Fishbowl

A Novel

De: Bradley Somer

Narrado por: Peter Berkrot

Duración: 8 h y 54 m

Resumen del Editor

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.

©2015 Bradley Somer (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

What a fun story about life

I loved this book. Took me a few minutes to get it and what's happening but ended up listening to it start to finish in 2 days, even while shopping. The entangled life stories of the characters was so neat and well described. And all with the fish too! I loved it!

Top ten book

Best read of the year so far. The author is a genius- don't give up on it early.

an unexpected treat of a book.

it had a little suspense, a little romance and a lot of tongue in cheek.

Excellent! Excellent! Excelent!

A very deep look into the human experience! A thinking persons book for sure. Well written, fast moving, and entertaining. I love it and hope that we get
to read more about Ian's future experiences.

Talk about a "slice of life"!!

I finished this book In one very long session. You see intensely into many apartment dwellers' lives, and every second of the book keeps you engaged. The cheating boyfriend, the transvestite, the shut-in with the interesting career, the loving grandfather, and others, all told from their own perspectives, where stories sometimes interlock. Be warned -- there are sexual situations and language, but not off-putting for a mature adult. Oh yes -- and from Ian's viewpoint as well. Ian, as you already probably have surmised, is the goldfish ...

Just plain fun

A quick read with a sense of community - fun, warmhearted and lots of very human surprises along the way.

Entertaining chapter titles

A fun read. A glimpse into many different lives that become interconnected. Very funny.
Satisfying ending.
The link of the falling fish is adorable.

Outstanding

Clever, funny, sad, happy. Wow! Really hard to put into words how enjoyable this was to listen to. I was sorry to leave the lives of these characters.

Excellent. Loved it!

I loved everything about this well-written book and the narration was an ideal match. If you are searching for a creative, intelligent, enjoyable read, this is it. The first and last chapters were particularly exquisite--excepting the classics, rare is the modern novel that exhibits writing in such fine form. THIS is storytelling and narration at their best. Kudos to the author and narrator!

It was OK

Any additional comments?

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.