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Delightful

Revisado: 08-14-21

Worth a listen even if just for the part played by the fabulous Emma Thompson.

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Intriguing story but too drawn out

Revisado: 07-01-20

I bought this title as a sci-fi first contact novel, but it took almost halfway through before there was more than just vague hinting at an alien presence. Sometimes there could be 10 minutes of explaining how the main character made a decision whether to enter a cave, and it drove me crazy. I dozed off through some of it and don’t think I missed anything of consequence. That said, I’m glad I listened to it, a very unique story.

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Ben Winters is always original

Revisado: 05-24-20

I love Ben Winters as an author. He has a very original mind. These are 3 fun short stories that riff on social isolating during the 2020 pandemic. Amazing that he and Audible could get this put together so quickly after the pandemic started.

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Beautiful and touching drama

Revisado: 12-07-19

This is one of the loveliest programs I have ever heard on Audible. The story is interesting on many levels, personal drama, politics of the times, scientific discovery, feminism. The performances are beautiful and couldn’t be better.

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Great older sci-fi

Revisado: 08-07-18

Thought provoking intelligent novel. Good performance, interesting characters. Will listen to it again as I’m sure I missed a lot the first time through.

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Intriguing and unusual

Revisado: 10-08-16

Wild nature, isolation, and troubling events on a desolate island occupied by biologists and the main character, a photographer. Seals, sea lions, whales, gulls, and an octopus are as much characters in the book as the humans. I really enjoyed this. The narration is very spare and simple, but it suits this book, I think.

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Lovely story, but . . . .

Revisado: 09-02-16

I enjoyed this story very much. The narrator was excellent, and the story of a young woman being told through the eyes of her elderly lawyer/friend, based on their written correspondence, was fresh and original. However, I cringed frequently at the racist references to non-whites. The time period was British empire during and after WWII. That doesn't excuse the racism, but may explain it

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Wonderful story

Revisado: 07-08-15

I loved everything about this book except the main character's relationship with her father. (If she hated being associated with him so much, all she had to do was change her surname. ) Other than that, I though this was a fascinating story, multilayered which is something I always enjoy. I learned about Chinese history and culture, archeology, Teilhard De Chardin, and got to enjoy a good tale about how messy, difficult, and challenging life is, yet with hope.

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Very enjoyable, but loose ends

Revisado: 08-30-07

I'm a Haruki fan, enjoyed this because of the usual juxtaposition of the ordinary and the surreal, the wonderful use of language. BUT just when I felt that I was getting to know and love the characters, the book ended. It needs a sequel.

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