The Echo Maker

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

bailed

Could not get into this book by one of my favorite authors. Can‘t do dark right now. Maybe I‘ll try again when my heart is lighter.

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

pick

I finished this a few weeks ago and never posted. It took me a while to digest. At times it made me unbelievably depressed but I also couldn't stop reading. I think he went a little far in giving his character a rare neurological syndrome and having had his dad die of an incredibly rare condition... But be that as it may. I'd like to try something else by Powers.

SamAnne This has been on my TBR list for a long time. Thanks for the review. 2y

SamAnne The Overstory is one of the best books I‘ve read in the past decade. Really enjoyed Bewilderment as well. 2y

MommyWantsToReadHerBook @SamAnne thanks for the recs. Really want to read Overstory but a bit confined to Scribd offerings 2y

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Book_Lover95

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

so-so

134 pages in, 317 pages left to go. I‘m hoping this book gets better as the patient continues to receive treatment. However I‘m having a hard time following the story line. I can‘t visualize the scenes unfolding in my mind as I read as I normally do. I do not feel any connection to any of the characters at this point. I‘ve only bailed on 4 books so far in my entire life. I‘m trying hard to finish this one out, but I‘m struggling.

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SqueakyChu

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

I‘m halfway through this book now, and things feel very unsettled. Something tells me I‘m not going to like what is ahead in this book. š§

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SqueakyChu

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

I‘m about a quarter way through this book, and I‘m not sure where it‘s taking me. I‘m going to hang in there to see if it captures my interest more. For now, I‘m just puzzled.

SqueakyChu What is interesting about this book is that it‘s about Capgras Syndrome. That‘s a condition in which an affected person believes that another significant person in the former‘s life is an identical duplicate of that significant person. This is a real thing! I had never before heard of this. (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB It sounds intriguing 3y

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SqueakyChu

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

After finishing another book by this author, I could not wait to read more works by him. I found this book in my local public library and started reading it immediately. I think this author‘s writing is beautiful. I‘m so happy I found it.

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Tamra

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers

bailed

200+ pgs in and I wasn't hooked by either the characters or the storyline. The female protagonist was flat and since she is integral, I didn't buy in. The bird & landscape descriptions were enjoyable, and I love when novels are set in rural area, esp. less well known places like NE.

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Tamra

The Echo Maker: A Novel | Richard Powers