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The Book You Should Have Read by Now [Wow! It’s Wednesday!]

After reading this wonderful post by Emily Hauser about how hard it is to squeeze in time for reading after motherhood, I got to thinking about the THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver. TPB is Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling book to date. It got all kinds of critical raves. People who I really respect LOVED this book. I myself had read every single book that Barbara Kingsolver wrote before TBC. I adore her writing style and her stories have stayed with me throughout the years. As soon as I heard about this book, I ordered it from my local library and picked it up the same day I got the notice that it had arrived.

And then for some reason, I didn’t read it. Eventually I had to return it. And I thought to myself that I would get it when it came out in paperback and I had a little more time to read it. But then it came out in paperback, and though I’ve found myself a few times with “nothing to read” since then — I never picked this book up while scouring bookstores for something — anything to read.

And the thing is that I just know hat I will love the book. Kingsolver tends to be both funny and thoughtful, engaging me in important social issues without making me feel like I’m listening to a sermon. So why haven’t I read this book yet?

I have no idea. But here’s me promising that it will come off my TBR by the end of this year. So now I’m wondering if anyone else has a book like this. A book they should have read by now, but for whatever reason, still haven’t. I’m also interested in hearing from people who took years to read a book they should have read straight off. How did you feel afterwards? Were you glad that you waited or was it a bit of a let down? Either way, let me know in the comments.

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