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Overall4 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Loved it!
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
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brilliant book & great performance
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Publisher's Summary
How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life? With the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon's attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone.
A heartfelt novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amateur Marriage and Breathing Lessons, now available as an audiobook.
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- Raewyn
- 27-12-2016
Not exactly uplifting
Could definitely identify with the frustration of waiting for Edward to settle on the perfect spot for a pee! Otherwise I didn't find the book as enjoyable as when I first read it. Very heavy going and Makin is largely very self centred.
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- serge
- 10-03-2015
Total dissapointment
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
Tried hard to get into it. Gave up half way. Still not sure what is it all about. Very dull narration, plot boring to say the least.Very dissapointed.
Would you ever listen to anything by Anne Tyler again?
No
What didn’t you like about Joe Barrett’s performance?
Terrible
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
None what so ever
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-09-2018
Superb storytelling
An extraordinary tale, with characters so authentic and relatable. Wonderful writing with Baltimore as charming and frustrating as ever.
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- Peter Corser
- 25-08-2018
Great book well performed
A great book and the performance of the reader was superb. Be nice to yourself and read it.
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- victoria
- 30-09-2016
characters
The beauty of Anne Tyler is that she writes characters that you really believe in. In this novel you don't particularly like the main character but you end up falling in love with him and with the heroine Muriel.
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- gerrard
- 07-08-2016
Human nature thru a microscope
Ann Tyler is a master at writing about the every day in a way that engages the full attention of the reader/listener .
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- Joanne
- 20-10-2015
Anne Tyler is a great writer.
Lots of lol moments and gasps which made me look slightly silly when I was walking the dog lol. My dad told me to read this and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Sheila Branch
- 07-03-2015
A life gently told
If you could sum up The Accidental Tourist in three words, what would they be?
Sensitive intelligent insightful
What other book might you compare The Accidental Tourist to, and why?
The Burgess Boys. Both explore relationships with insight.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Murial's family's Christmas dinner.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Get inside the American mind.
Any additional comments?
The book is beautifully narrated.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful