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State Of Wonder (2011)

by Ann Patchett(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0062049801 (ISBN13: 9780062049803)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: I know that not everyone loved this book, but I found it to be thought provoking and terribly fascinating. Some have complained that it is unrealistic and strange. That is probably true. However, I didn't have any trouble suspending my disbelief because the characters portrayed were interesting enough to carry the story.I like the comparisons people have made to Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. This is a feminine, politically-correct, anthropological version of Heart of Darkness with a bit of a medical undertone.
review 2: When her officemate dies while on an assignment to find the elusive Dr. Swenson,in the Amazonian jungle , Marina's boss sends her on the same quest. So begins State of Wonder. State of Wonder is the second book of Patchett's I've read. Lik... moree Bel Canto, Patchett makes it seem like anyone could write a book because her prose seems so effortless. Like Bel Canto the plot is unlike anything else out there, and yet as implausible as the plot may seem later, while you're reading it, it seems so possible. I was unhappy with the Bel Canto ending because it seemed rather contrived and to perfect, but the ending of State of Wonder was satisfying because all the ends don't get tied up. Good stuff. I listened to this on Audible and Hope Davis is the perfect narrator. Excellent job! less

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