My suggestion is -- The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. :bow: religion doesn't always help things-- in fact, it can cause more harm than if things were just left alone.......... I like this book and how Barbara Kingsolver tells the story from many different points of view. astrid Poisonwoo...

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I clicked around but I wasn't able to find anything yet. Do we have to wait until its fully functional? I signed up for their mailing list. Can't wait to hear something from them.

Does the fiction section discuss short story collections? Isabel Allende's The Stories of Eva Luna seem interesting. I have only read four of five of them. Since this site splits the discussion up by chapters it might be interesting to try. I saw someone else had suggested another work by Allende.

welcome! It is too bad that your studies are taking away from your pleasuring reading! I just joined and I think this will be a great place for busy people to discuss books. nice to meet you and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for the welcome! Happy New Year to you too! My New Year's Resolution is to read m...

Hi Booktalkers! I'm a college student from California! I LOVE reading but school has taken a lot of my leisure reading time away. I will read pretty much anything except romance. I'm starting to read more non-fiction now. I love the classics and minority literature. Anything about cultural studies o...