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State of Wonder

Ann Patchett

Start date: October 3, 2011

Finish date: November 30, 2011

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Aug 06, 2018 Erika Nerdypants rated it liked it

Shelves: relationships, owned-by-me, books-on-my-shelves, friendship-between-women, set-in-foreign-countries, fiction, strong-female-leads

If you are looking for escapist beach time reading, this is a great choice. The story takes place in Brazilian jungle, and I give Patchett kudos for creating atmosphere. I felt transported to the Amazon every time I cracked open a page. The plot is thin and requires a large degree of suspension of disbelief. Throughout I kept wondering how all those incredible plot points would be tied up. I could see no reasonable way out for the author, and neither could she, because they stay loose ends, unti ...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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Nov 22, 2012 Vera rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-club-books

Yes, it's that good! Didn't care for Bel Canto, but LOVED this one. OMG FOR THE Snake scene! READ THIS BOOK!

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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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Jun 01, 2012 Lyn rated it it was amazing

Exceptional! Really enjoyed it!

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Jan 30, 2015 Deb rated it liked it

A very strange tale to be sure, with equal parts fantasy and science fiction and modern novel. I had a difficult time feeling close to the characters for some reason--there was a distance there, in the way in which Patchett wrote about them. I almost felt as though I were reading a documentary about them. The ending, too, seemed to tie things up ubruptly, and left me feeling unsettled. Not my favorite of her works.

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