it seems like a lot of people really love this book or really hate it. i am pretty indifferent toward it.

my first kingsolver since reading "bean trees" in high school. an impressive work.

Wonderful book - rich and different!

It was okay. The weird thing is that I have three sisters and each of the Price sisters corresponded to one of us (almost in birth order, too), which I didn't realize until I was about 4/5 through the book. Other than that, I didn't really care for the book. I've read worse, but I've also read better.

A missionary family goes to the Belgian congo in 1959 and stay for three decades. Kingsolver is an excellent writer. Also wrote: "Pigs in Heaven," "The Bean Trees," and "Animal Dreams."

This was required reading for my AP Lit class. I don't really like most religious books, but this one managed to keep my attention long enough for me to finish it.

I just reread this book. I loved it when I first read it for my book club back when it was first published. It's such a rich, dark story. When I read it again a couple of weeks ago, as usual, I discovered whole new worlds in the story. This is generally what happens for me when I read something for the second time, especially if I wait many years between readings. It's not my normal mode to reread something at all, but I was vacationing and finished my book, and this was the only one available. I'm so glad I read it again.

Kingsolver tells such an intricate story. I love the way she interweaves the characters and tells this story from so many perspectives. I also appreciate the imperfection of all the characters. The historical lessons available in this novel were rich. It's one of those books that inspired me to go back and research the history drawn upon to tell the story.

Excellent reading!