The Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver

This book has received rave reviews from volunteers so I figured it must be worth reading. They weren't exactly wrong, but it's no Kiterunner. It's a story about a Baptist missionary who moves his wife and four young daughters to the Congo. It's told through the eyes of the children and mother about the good times and the bad as they strive to survive physically and emotionally in the jungle among an unknown culture. At 600+ pages it was a bit long. At least for me I could relate to some of their experiences, but I'm not sure it would have been as good reading it from the comforts of America. See for yourself. It made Oprah's book club anyway.