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this review is for the audiobook edition, narrated by tom hanks.
my goodness, this is so damn great! like, seriously excellent. patchett's story and writing are pitch-perfect, and her characters are vivid. the relationship between siblings maeve and danny is the most endearing and lovely brother-sister bond i can ever recall reading - it's layered and nuanced.
hanks' embodiment of danny is outstanding. his tones, expression of emotions and moods, and comedic timing are fantastic. (i mean, this isn ...more
my goodness, this is so damn great! like, seriously excellent. patchett's story and writing are pitch-perfect, and her characters are vivid. the relationship between siblings maeve and danny is the most endearing and lovely brother-sister bond i can ever recall reading - it's layered and nuanced.
hanks' embodiment of danny is outstanding. his tones, expression of emotions and moods, and comedic timing are fantastic. (i mean, this isn ...more
This book gets the extra star for the excellent narration of the audiobook by Tom Hanks. This first-person narrative lends itself perfectly to audio format and Hanks gives a convincing and compelling performance as the narrator.
The structure of the book is interesting, jumping about in time and memories as a story of a family unfolds with the house as the centerpiece to the lives of the family members. I loved the characters here--they had vitality and complexity. None of them was perfect, all o ...more
The structure of the book is interesting, jumping about in time and memories as a story of a family unfolds with the house as the centerpiece to the lives of the family members. I loved the characters here--they had vitality and complexity. None of them was perfect, all o ...more
My experience with reading Ann Patchett has been hit and miss, but this one is a hit -- and she's now officially more hits than misses for me. :)
I love the way that the house is such a critical character - it's not subtle but it's interesting and very well done. Maeve's and Daniel's stories are interesting to follow and their characters developed very believably throughout.
Most of the minor characters were well done too, with Andrea treated especially deftly. I was impressed with the way Patche ...more
I love the way that the house is such a critical character - it's not subtle but it's interesting and very well done. Maeve's and Daniel's stories are interesting to follow and their characters developed very believably throughout.
Most of the minor characters were well done too, with Andrea treated especially deftly. I was impressed with the way Patche ...more
not sure i would have loved it this much without Tom Hanks narrating. Made me feel like he was telling me the story of his life...
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