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A heart-wrenching story about how the family of a southern preacher moves to the Congo in the 1960's to perform missionary work. Africa is not what any of them expected, but Africa ends up having a profound - and diverse - effect on each of their lives. No matter where life takes them, Africa will always be with them.
I've always loved Barbara Kingsolver's books, but this one is unlike any of her others. It's not a difficult read, but it's a story you want to get immersed in and spend a lot of ti ...more
I've always loved Barbara Kingsolver's books, but this one is unlike any of her others. It's not a difficult read, but it's a story you want to get immersed in and spend a lot of ti ...more
This was one of those books that I think I'm glad I read because of the glimpse into another world that it provided; however, I never connected with any of the characters and completely disagreed with their overall mission, so I can't say that I enjoyed the book.
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I REALLY liked this novel...it painted a fascinating picture of what life in central Africa must be like. My only issue was that the end of the novel wasn't as captivating as the first 2/3 of the book.
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really? I'm going to like this? So far, it is driving me absolutely bonkers.
Do I keep reading? or am I wasting my time? ...more
Do I keep reading? or am I wasting my time? ...more
Aug 05, 2007
Lela
marked it as to-read
Aug 15, 2007
Chelsea
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Aug 20, 2007
Tori
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it was amazing
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Apr 23, 2008
Amanda
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Oct 01, 2008
Mandi
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Oct 13, 2008
Grace
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