The Inner Circle, T.C. Boyle
The Inner Circle, T.C. Boyle
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The Inner Circle

Author: T.C. Boyle

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Unabridged: 15 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2004

Synopsis

Right on the heels of his New York Times bestselling and National Award-nominated novel, Drop City, T.C. Boyle has crafted an even more captivating tale with memorable characters and a rollicking plot that will delight both his longtime devotees and a legion of new fans. 

The Inner Circle is a love story narrated by John Milk, a virginal young man who in 1940 accepts a job as an assistant to Dr. Alfred Kinsey, a charming professor of zoology at Indiana University who has just discovered his life's true calling: sex. As a member of Kinsey's "inner circle" of researchers, Milk (and his beautiful new wife) is called on to participate in sexual experiments that become increasingly uninhibited—and problematic for his marriage. For in his later years, Kinsey (a sexual enthusiast of the first order) pushed the boundaries both personally and professionally.

About The Author

T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of over 25 books of fiction, including, After the Plague, Drop City, and The Inner Circle. Boyle received a PhD degree in nineteenth-century British literature from the University of Iowa, his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, and his BA in English and history from SUNY Potsdam.Michael Kramer is an actor, director, and narrator. He has recorded more than 100 audiobooks, as well as titles for the Library of Congress Talking Books program. Among the recognition he has garnered for his narration are AudioFile magazine’s Earphones Award and the Torgi Award. Mr. Kramer lives in Washington, DC, where he is active in the area’s theater scene, and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jmoscari on May 27, 2008

This book made me think about my sexual side in ways I never dreamed of. Boyle understands his protagonist like a true master - when John Milk is anxious about a sexual situation, I am equally nervous. What I found exceptionally impressive about this book is how well Boyle writes the erotic. Despite......more

Goodreads review by David on June 02, 2024

This is the first of T.C. Boyle's many novels that I've read - and it is nothing short of remarkable. An immensely satisfying reading experience from beginning to end.  I've read three of Boyle's collections of short stories - all of them bountiful in terms of breadth of imagination. In each volume,......more

Goodreads review by Siv30 on September 19, 2018

"המעגל הפנימי" הוא סיפור בדיוני המבוסס על אירועים אמיתיים, על מחקר עומק ועל ביוגרפיה של פרופסור אלפרד קינסי, הזואולוג ששינה את פני האנושות במחקרים שפירסם על מיניות הגבר ומיניות האישה. הסיפור נמסר בקול ראשון של עוזרו הדמיוני, ג'ון מילק, שבהיותו סטודנט, נכח בהרצאות על מין בחיי הנישואים שהעביר פרופסור ק......more

Goodreads review by Bob on March 29, 2021

3.5 Stars My GR friends might recall that I am practicing German by reading fiction in German, sometimes by German writers, sometimes by writers whose work has been translated into German. It’s usually determined by what I have my hands on since my local library has no German shelf. A few years ago,......more

Goodreads review by Janine on July 12, 2016

If you have already seen the film KINSEY, don't bother with this novel, because that's what it is, a novel, told by a fictional narrator who is not worth the imagining of. His name is John Milk and he is a research assistant on the Kinsey project, whose scientific objectivity is constantly at odds w......more

Quotes

"Kinsey is in some ways a perfect subject for this sly and intrepid novelist…while Boyle is fascinated by the zealous energy of perfectionists like Kinsey, he is at bottom a defender of romance against the tyranny of reason.” —The New York Times Book Review“The Inner Circle may draw readers because of its sexy subject matter, but they will stay for the emotional punch of Boyle’s meditations on love, marriage, and jealousy.” —The San Francisco Chronicle“Terrific…Kinsey looms as one of the most wonderfully repellent figures in recent literature, but Circle’s hero is smart, commonsensical Iris, who understands that Kinsey’s mechanistic views of sex fails to account for love, jealousy, and human nature.” —Entertainment Weekly“The Inner Circle is a harrowing depiction of how questionable are some of the consequences of sexual liberation…that the novel is a page-turner, with lots of sex in it, only serves Boyle’s purpose all the better.” —The Washington Post“Compelling and subtly humorous…a biting satire of emotional manipulation, sexual indiscretion, and scientific hubris.” —The Boston Globe"The Inner Circle never lets you tear your eyes from the page." —The Washington Post Book World

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