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Magnificent!
Great atmosphere and entertaining, the story moves without pause and is never boring. Loaded with tension and sense of foreboding, there are several places that were truly hard to read. The story surged forward with unpredictable twists and turns and kept me engrossed r...Read More
Great atmosphere and entertaining, the story moves without pause and is never boring. Loaded with tension and sense of foreboding, there are several places that were truly hard to read. The story surged forward with unpredictable twists and turns and kept me engrossed right up to the last page. Marina is a research doctor in Minnesota. A teammate, Anders, dies in the jungles of the Amazon. For some reason, her employer and secret lover, Mr. Fox, wants Marina to seek out the truth about Anders' death. She couldn't understand, why her? She has no skills in the area and knows little about the project in the Amazon. She and Anders were working together on a cholesterol drug. After getting together with Anders' grieving wife and sons, Marina feels it her duty to make the journey, even though she will once again meet her stern mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson. Swenson knows things about Marina that Marina wants to forget. Marina Singh's real exploration is her discovery of other people and of herself. This is another excellent Patchett work that will not be able to tear yourself away from.Show Less
posted by angeleyesAS on June 14, 2011
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angeleyesAS
Posted June 14, 2011
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Magnificent!
Great atmosphere and entertaining, the story moves without pause and is never boring. Loaded with tension and sense of foreboding, there are several places that were truly hard to read. The story surged forward with unpredictable twists and turns and kept me engrossed right up to the last page. Marina is a research doctor in Minnesota. A teammate, Anders, dies in the jungles of the Amazon. For some reason, her employer and secret lover, Mr. Fox, wants Marina to seek out the truth about Anders' death. She couldn't understand, why her? She has no skills in the area and knows little about the project in the Amazon. She and Anders were working together on a cholesterol drug. After getting together with Anders' grieving wife and sons, Marina feels it her duty to make the journey, even though she will once again meet her stern mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson. Swenson knows things about Marina that Marina wants to forget. Marina Singh's real exploration is her discovery of other people and of herself. This is another excellent Patchett work that will not be able to tear yourself away from.
26 out of 28 people found this review helpful.
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Couldn't put it down!
I am truly surprised by the 3 star rating on this book because I couldn't put it down! It really annoyed my family. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a book this much!
13 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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theReader278
Posted June 29, 2011
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Excellent Read
I loved reading this wonderful book! It has a story that keeps you entertained for hours.
12 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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PaulaW
Posted July 5, 2011
Best Book I've Read All Year!
I'm such a sucker for a well-written book that makes me think, and this book was all of that and then some. Read the synopsis and it sounds like a book about doctors and the Amazon and ethics; and it is. But to me, the central theme of the story is about mentors. How is it possible that our mentors and teachers keep us under their spell and eager for their approval for years after we've grown up? Or for years after we've known them for the imperfect humans they really are? Where does that pull come from? In this story, nearly every person has a mentor they are trying to understand or trying to cover for or trying to earn praise from, then I found myself falling under their spells, too. This was a very intriguing book and I recommend it to absolutely anyone who loves to read books several times to find something different each time.
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted July 20, 2011
It was just ok Just ok
If you like slow books,this is the book for you. I was never on the edge of my seat with this read. I honestly fell asleep several times while reading it. This was my first time reading her book and I was pretty much a snooze fest. I will say it was well written but Iam not sure if I would be willing to try a book from her again.
5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Colorfulknitter
Posted July 16, 2011
Another great work!
This book holds up to Ms. Patchett's high standards of acute observation of human nature. She presents ethical and moral dilemmas through the thoughts and actions of her characters. Life is never "black and white" in her stories. This story, as did "Bel Canto", repeatedly raises the question of what is the "right" thing to do. Do circumstances affect what is "right"? There are no easy answers, but we readers are improved by contemplating the questions.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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3953181
Posted June 20, 2011
Awesome book!!!
Loved this book, my first by this author and it won' t be my last. I felt like I was right there along with Marina in Brazil trying to find Anders!! When she talked about how hot it was and how many bugs there were I truly started to get hot and my skin started to crawl. You will feel like you are part of this story!!!!
