Comments on: State of Wonder, Ann Patchett

By: Nadia Santos

Nadia Santos — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:08:00 +0000

This is a great novel--very character driven, but with a beautiful and significant plot as well. I can't recommend it enough. Congratulations to Ann Patchett, you've written a beautiful book. Nadia View this site for Atlantic Highlands NJ Maid Service visit site

By: Orange Reading: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett | Iris on Books

Orange Reading: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett | Iris on Books — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:14:05 +0000

[…] only real problem I had with this novel is something Jenny mentioned in her post too: the portrayal of the Lakashi in the novel. This tribe is described as a group, often functioning […]

By: Care

Care — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:31:48 +0000

I liked Bel Canto but it was years ago. Perhaps I’ve avoided State of Wonder precisely because the title is ineffectual.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:42:56 +0000

I thought the writing in Bel Canto was very pretty, but I was so angry with the assumptions behind it. Read my review of it before you try it again, and see if you don’t smell what I’m cooking.

I recently read a wonderfully plotty science-fiction book. I’m about to review it and call you out because I know you like plot in your plot. I think it’s right up your alley, even if you don’t usually read sf.

By: Kailana

Kailana — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:05:26 +0000

I am terrible with titles. When I was in university trying to decide what to call my papers was always the hardest part!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:40:30 +0000

In reply to Simcha. Mmmmm, you might be surprised about the characters. I didn't care about Marina but the people around her were interesting enough to keep me engaged. Characters are important to me too, and I have very little patience with books whose characters are unsympathetic.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:38:41 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Oh and plot is so important to me. That's a very compelling argument. Perhaps I should wait until her next book and love her in the future? But maybe she's one of those people like Tom Stoppard who has flashes of plot brilliance (like Arcadia) and then recedes into depending on her writing (which Tom Stoppard can do because he's Tom Stoppard but most people can't and shouldn't).

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:37:48 +0000

In reply to litlove. Try this. I trust Jeanne's opinion and Jeanne says this is her best book so far. I want to like Bel Canto and the others, and will probably give them another try at some point, but as this is the only Patchett book I've managed to read all the way through, I recommend this one!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:36:55 +0000

In reply to Heather. Maybe I'll give Bel Canto another try!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:36:38 +0000

In reply to Amy @ My Friend Amy. Ugh to Mumsy's description like you haven't had that same response, or ugh to Mumsy's description like that's exactly what it's like reading Ann Patchett but you are persistent and pushed through it? :p