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World of Wonders
- In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
- By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 421
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 346
From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction - a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting approach to a nonfiction book...
- By Fact addict on 01-25-21
- World of Wonders
- In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
- By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
not my taste
Reviewed: 07-19-22
sorry, I found it a little insipid. The reader's high pitched, sing-songy voice didn't help
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Homo Irrealis
- Essays
- By: André Aciman
- Narrated by: André Aciman, Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
New York Times best-selling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name André Aciman returns to the essay form in Homo Irrealis to explore what the present tense means to artists who cannot grasp the here and now. Irrealis is not about the present, or the past, or the future, but about what might have been but never was - but could in theory still happen. Homo Irrealis is a deep reflection of the imagination's power to shape our memories under time's seemingly intractable hold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True Aciman
- By Cheryl Holtzman on 04-15-21
- Homo Irrealis
- Essays
- By: André Aciman
- Narrated by: André Aciman, Edoardo Ballerini
Banal
Reviewed: 04-19-22
I didn't finish, but started at least each chapter. Self-absorbed, superficial musings. This is not an inspirational, life-affirming journey.
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,101
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,015
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,981
Among the most celebrated and beloved novels of 2021, Anthony Doerr’s gorgeous third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope—and a book. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr has created a magnificent tapestry of times and places that reflects our vast interconnectedness—with other species, with each other, with those who lived before us, and with those who will be here after we’re gone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Academic Snobbery
- By TVR on 10-03-21
- Cloud Cuckoo Land
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
Not for everyone
Reviewed: 11-04-21
This tale took non-linear story telling to a new and unfortunate level. Like flipping through TV stations, interspersed with commercials, and finally even in the middle of sentences. I ended up with a mish-mash storyline, details and plots lost between the dizzying transitions, and a mounting frustration. Not engaging, not interesting, and certainly not an enjoyable read.
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Less
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,870
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,033
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,032
You are a failed novelist about to turn 50. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: Your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes - it would be too awkward - and you can't say no - it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world. Question: How do you arrange to skip town? Answer: You accept them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Endearing, funny, but sometimes overly clever
- By Lili on 07-30-17
- Less
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
masterfully written, funny, insightful, smart
Reviewed: 09-08-18
so great to read beautifully thought-out prose, examining aging and life underlined with comedy and mystery.
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