks summary above is perfect. I wasn't sure how'd I like this one, but I did it like it very much. Some of the comments I had heard from various people made it sound like this would be a put down of Christianity. I didn't find it to be ...

Whisper1, I have to echo the recommendation for The Poisonwood Bible as it is a great comment on faith, religion, and the difference between the two.

Since I last posted to this thread I have read Alias Grace, The Poisonwood Bible and Fugitive Pieces.

... girlybooks Orange July reading going on and it seems to be getting all the action--although the current book I'm reading, The Poisonwood Bible fits into both catagories. Here's the initial thread put up before the discussion (some very interesting titles recommended!) http://www.libraryt ...

... by Thomas Hardy Honorable Mentions (cut me some slack here): The Counterlife, Emma, Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1, The Poisonwood Bible, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, To the Lighthouse, The Wings of a Dove

The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver I feel like I'm the last person on earth to read this novel. What is left to say about it that hasn't been said already? People either love it or hate it, and I fall squarely in the the "love it" camp. What I most loved about it was the different ...

Oh, I totally agree. The bad omen aspect of twins is described in The Poisonwood Bible as well. I think it's interesting that Adichie used twins as major characters in her novel but didn't go into this. I like that--instead of S P E L L I N G everything out, she leaves some details up to the ...

A hearty second to amanaceerdh # 164 about the poisonwood bible, the history of love, the namesake, septembers of shiraz and brick lane. I thought they were all wonderful and in reverse order of my preference - I liked brick lane best and the poisonwood bible least, ). There is a film ...

... but the themes and messages are very different from each other. Having read both in the past few months, I expect that The Poisonwood Bible will stay in my mind longer than Half a Yellow Sun, which is already fading away. But I should really wait six months before I commit to that :-)

153: the red tent is one of my very favorite books!! i loved so many of the books listed here: the poisonwood bible, the history of love, the namesake, the septembers of shiraz, unless (which i am reading now), and brick lane. and so many of the books listed are on the top of ...

"krin" thanks for having me read The Poisonwood Bible. I really didn't want to re-read it, but I really enjoyed it this time. My review is here. ejd0626, how about Krik? Krak!. The title is totally intriguing! For me, ...

... 47. Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?, by Peter Walsh 48. A Thousand Days in Venice, by Marlena De Blasi 49. The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver 50. Fugitive Pieces, by Anne Michaels 51. Virginia Woolf's Nose, by Hermione Lee

Welcome back Nickelini. Hope you enjoyed your camping trip. I too loved The Poisonwood Bible which I read a few years ago. I have enjoyed all of the Margaret Atwwod novels that I've read so far.

Since I've last posted, I've read The Poisonwood Bible (loved it, don't exactly get why people hate this one--if you hated it, please explain). I'm continuing to enjoy The Waves, and also enjoying Fugitive Pieces.

Just back from a 2 week break from LT, so I hope this doesn't sound too disjointed . . . While I was camping I read The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. I thought it was terrific, but I've read so many negative comments from readers on the web. What did you think? I'm currently ...

... work to do and experiments can be dangerous. So they trust, and in successful tribes most of it is good. In The Poisonwood Bible the villagers spend a lot of time on the sidelines waiting to see how well Jesus protects the Missionaries. They are waiting to see if he is so ...

I had a look at my Unsuggester, and I'm seeing several titles which I own. (For instance, it suggests that I won't like The Poisonwood Bible or The Red Queen, both of which I own (and like, for that matter). While I'm willing to believe that there are statistical anamolies in my library such ...

... Diary of a Madman" by Nikolai Gogol 07/15/08 †The Year of Magical Thinking ***** by Joan Didion 07/16/08 The Poisonwood Bible **** by Barbara Kingsolver 07/17/08

... Essential Skills for the Carefree Life by Chelsea Cain Silent Spring by Rachel Carson White Album by Joan Didion The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty by Tim Sandlin

... a few weeks ago. My review is here. tjsjohanna, please review The Poisonwood Bible. For my next book, please choose one tagged on deck. Thanks!

