The Poisonwood Bible is one of the most thought provoking and thoroughly enjoyable books to come out in the last ten years. I finished it last night and have already sent the book off to my mother so that she can see into the lives of these women as I did. Ms. Kingsolver's use of the English language was wonderful and intriguing - such as the backward/ forward reading by Adah. As some of the other reviewers metioned the book did slow down at the end but how would we all have felt if we did not get to see into the sisters lives in their 30's, 40's and 50's. I would not have changed one sentence in this novel and I thank Ms. Kingsolver for sharing this story with us.