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Animal Dreams

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
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From Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Bean Trees, and other modern classics, Animal Dreams is a passionate and complex novel about love, forgiveness, and one woman's struggle to find her place in the world.

At the end of her rope, Codi Noline returns to her Arizona home to face her ailing father, with whom she has a difficult, distant relationship. There she meets handsome Apache trainman Loyd Peregrina, who tells her, "If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life."

Filled with lyrical writing, Native American legends, a tender love story, and Codi's quest for identity, Animal Dreams is literary fiction at its very best.

©1990 Barbara Kingsolver (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

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A Lovely Listen!

"Animal Dreams" is a long time favorite. listening to the author read it was an absolute joy. Her beautiful, melodic voice is a perfect fit I'm very pleased that she is recording her books now and I will enjoy them all over again. Not to mention her newer works, like "Unsheltered"

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Another perfect book

Absolutely love Barbra Kingsolver! I've just listened to 4 of her books and the last 2 she performed amazingly! My daughter told me about her and I'm so glad she did. They all have great stories with hints of how we are killing Mother Earth built into them in a way that even a person that thinks the earth is here for us to abuse can even sit back and say hummmm. Quote (Where do you go when you've pissed in every corner of your playground)

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Uplifting

I read this book twenty years ago and came back to it this winter. Kingsolver writes so deftly about nature, relationships, human frailty, and hope. And she does a wonderful reading here, taking her audience into Cody’s world with generous familiarity. This is a haunting, lovely story.

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Well written

I’m impressed by the way she told the story and the variety of perspectives. Great book

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It destroyed me in all the best ways.

This is a book that you Feel. I felt the culture, people, love, loss, mourning, confusion and passion. What an amazing story - a story that pulled me in. I cried a lot and I’m fine with that. It was narrated by the author- what a gift.

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Story telling at it's finest

Barbara Kingsolver is so masterful at weaving a tale and spinning out to the reader at a pace that allows one to enjoy the full beauty of the story.

Some complained about Barbara being her own narrator, but I found her voice perfect for narrating this well told story.

I am not someone who can write a detailed review of a book I just finished listening to. But I do just want to say, that if you enjoy the beauty of really good fiction, love listening to a well told story, then this book will be worth your time

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Love this book

This is my favorite book! I love the way she puts words together. I can picture Grace and the characters in the book. I almost feel like I am with Cody . It makes me laugh and cry.

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Soul Quenching

Classic Barbara Kingsolver. An all time favorite of mine - made even more brilliant by Barbara's own narration style. Her pace and poise are perfection.

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Best ever!

Kingsolver is the best narrator I've ever heard. Amazing accents and inflections. Story was fantastic. I just returned from a two week camping trip to the areas where the story takes place, and I felt like I was still there, savoring the deserts and canyons. Her love of the land and its people is evident in every chapter.

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Lovely

A beautiful tale of love, loss, belonging and finding home. A little slow at first but completely worth the investment.

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