Ducks, Newburyport
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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Ellyne
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Written by:
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Lucy Ellmann
About this listen
Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2019.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019.
Latticing one cherry pie after another, an Ohio housewife tries to bridge the gaps between reality and the torrent of meaningless info that is the United States of America. She worries about her children, her dead parents, African elephants, the bedroom rituals of happy couples, Weapons of Mass Destruction and how to hatch an abandoned wood pigeon egg. Is there some trick to surviving survivalists? School shootings? Medical debts? Franks 'n' beans?
A scorching indictment of America's barbarity, past and present, and a lament for the way we are sleepwalking into environmental disaster, Ducks, Newburyport is a heresy, a wonder - and a revolution in the novel.
©2019 Lucy Ellmann (P)2020 Recorded BooksCritic Reviews
"A masterpiece like no other." (Vogue)
"Full of wit and intelligence...and one of the most intriguing, charming and genuinely funny characters I have come across in recent years." (The Herald)
"In her latest novel, Lucy Ellmann doesn't just carry on as before: she doubles up, doubles down, and absolutely goes for broke. (...) Success? Failure? A triumph." (Guardian)
What listeners say about Ducks, Newburyport
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous
- 12-10-23
Exceptional narration and unique structure
The narrator Stephanie Ellyne was incredible. I consumed this as a collaborative creation - words: Lucy Ellman, performance: Stephanie Ellyne. While the novel was certainly unique, the only reason I was able to complete this single POV stream of consciousness long novel was the amazing narration. Highly recommend.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- NP
- 01-04-25
Half-way review
I love the narration - but I will be honest, this book starts getting on your nerves after about 30%. While it’s interesting to listen to the stream of consciousness ramblings, the writing style is tiring. This is not a book that we can devour in successive sittings - maybe some can, but I can’t. But it is definitely one that can be savoured occasionally. Since there is no start or finish or middle to this book, we can easily pick it up as and when possible.
Overall, it is a unique literature, but one that can be taxing on readers and listeners.
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