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This was excellent. My only real quibble is that I wanted more of Nell's voice and less of Bateson's. We have enough male voices in this world. I want more female. Still I loved reading it and dragged the last 50 or so pages out, so I could stay with it longer.
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I did love this book, but I am having trouble giving it 5 stars. I finished listening to Euphoria just a few hours ago, and maybe I should wait longer to write a review as often a story will linger for a while in my mind and I find that it has affected me more deeply than I had perceived at first.
So, what I loved: the beautiful language, the almost palpable sensuality, the encounter of like minds and their intellectual connection.
What I disliked: after reading/listening to it I found the char ...more
So, what I loved: the beautiful language, the almost palpable sensuality, the encounter of like minds and their intellectual connection.
What I disliked: after reading/listening to it I found the char ...more
A great story very well told. Based loosely on an episode in the biography of anthropologist Margaret Mead during her time in New Guinea.
On the surface, it centres on a love triangle involving Nell Stone, her husband Fen and Andrew Bankson, an anthropologist working at a nearby village and the narrator of the story. They each have inner demons to deal with. Bankson’s relate to feelings of depression and being a disappointment in the eyes of his family. His brothers died in the great war and he ...more
On the surface, it centres on a love triangle involving Nell Stone, her husband Fen and Andrew Bankson, an anthropologist working at a nearby village and the narrator of the story. They each have inner demons to deal with. Bankson’s relate to feelings of depression and being a disappointment in the eyes of his family. His brothers died in the great war and he ...more
Another book about anthropologists in the field. Apparently this is loosely base don part of Margaret Mead's life. I have a lot of opinions about field anthropology and this is yet another novel to reinforce my thoughts.
So...this was OK but not great. I listened to audio on Hoopla and really did not enjoy the female narrator much, her style played into all of my feelings of field anthropologists as being pretentious and disruptive.
This largely takes place in Papua New Guinea and features a husba ...more
So...this was OK but not great. I listened to audio on Hoopla and really did not enjoy the female narrator much, her style played into all of my feelings of field anthropologists as being pretentious and disruptive.
This largely takes place in Papua New Guinea and features a husba ...more
Anthropology as fiction is an imaginative concept, and King uses it to the fullest. I thoroughly enjoyed the exploration of foreign peoples and intimate - very intimate - friendships.
Feb 06, 2015
Linda
marked it as to-read
Feb 16, 2015
Katie Kenig
marked it as to-read
Jun 08, 2015
Cathy
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Nov 14, 2015
ellen kozyra
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Apr 22, 2016
Mark
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Dec 02, 2020
Leslie
marked it as to-read
Sep 02, 2025
Kate
marked it as recommended