LIke Rebecca, I rated The Poisonwood Bible lower than Half of a Yellow Sun. For me the latter was 5/5 because of: a) the characters b) the story of Nigeria/Biafra c)the struggles of the characters d) the writing. Although the writing was not the most beautiful I have ever read, I could not ...

... I already had at home. :-/ I shall now commence a No MORE books! policy until I can dynamite a good hole in MT. TBR. The Poisonwood Bible... turns out I already had a copy... Tom Jones... I was standing there thinking I already had a copy, but the voice over the speaker was ...

... are we reading this summer that is not part of the discussion? I am currently reading 1st to Die by Patterson and have The Poisonwood Bible coming. For non-fiction I am working on A History of the Toy Theatre.

Oh, mrstreme, I would say you are in for a treat with The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver's magnum opus, imho.

I loved Five Quarters of an Orange, nickelini. I hope you do too! I have The Poisonwood Bible on my Orange July list too. That will be my first fiction book by Kingsolver, having only read two books of her essays (which were fabulous). I am going to start my first Orange July book today: Hal ...

I've packed away The Poisonwood Bible for my camping trip next week. I'm not sure what else I will read. Maybe Five Quarters of an Orange.

... front of the bookstore today, so we didn't go in, and so, alas, no new books (like I need them!). But I'm chiming in on the Poisonwood Bible conversation. It's packed in my bag for my camping trip coming up next week. I was given a copy about five years ago, and I've avoided reading it. Although ...

Prodigal Summer, loved it even more than Poisenwood Bible.

I loved Prodigal Summer so I was dissappointed when I couldn't get into Poisonwood Bible.

I may have to try again on Poisonwood Bible. It just seemed like a chore at the time. And I know I got about 100 pages into it. I did keep it, though, hoping it might work at a later time. It was also one of the options for my daughter's AP English class, so between that and all the thumbs up ...

I just finished The Poisonwood Bible and I am now starting on The English Patient

#106 I loved The Poisonwood Bible it does start off really slow though. I tried reading it a few years ago and actually fell asleep in the process! I picked it up again last week though and after getting through the first 50 pages or so, I found myself just wanting to constantly read it.

Finished The Poisonwood Bible started The English Patient

Did you like The Poisonwood Bible? I started it and put it aside. A lot of people have been telling me conflicting stories about the book.

I'm finishing up with The Poisonwood Bible today, excellent book. I'll be starting The English Patient sometime tonight.

I'm finishing up The Poisonwood Bible so I decided to treat myself and ordered Everything is Illuminated from Amazon.

... I had been putting off reading this book for forever, and when I did, it was so good I almost cried when it was over. The Poisonwood Bible Another book I had put off for a long time, I didn't want to be let down because of all the hype surrounding it, but it was as good as people claimed.

I'm about 1/3rd of the way through The Poisonwood Bible and it has lived up to the hype, I am happy to report.

... Eva Luna, Isabel Allende (1988) 46. Sandman, Neil Gaiman (1988-1996) 47. World's Fair, E.L. Doctorow (1985) 48. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver (1998) 49. Clockers, Richard Price (1992) 50. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen (2001) 51. The Journalist and the Murderer, ...

June so far has been: The Poisonwood Bible - I'm going to have to read more on Africa I think A Passage to India - racial tension The Sea - lots of big descriptive words, little story, boring To Have and To Have Not - full of racist comments and attitudes, bothered me Think I ...

I absolutely loved Cloud Atlas. I recommend it to people all the time. Poisonwood Bible is also excellent. Finished Unaccustomed Earth - why are some people so opposed to any hint of a happy ending? Even in real life, sometimes things work out okay. Listening to Another Thing to Fall ...

Finally finished Cloud Atlas. Excellent book and I highy reccomend it. Now I'm embarking on The Poisonwood Bible

I finished Cloud Atlas and have started The Poisonwood Bible

Next five I have are: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Drop City by T.C. Boyle The Colour by Rose Tremain Thursbitch by Alan Garner

... find ways to save, my local Safeway usually has a table full of used books for $1.00. I picked up The English Patient and The Poisonwood Bible there. I can't do the book loaning thing. I'm a pack rat. If someone gives me a book I will never give it back.

