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The Little People
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
They are citizens of our town who own property, pay taxes, and vote. They dress like us. They speak like us. They eat like us. They are two inches tall.
From Steven Millhauser, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler and one of the most imaginative and essential voices of our time, comes a fable about a race of miniature people and the way of life they have come master within our own. By turns enchanting and provocative, The Little People explores the fascination and unease the little people create in us, examines our private desire to disappear into their world, and reveals what happens when our personal and romantic lives inevitably collide.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Heather
- 01-31-21
What's the point
The author seems to be trying to make some sort of salient point, but was unable to either clearly communicate his point or to tell an even mildly entertaining story. A complete waste of time.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Brian Cannon
- 01-30-21
Describes imaginary world, no underlying plot
not exactly what I was hoping for. series of stand-alone descriptions, no real plot line.
13 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Kelly
- 02-03-21
Don’t waste your time
It had potential but instead it decided to concentrate on how a 2 inch person has sex with a full size person.
12 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-21
What was the point?
I only made it half way through expecting some sort of story line and never found one. It is a long winded imagining of tiny people living amongst humans with a bunch of random statements about what that might look like. Boring and un-engaging.
8 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Yas
- 01-31-21
Thrilling
Quite a thrill & thought provoking. The lessons are loud but not quite clear. Still they're there to be reasoned with.
8 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Stephanie King
- 02-03-21
No Pulitzer for this one.
It's like listening to someone read the detail notes for an upcoming story. Nothing about this is fleshed out just random thoughts. Really disappointing.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 02-13-21
did not like it
i dont know why but i have found the discribing of the sexual scenes repulsive!
5 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sparklecorn
- 02-09-21
Nicely done
Great way to spend an hour. The story is well written and narrated. I liked the quick story.
4 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 02-09-21
Disappointed
Struggled to finish. If this book hadn't been so short I would have given up on it. The author tried too hard.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- leighda
- 02-28-21
I dont get it
liked the idea. but it was pointless. is there a second part? did I miss something?
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Carôle
- 10-04-21
Weird and Intriguing
An anthropological narrative about a coexisting society of ‘Little People’ and ‘Normal People’, but not in the style of ‘The Borrowers’ but a mixture between those little people and the little people found in ‘Land of the Giants’ (you have to be of a certain generation to be able to relate to the comparison). Suffice to say, this is written as if this society truly exists.
It’s actually quite fascinating in a weird way, but also quite intriguing and may leave you feeling quite chilled by it all, if you further think of how vulnerable The Little People really are!
1 person found this helpful
