State of Wonder: A Novel
From the NYT bestselling author of Bel Canto and Run, a major and explosively ambitious new novel, set in the Amazonian jungle, both a gripping adventure story and a profound investigation of difficult human choices.
Marina Singh is a research scientist at Vogel, a pharmaceutical institute in Minnesota, inconveniently in love with her boss, Mr. Fox...show more
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I liked this more than I thought I would. The writing is spectacular. The story is interesting. There’s a lot to think deeply about.
I can’t decide on this one. The end of the book was marvelous. I could not have predicted it. However, I felt like Patchett was messing with me as large portions of the book seemed completely unnecessary to propel the plot. Patchett’s descriptive writing did make me feel as though I myself was in the Amazon. Despite the slow pace throughout much of the book, I did find myself wanting to read more. I was disappointed that the climax of the novel a...read more
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