5 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Dukewife
Posted June 20, 2011
Highly Recommend
Who knew a research scientist, the amazon, anaconda's, cannibals and a mysterious "fertility" drug would be that interesting! Read this book over the weekend and I just couldn't put it down. The critics were right when they praised this book.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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lioness2001
Posted June 12, 2011
Ten+Stars%21%21
This+is+truly+one+of+those+books+you+read+every+word%21+Hope+that+she+keeps+writing+books+like+these.
5 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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7488640
Posted June 4, 2011
Please read Time's review in the June 13 edition.
Time calls it repro madness, Ann Patchett's thriller imagines a utopia of fertility.
5 out of 55 people found this review helpful.
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8472678
Posted June 4, 2011
Synopsis sounds like a diferent book...
I have not read this book but i do not think it has anything to do with a kitten that is described in the synopsis. The description i have read elsewhere sounds intriguing. I think an update is needed here...
5 out of 44 people found this review helpful.
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I LOVED IT AND HATED IT
I fell in love with this book. I love Ann Patchett, Bel Canto was a masterpiece, and so was this book until the very end. I really thought the ending would be totally different and it disappointed me. I actually went back and read the ending twice just to see if I was missing something, but alas, there wasn't. Still a wonderful book and I would recommend it just for atmosphere alone.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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TLJ-VA
Posted June 13, 2011
Great book but not my favorite Ann Patchett
I've read everything she has written so was eager to try this one as soon as I could get it. Well written, original story as I'd expect. I did think some of the storyline could have been more developed, and I finished wishing there had been more of a wrap up. Overall, this book does not disappoint, though there is less danger and intrigue than the reviews I initially read led me to expect.
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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julie12332
Posted July 18, 2011
It'll do but I hope future books are better
The story was interesting and thought provoking. I think the ending was rushed ....actually the whole book was rushed. I could have stood more content and character development. Not sorry I read it but it really could have been better.
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted July 16, 2011
One of the worst books I have ever read!
If it was not a selection for my book club I would never have finished this book. The story is ridiculous, characters are mostly whiny and self-centered and the writing is unexceptional. Do not understand why other readers found the story so exciting. I couldn't wait for it to end. I also find it interesting that Ann Patchett never mentions where she found her information about the Amazon or the tribes that might inhabit it. If you want to read an exciting and incredibly interesting story about the Amazon, read River of Doubt.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 27, 2012
WHY!?
Why was this book on so many of my recommendation lists? it seemed like every where i looked this book came up as one of the best books of the year. I even read some really good reviews. So why I ask. For starters there is nothing about the writing that jumped out at me as beautiful. Then there were the characters themselves who were poorly developed. I couldnt bring myself to like any of them. I will not lie, i did not even finish this book. Maybe it is the ending that makes this story great but ive read two thirds of it and im bored to death! It drags on and on! My advice, get it from the library first before you buy it. Truly a dissapointing book!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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alwaysreadinginTX
Posted August 30, 2011
I Wonder Why Anyone Liked This Book!
Hard to give this book even one star. Even the author got bored with this story and rushed to finish it in the last ten pages. Implausible story with an ending that puts the main characters to shame. The positive reviews must have been written by the author's friends and editor. Bought this as an ebook - money and time wasted - can I get a refund?
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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9292472
Posted August 10, 2011
Wanted more
This was a good book, but I was not satisfied with the ending It didn't seem to follow with what I thouht the characters were like
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Tell-me-a-story
Posted August 9, 2011
Just OK
The writing was beautiful, but the story didn't really live up to its potential. The ending was a disappointment.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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OceanJL
Posted August 3, 2011
Fantasy not adventure?
When I read reviews about this book being based on an adventure in the Amazon, I couldn't wait to read it; however, the basis for the story is so implausible - a drug company providing a blank check to researchers for years of experimentation that they can't track - that maybe this book should be a fantasy instead of an adventure. The way everything was wrapped into a neat little bundle quickly at the end disappointed me. The characters were built up through the story gradually which kept my interest however, what happened to them - especially Anders and Easter seems pretty implausible too.
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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