
Borne
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Narrated by:
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Bahni Turpin
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By:
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Jeff VanderMeer
In Borne, a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city half destroyed by drought and conflict. The city is dangerous, littered with discarded experiments from the Company - a biotech firm now derelict - and punished by the unpredictable predations of a giant bear. Rachel ekes out an existence in the shelter of a run-down sanctuary she shares with her partner, Wick, who deals his own homegrown psychoactive biotech.
One day, Rachel finds Borne during a scavenging mission and takes him home. Borne as salvage is little more than a green lump - plant or animal? - but exudes a strange charisma. Borne reminds Rachel of the marine life from the island nation of her birth, now lost to rising seas. There is an attachment she resents: in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet, against her instincts - and definitely against Wick's wishes - Rachel keeps Borne. She cannot help herself. Borne, learning to speak, learning about the world, is fun to be with, and in a world so broken that innocence is a precious thing. For Borne makes Rachel see beauty in the desolation around her. She begins to feel a protectiveness she can ill afford.
"He was born, but I had borne him."
But as Borne grows, he begins to threaten the balance of power in the city and to put the security of her sanctuary with Wick at risk. For the Company, it seems, may not be truly dead, and new enemies are creeping in. What Borne will lay bare to Rachel as he changes is how precarious her existence has been, and how dependent on subterfuge and secrets. In the aftermath, nothing may ever be the same.
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As for the rest of the novel it is interesting, but Vandermeer keeps the pace a bit too brisk at times. I would have welcomed more time spent on Rachel exploring the city, with or without Borne, but instead we get told a lot more about the city than we are shown, which is limiting. Suspicions that this was written ultimately for the screen are confirmed in the Acknowledgements when the author thanks Hollywood producer Scott Rudin for his input and creativity. Why sell people just a movie when you can sell them a pseudo-novel and a movie ticket down the line?
Decent book, awful narration
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Something Different for Dystopian Lit.
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I don't know what to say Turpin other than she was the perfect personality that I wanted for the protagonist. I can't imagine reading it in paper and missing her performance.
Just enough mystery
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Sumptuous, beautiful, and compelling
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Bahnie Turpin continues to be one of the most spectacular narrators Audible is fortunate enough to boast. She brought Rachel and Borne to life in a way I’m convinced no one else could. If I ever read the book in print, I will hear her voice in Rachel’s thoughts and speech and in Borne’s endless questions and observations. I’m intensely curious about The Strange Bird and Dead Astronauts and can’t wait to check them out.
Extraordinary
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epic post apocalyptic fantasy
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VanderMeer at his best!
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“AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY”
Stunning
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good could've been better
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Interesting view
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