![]() The father is a misguided preacher who is trying to escape past demons by force-feeding Christ to a culture that he has neither researched nor desires to understand (the name of the book is a reference to his misuse of the native language - so instead of calling the Bible something holy, he's referring to it as a poisonous tree).Īll in all, I am glad I read the book - the discussion of the Congo's tumultuous history and the commentary on how the United States and various European nations have tried and failed to control something so wild and free was very interesting. It is the story of a missionary family's trek to the Congo, told through the eyes of the four daughters and their mother. I read "The Poisonwood Bible" for two reasons: Because I've always wanted to read a Barbara Kingsolver book and I am intrigued by secular takes on Christianity in modern-day writings. ![]()
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