Ann Patchett
Hardcover | Pages: 353 pages Rating: 3.87 | 160373 Users | 16178 Reviews
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| Original Title: | State of Wonder |
| ISBN: | 0062049801 (ISBN13: 9780062049803) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Dr. Marina Singh, Dr. Annick Swenson, Dr. Anders Eckman |
| Setting: | Amazon Rainforest Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2012), Audie Award for Literary Fiction (2012), Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Favorite Book (2011) |
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As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness.Identify Out Of Books State of Wonder
| Title | : | State of Wonder |
| Author | : | Ann Patchett |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 353 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published May 3rd 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Book Club. Literary Fiction. Adult Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 160373 Users | 16178 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books State of Wonder
Alas, I did not reach a state of wonder reading this. I would say I was in State(s) of: Interest, Appreciation, Mild Irritation, Interest Modified by Moments of Irritation, Shock, and then Milder Shock that dwindled into a State of General Annoyance, which would possibly make it the longest book title in history.A super-summary: Although she trained as an OB/GYN doctor, Marina is working in service of evil a pharmaceutical drug researcher who has studied cholesterol for the past seven years withWARNING: SPOILERS PRESENT!When everyone was in about second grade, their teacher taught them about how each butterfly was once an entirely alternative being called a caterpillar. She also must have thrown in the term "cocoon" while you were thinking about how mean the cockney in front of you was for stealing your colorful eraser. Nevertheless, most everyone conceived the concept that there were two inseparable stages to a butterfly's life, two states completely indistinguishable from one
Yes! Totally agree.
3.5 stars! I was enthralled with this story. Yet, Its a good thing I'm writing this review 'now' --because the more I think about the details of the 'entire' story iself, my review could get get lower and lower. I was going to give it 4 stars (some inconsistencies going on in this novel), Yet, this was also a compulsively readable book! Have you ever read a book that you loved 'while' reading it...yet, the more you started thinking about the absurdity of the storyline....you found yourself
I wont give too much detail; you need to read this spoiler free. Its deliciously gloomy and atmospheric, a dark adventure with Hitchcock style suspense. Youd expect a fearless heroine in a novel like this; instead you get Dr. Marina Singh, a neurotic woman with a really bad case of low self-esteem quite content with her life as a pharmacologist. That is till her boss & lover Mr. Fox (exactly the kind of ass insecure women go for) bullies her into taking on the quest of finding a missing
Thanks, Sydni!
My all-encompassing love for Ann Patchett is not a secret. She is my absolute favorite living author and I own every single one of her books. (Side note: remember that time she came to Chattanooga and I couldn't afford to go to the signing - still bitter about that). I've been anxiously waiting on the release State of Wonder for a while now, so when TLC gave me the opportunity to review, you know I was all over it. The day it came in the mail I called Luke at work because I was so excited. And
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