#55 and 60: Ditto on The Poisonwood Bible and Rebecca. Loved them both.

#55, 0bazooka0 - I read The Poisonwood Bible for the first time about a month ago and cannot recommend it highly enough! It was phenomenal...tied for the best read of 2008 so far (other is Rebecca, a book I meant to read for years before I finally did). Hope you enjoy!

I just finished Dining on Stones this evening, so now onto Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. After that I have The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver which I have been meaning to read for years.

... couldn't finish that I always mean to come back to, and some novels that are still on my shelves waiting to be read like the poisonwood bible There seems to be a lot of ian mcewan so maybe I should give him a go.

... this list (just because it's a mystery?) The Weight of Water -- I must confess I don't remember this one very well... The Poisonwood Bible -- loved it, have reread it and loved it more; my favourite Kingsolver book Girl with a Pearl Earring -- an interesting read The Idea of Perfection ...

... authors Bel Canto -- to my surprise, I loved it Horse Heaven -- loved this; one of my favorites by Jane Smiley The Poisonwood Bible -- a little heavy-handed, but I really enjoyed it. The Magician's Assistant --not Ann Patchett's best Alias Grace -- excellent Obviously ...

... centers upon the very real persecution of the Catholic Church in 1920s Mexico. In my estimation, Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible was a terrific read, but I've noticed on other sites that many disagree.

There certainly is a plethora of wonderful P books. In addition to those already mentioned I'd like to add The Poisonwood Bible and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I have just moved Pale Fire up a couple of books in my TBR pile because of your recommendations.

... Amazon: How to Read a Book Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (for work) Also, I finally finished The Poisonwood Bible (one of my SantaThing books!) and got to start the other one -- Water for Elephants, now that the semester from hell is over and I have time to read ...

The Lovely Bones. Punishment. Like being tortured. By someone who hates books. The Poisonwood Bible. Vile, pointless book. I didn't hate Wicked, but I didn't get all the hype. Memoirs Of A Geisha. The Red Tent Unrealistic characterization.

... short sleave shirt on sale for a buck each, so..... I got: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggars The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover The Dearly Departed by Elinor Lipman Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger We ...

... Kellerman 39. The Woman With the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail by Margaret Starbird 40. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 41. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 42. Aberrations by Penelope Przekop 43. Critter Way by Don Buelke ...

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories by John Kessel

... her books. she has a very quirky intelligence and choice of subjects but my favorite is still the bottle factory outing The Poisonwood Bible A terrific book about family dynamics, religion and the missionary life. Very well done. Girl with a Pearl Earring A touching tale, and the movie ...

... (I was disappointed with this book) The Voyage of the Narwhal (good, but I think Barrett is better at short stories) The Poisonwood Bible (very good story of missionary life) Paradise (I found this rather disappointing) The Translator (I appreciated the internal depiction of a ...

Mine is definitely The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Next up would be People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.

... how much her writing had grown from the first, which was very good, to the second, which I thought was brilliant. As for The Poisonwood Bible, I read that years ago and enjoyed it, but would not put it in the same class as Half of a Yellow Sun.

... Brooklyn won the NBCC prize. Others that arrived in '99: Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, Kingsolver's awesome The Poisonwood Bible, Kent Haruf's Plainsong, Stewart O'Nan's greatest book A Prayer for the Dying, and Roddy Doyle's thrilling A Star Called Henry. In non-fiction Pe ...

... and politically opinionated. I'm all these but naive about history and international affairs. I also really enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible for similar reasons but rated it four and a half stars. I still think 4 stars is a great rating!

... I own several more that Avaland has listed: Alias Grace, Fugitive Pieces, Larry's Party, The Underpainter, The Poisonwood Bible, The Blind Assassin, and The Hiding Place. I guess I know what I should read next!

I really enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible though it's been a while and I must read it again soon. Anyone for Voss by Patrick White? It's one of the books I most admire.