The Animals, Christian Kiefer
The Animals, Christian Kiefer
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The Animals

Author: Christian Kiefer

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/23/2015


Synopsis

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Amazon and the San Francisco ChronicleLonglisted for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere (Foreign Authors)“[A] galloping great read... [a] genuine work of art.” —Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page review Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals unable to survive in the wild—raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them. He hopes to marry the local vet and live out a quiet life, until a childhood friend is released from prison and threatens to reveal Bill’s darkest secrets. Suddenly forced to confront his criminal past, Bill battles fiercely to preserve both the shelter and his hard-won new identity. Alternating between the past and the present, The Animals builds powerfully toward the revelation of Bill’s defining betrayal—and the drastic lengths he’ll go to in order to escape the consequences.

About Christian Kiefer

Christian Kiefer has a PhD in American literature from the University of California-Davis and directs the low-residency MFA at Ashland University. The author of The Animals and The Infinite Tides, he lives with his family in Placer County, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill on June 14, 2016

In the devastating first pages of The Animals, we meet the quintessential likable character – Bill Reed, a sensitive loner who devotes his life to caring for gravely injured or mangled animals in the isolated Idaho backlands. He’s everyone’s idea of a hero: saving animal lives, keeping company with......more

There's nothing better than a book that surprises you. When I started reading this I was sort of in a phase where I was over books about guys having feelings about things and not doing much. I wanted aliens is basically what I was trying to say. But The Animals roped me right back into literary fict......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 05, 2015

I'm wavering between 2 and 3 stars for this one, but will err on the side of "liked it". It's a good enough story. I think I just found the main character, Bill/Nat, too passive. Yes, he's got baggage from his childhood, but I was annoyed with his attitude of just wanting everything bad to go away.......more