I finished The Poisonwood Bible. It was absolutely incredible. I wish I could put my feelings about it into words, but I can't quite form the right sentences. (Might be the distraction of American Idol...). But really, it was such a great picture of social and cultural differences in terms of seeing a "third world country" through an upper-middle class American's point of view. It explores the differences in religion, values, and just the things we take for granted as opposed to what other people could never imagine in their wildest dreams. I'm having a hard time expressing myself, but just know that this book is a major recommendation for anybody. Definitely in my top 5 at this point.
Now I'm working on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. More on that later when I've gotten further into it.
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at last, a book I have read!! I remember this book quite well. It was dark.
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