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maureenmcc's review against another edition
4.0
When I checked out this ebook, I did not realize that it was 1,000 pages long, most of which consisted of a single, run-on sentence. At first I was intimidated, distracted and somewhat overwhelmed by the length and structure of the book. But I decided to stick with it, and ended up really enjoying its wit, humor, insights, critiques of our current culture, and all too relatable anxieties about life, death, motherhood, and the sometimes unfathomable cruelty of our world. It's subtly and masterfully put together; you'll be tempted to read it quickly but you need to pay attention to really put all the pieces together.
timbo001's review
4.0
Taking the form of an extended internal monologue in the mind of an Ohio woman, and interspersed with the adventures of a female mountain lion searching for her lost cubs, *Ducks, Newburyport* is one of the more challenging work of fiction I have encountered in some time.
olivianw's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Truly magnificent! I am in awe of the author, I can’t imagine how she kept track of each strand, tying them together beautifully in the end.
The way this was written made what could have been a bit of a slog for me an absolute pleasure to read. Each tangent mimicking my own mind, so I found that I could get swept alway with the narrator without much effort on my part.
As with all of the very few “long” books I’ve got through, I’ll miss this book now that I’ve finished it!
The way this was written made what could have been a bit of a slog for me an absolute pleasure to read. Each tangent mimicking my own mind, so I found that I could get swept alway with the narrator without much effort on my part.
As with all of the very few “long” books I’ve got through, I’ll miss this book now that I’ve finished it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Gun violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
catrobindawg's review against another edition
I just couldn't get into the style it is written in. I have ADHD and it's too much like the constant jargon going through my head that it was hard to differentiate between the book and my own brain
bobwoco's review against another edition
5.0
i wasn't sure how i was going to feel about this one, but overall very cathartic and moving, all the characters end up being well rounded and sketched and i care about them all, it's extremely tense at the end. i only wish the narrator cared about politics more, all those segments grated on me
ahynesa's review against another edition
5.0
Stream of consciousness, field and stream, field of dreams. The fact that I like long complicated novels. Ulysses, Remembrance of Things Past. Mommy.
I listened to this as an audiobook, all 44 hours. There were times that I wondered if I would make it all the way through. There were times I wondered about mountain lions, and how much I was willing to suspend my disbelief. There were times.
There were also times when what I was listening to was eerily too close to what was going on in my own life. The fact that I could feel my mind thinking in ways similar to the narrator. Oh, did I mention that I went to college in Ohio?
The fact that my kind of people write reviews praising this book, in the style of the book. The fact that I want to write like that too. The fact that I hope someone likes this review, decides to read the book, and then become my friend on Goodreads. The fact that I hope it's not Ronnie.
I listened to this as an audiobook, all 44 hours. There were times that I wondered if I would make it all the way through. There were times I wondered about mountain lions, and how much I was willing to suspend my disbelief. There were times.
There were also times when what I was listening to was eerily too close to what was going on in my own life. The fact that I could feel my mind thinking in ways similar to the narrator. Oh, did I mention that I went to college in Ohio?
The fact that my kind of people write reviews praising this book, in the style of the book. The fact that I want to write like that too. The fact that I hope someone likes this review, decides to read the book, and then become my friend on Goodreads. The fact that I hope it's not Ronnie.
erinsbookshelves's review
Will pick this up again later when I’m the mood to continue.
chatongriffes's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely breathtaking. I switched between the printed book and the audiobook about a third of the way and while I loved them both, the audiobook in particular just soared with all the mundane, transcendent details of daily life.
100% worth the 45 hours.
100% worth the 45 hours.