An emotional rollercoaster

This story humbled me, I was raised religiously but have shed my faith in the biblical god. I wish I had read this when I was young and lost in guilt.

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Amazing Book

A boundlessly beautiful tale, both difficult to read and difficult to put down. My only criticism is with the narrator. She did a beautiful job, smooth and fluent narration, however having the same voice for all the Price girls/women across so many ages dulled the story for me a bit. Overall, highly recommended. Wonderful!

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Brilliant

I like everything about this book. I like the characters, the story, the structure, the remarkable way Kingsolver tells the story through 5 viewpoints that provide a wide understanding of the Congo in the 1960s and of the effects of religions on those who believe & those who don't. The performance works & I like to listen to the book every now and then. There's always something new.

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Love This Book

I have read this book countless times, and love it. After a 2 year stint in Nigeria during my middle school years which left its imprint on my heart, this book really resonates with me. It is a life life lived and shared, it is a tragedy that is endured and survived (by some).

I didn’t love the narrator at first, it took some getting used to. However she grew on me and I think she did a good job reflecting the different personalities of the characters.

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Amazing book & Superb narration!

The story was phenomenal and the narrator was so good that I could tell which POV it was just by the tone of voice. This has got to be in the Top 5 books I’ve ever read. I know it’ll haunt me for the rest of my life.

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Wow!

Overwhelming at times. Slowed the reading to 95% to absorb every word. Incredible. Informative. Inspirational.

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Educational, entertaining and very emotional

Just finished this and immediately started listening to it again, it’s one of those books that has so much to say that one reading doesn’t do it justice. I knew the Congo had a horrible colonial history and is still in a terrible state but this book really filled in a lot of gaps in my knowledge, and not in a preachy way. The story of the family is heart wrenching and the narrator really makes you feel the many varied emotions of each daughter and the mother. Even the dreadful father has a sympathetic back story. There are also very funny phrases that made me laugh out loud. Until now, Demon Copperhead was my favourite audiobook of 2023 but I think it has slipped to number 2 now. Well done madame, really well done!

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Slow burn

I loved all of the different characters and perspectives, and the movement through time. I listened to this book, which was likely a mistake, because there were many characters narrating their stories, but read by only one person. It would have been good to hear the different voices.

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the bible of poison

       Obviously, dear readers, I have become quite immersed in literature in the form of audiobooks. Some are simple fluff stories, others great pieces of literature that I have longed to enjoy. Each one from fluff to epic stories have helped me to grow, ever so slightly. This next book was recommended to me by my aunt. 
    My now passed on mother's youngest sister. In honor of the recently passed mother's day. This story meant a lot to me. 
My mother was a very hard worker. As a registered nurse in OR and Emergency. Then on retirement she continued to dedicate herself to continuing her work as a Frontier nurse in northern Canada. She worked hard and sacrificed a lot. Including our relationship. Not at all entirely her fault. I was never an easy child, and definitely not the best son. 
  In the wake of her death I have come closer with one of her sisters, my aunt Cindy. Who out of many of my relatives I have always had the easiest time relating to. A kindred spirit as it were.
   This may be a poor attempt to heal wounds. What it truly is, is an attempt to understand the individual my mother was as a person. Who was just trying to do her best. Making mistakes and triumphs in this world. 

  The Poisonwood Bible is set in the 1950 to 1990s. Focusing around a fictional family with a misogynistic white preacher who drags his wife and 4 caucasian daughters into the heart of Congo Africa.                                    The story is told from the perspective of the woman who begrudgingly followed their righteous father. Bring the word of god in a misguided attempt to save the African people. 
  Although fiction, the book depicts very well the mindset of both man and woman at that time and how and why both men and women began changing their roles.
   The book is well written. Showing the different personalities and perspectives of the 5 women. Giving me an interesting view because my mother has 3 sisters. 
   It also shows the lifestyle of the indigenous Africans in their own country invaded by American, Belgian and French ideologies. While the country is being taken advantage of. 
    It uses real life events and people and is very well researched. It tackles real topics like cultural differences, religious differences, and the expectation of both sexes of the 1950s. Also why this has changed and to this day both men and women are changing and redefining our expectations and roles. 
    Also points out the problem that can occur when traveling to a different part of the world, not understanding its nature.
      After a tragedy each member of that family goes off in their own direction making life in their own way. With the scars of the Congo that forever changed them. 

   As ever I wish to give my thanks. First and foremost to my aunt Cindy. Thank you for the recommendations. Thank you for giving me a chance to get to know you and my mother a bit more. Like the characters in this book mom and I grew apart and neither of us really made the effort to heal the gap that we let grow too wide for too long. It may be too little too late. But I am trying and in you I have a doorway, a friend, and am part of a family
  I wish to take a moment to include my 2 sisters Tracy, Taya and aunts Carline , Pam  in acknowledgement as will. This has opened my mind a bit into me mentally of women. This book has shown me even sisters have their differences and can grow close or apart with the flow of time. Know despite the distance, wrong words, arguments, and the gap. I do love you. I do think of you. I do want you both to have fulfilling lives. 
   And of course from the author to narrator and everyone involved in the process of making this audiobook. My deepest thanks 

Yours, an avid listener,
David Evil Midknight 

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fantastic

This was a fantastic book. so happy I listened to it. Eye opening on so many levels.

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