A Doubters Almanac, Ethan Canin
A Doubters Almanac, Ethan Canin
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A Doubter's Almanac

Author: Ethan Canin

Narrator: David Aaron Baker

Unabridged: 19 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/16/2016


Synopsis

In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the New York Times bestselling author of America America and other acclaimed works of fiction, explores the mysteries of a father, a son, and a family, as well as the nature of genius, jealousy, ambition, and love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melinda on December 21, 2015

Deliver me from art about troubled men whose genius is used as an excuse for them to be assholes.......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on November 01, 2015

This novel is extraordinary- It could win the Pulitzer Prize --it's that good - and that type of quality!! I read a lot of books - I write a lot of reviews. I lost my first review for "The Doubter's Almanac" during a new phone transfer. I lost my notes and quotes.. ( I'm sad about it), but I haven't......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on March 01, 2016

It's a sad story to begin with . Milo as a boy lives a lonely life . It's an odd family life , dysfunctional without a doubt where his parents hardly speak to him or to each. His mother sits in the kitchen with a drink in her hand and his father sits in his study or putters around the house . Milo s......more

Goodreads review by Seton on January 15, 2016

Ethan Canin is one of the best writers of our time. He has a masterful command of both style and structure, and writes with keen, intimate observation that rarely gets in the way of the plot. These gifts are on full display in "A Doubters Almanac," a multi-generational saga about a family cursed and......more

Goodreads review by Kay on March 07, 2016

I feel pretty certain this will be the most exquisite book I read in 2016. Ethan Canin's prose is stunning, and the scope of his knowledge here is really extraordinary. It's a long book, but worth every minute.......more