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The writing was beautiful and evocative. I never knew where this book was going. I'm still confused by some parts, but I willingly went on one heck of an emotional ride with this one. Now, like with any roller coaster ride, let's do it again.
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In an obvious homage to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Dr. Marina Singh is asked to travel to the most remote jungles of the Amazon by the pharaceutical company for which she works for two reasons. The first is to recover the remains of her research partner, Dr. Anders Eckman, who died there and also to get a status report on the research being conducted by Dr. Annick Swenson. In her quest, she embarks on an engaging adventure that grapples with powerful questions of personal and medical eth
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I think I enjoyed this one more than Bel Canto. This had a bit more action and plot. I think Dr. Swenson was a wonderful character. I love her tough as nails demeanor, but she was far more complex than that. I'm sure I, too, would have been completely sucked into her circle. Easter was also a great little guy. I'm fairly ambivalent about Marlena.
I enjoyed the conflict the characters had about the medicine they were developing. Who to tell? What to tell? Who to experiment on? I think the politic ...more
I enjoyed the conflict the characters had about the medicine they were developing. Who to tell? What to tell? Who to experiment on? I think the politic ...more
I found this book to be entertaining, but there was nothing really memorable about it. I found Marina to be a little whiny half-way through the book. While a lot of people found Dr. Swenson to be unlikeable and deceitful, I actually really enjoyed her. I think she was a survivor. She did whatever it took to survive and with conviction/principal. However, I was a little disappointed in her when she revealed truthfully how Easter had came to live with her. Overall it was a fast read and interestin
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I loved Marina, the doctor sent to the Amazon to find out what is going on with Dr. Annick Swensen and her research project on fertility. The impetus for this journey is the death of Marina's friend and colleague Anders. He was sent to the Amazon on a similar mission before Marina. Great story, though a bit slow moving early on. There is even a visit to the opera which reminded me of Bel Canto.
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