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State of Wonder

Ann Patchett

Start date: October 3, 2011

Finish date: November 30, 2011

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Jul 24, 2011 Kerry rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, fiction, book-club

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. At first I wasn't sure what to think. You take the plot of classic book ("Heart of Darkness") that has already been modernized into a classic movie ("Apocalypse Now"), then throw in other referential movies (Werner Herzog's)...but you make it a "woman's" version. I was concerned at the start. But then the wonderful prose of Ann Patchett takes over, and you are on the journey and in the jungle in a whole different way than those that came before. And then she throws in some twists and turns that ...more

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Nov 30, 2011 Michelle rated it liked it

Shelves: around-the-world-in-books, 2012-read, tofb-2012, orange-2012

Aarrgghh!! What happened to the ending??? Is there going to be a sequel?

I was supposed to read this for my book club this past August. Instead, I was reading The Devil and the White City for my bike trip around Lake Michigan which ended with a week touring Chicago. The Devil and the White City is a perfect book for a trip to the Windy City as I am sure that State of Wonder would be a great read for a trip down the Amazon - hmmm, can you ride the circumference of the Amazon by bike?

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Jul 23, 2011 Ginni rated it really liked it

I did not find "State of Wonder" to be as compelling a story as "Bel Canto." It seemed to kind of plod along slowly as the main character, Marina, ventured into the Amazon to discover what happened to her colleague and friend. However the ending was well done and quite a surprise to me. Plus the book left me wondering..... Thus I think it merits 4 stars. ...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, recommend, latin-america

Great character development and story line. I loved Bel Canto and this book was also wonderful leading me to ask, why I haven't read more by Ann Patchett? Definitely recommend! ...more

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