hmmm. have you ever read poisionwood bible? its by the same author and i looved it. about this family that moves to the congo in the 60's. one of the best books. and i've always thought to read other books of hers but i just remember my teacher and other talking about how they're stupid.
I haven't but now that I'm used to her writing style I think I'd probably enjoy reading more of her stuff.
Bean Trees was amusing if nothing else.