Animal Dreams

A Novel

De: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrado por: Barbara Kingsolver

“An emotional masterpiece . . . A novel in which humor, passion, and superb prose conspire to seize a reader by the heart and by the soul.” —New York Daily News

From Barbara Kingsolver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters, a passionate and complex novel about love, forgiveness, and one woman’s struggle to find her place in the world

""Animals dream about the things they do in the daytime just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life."" So says Loyd Peregrina, a handsome Apache trainman and latter-day philosopher. But when Codi Noline returns to her hometown, Loyd's advice is painfully out of her reach. Dreamless and at the end of her rope, Codi comes back to Grace, Arizona, to confront her past and face her ailing, distant father. What she finds is a town threatened by a silent environmental catastrophe, some startling clues to her own identity, and a man whose view of the world could change the course of her life.

Blending flashbacks, dreams, and Native American legends, Animal Dreams is a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments.

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"

family and belonging

kingsolver is my favorite author. she always writes a great story. her research is always well done.

The message of letting go and of finding hope

Liked the main character’s ability to find happiness with the help of many beautifully developed characters, including a sister.

Well written

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

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.

Hope in a hopeless time

Maybe it’s what you do that makes you who you are, rather than the other way around. A story set in the ‘80s shows that feelings of despair and hopelessness are just part of the human experience. In a way, these feelings are a luxury, but they’re also a trap.

Barbara Kingsolver writes massively engaging stories, about everyday characters, that open the door to other perspectives. This book is no exception—yet it is exceptional.

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)

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.

A Complex and Sweet Story

I knew that Barbara Kingsolver was a great story teller when I listened to “The Bean Tree” (and I’ve re-listened to that story many times)!
Animal Dreams is another story that I will listen to many times. The plot, while at first seeming disjointed, is simply a matter of the author’s gift of weaving many stories together then masterfully creating one complete story!
I enjoyed this book and recommend it highly!

Loved the book

I love to hear Barbara Kingsolver’s books in her own voice. I believe We see the wonderful characters more clearly as she envisions them.