
Fishbowl
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Peter Berkrot
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De:
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Bradley Somer
A goldfish named Ian is falling from the 27th-floor balcony on which his fishbowl sits. He's longed for adventure, so when the opportunity arises, he escapes from his bowl, clears the balcony railing and finds himself airborne. Plummeting toward the street below, Ian witnesses the lives of the Seville on Roxy residents. There's the handsome grad student, his girlfriend, and the other woman; the construction worker who feels trapped by a secret; the building's super who feels invisible and alone; the pregnant woman on bed rest who craves a forbidden ice cream sandwich; the shut-in for whom dirty talk, and quiche, are a way of life; and home-schooled Herman, a boy who thinks he can travel through time.
Though they share time and space, they have something even more important in common: each faces a decision that will affect the course of their lives. Within the walls of the Seville are stories of love, new life, and death, of facing the ugly truth of who one has been and the beautiful truth of who one can become. Sometimes taking a risk is the only way to move forward with our lives. As Ian the goldfish knows, "An entire life devoted to a fishbowl will make one die an old fish with not one adventure had." Bradley Somer's Fishbowl is at turns funny and heartbreaking and you will, no doubt, fall in love with his unforgettable characters.
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What a fun story about life
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Top ten book
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Almost perfect!
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Quirky look at the interconnectedness of life
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I wish the author writes more books.
I liked it.
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Satisfying ending.
The link of the falling fish is adorable.
Entertaining chapter titles
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Outstanding
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Excellent. Loved it!
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The middle of this story was well written and the multi perspective very well done. I thought that the beginning and end was too much like a lecture and found it quite overkill. The narrator was very good.It was OK
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I enjoyed it. The "bunch of lonely souls in the city with interwoven stories" genre can be pretty hit and miss, but this one was very charming. He's distilled the lives of many people into snapshots, and conveyed the complexity of their lives into tiny slices of time. Also, the fish! Experiencing the world and time and emotions through the lens of a fish was unexpectedly wonderful.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I don't think the author (or the editor) talked to any actual human mother (or obgyn, for that matter) about the process of labor and delivery. Petunia's experience read like something ... well... written by someone who is trying to imagine what it's like to have a baby. There are problems so glaring that a simple wikipedia search could have cleared them up. Petunia's only purpose in this story is to be pregnant and give birth. She is literally a vessel for Herman's coming of age, so her experience should be authentic. It's not.Did Peter Berkrot do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
He's a little overly animated for my tastes, but that's splitting hairs. He's very good.Did Fishbowl inspire you to do anything?
It inspired me to write this to implore all writers to learn more about labor and delivery.Any additional comments?
I enjoyed this book. Please, do not ruin it by making it into a movie.A lot to like, but Petunia
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