I can't believe I missed this thread about "The Poisonwood Bible." It was a fascinating book. Nathan Price was hilarious and tragic at the same time -- sincere about what he was doing, but utterly clueless about how to go about it. He dragged his family on a missionary trip to the Congo with no knowledge of the land, the people, the culture, the language, or anything else. It wouldn't take a genuis to figure out that the trip would be less than a resounding success. I can't wait to read another Barbara Kingsolver novel! :clover: