
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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Narrated by:
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Renee Raudman
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Critic reviews
"Exquisite." ( The Huffington Post)
"Brilliant." ( The New York Review of Books)
"How interesting can a snail be? Entirely captivating, as it turns out. [Bailey] is a marvelous writer, and the marriage of science and poetic mysticism that characterizes this small volume is magical." ( Star Tribune)
"Renee Raudman's slow, gentle, almost hypnotic narration matches the meditative quality of this brief memoir." ( AudioFile)
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It made me feel better that I'm not the only one out there who finds snails so fascinating!
Beautiful, Magical and Informative
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Pure Fascination
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A rich, slow, informative meditation
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Great Book
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I wish I had read this book when I was initially bed bound. I was too sick to follow the plot lines of TV shows and could not read at all, so the slow-moving pace of this book would have been perfect. I would have found so much comfort and solace in it, and probably would have someone go out and get a snail for me.
It is beautifully written and poignantly relatable. I will definitely be sending it on to my other chronically ill friends.
Slow, but in a wonderfully relatable way
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Wonderful, touching, educational. A joy!
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I had a pet snail:) A beautiful large yellow aquatic snail that shared a lot of the same enjoyable traits and activities spoken about in this book. I also was bed ridden from 2007 to 2009 with the same symptoms that in 2008 was realized as Lyme disease and took a number of more years to recover from.
The narration, content, and detail of this book was very peaceful, positive and reassuring.., all carried with a tone of hopefulness.
Loved it! :)
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Extensive details of a snail
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Love at a snail's pace
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