![]() ![]() Much of the book centers around the impact of their abandonment by their mother when he was a young boy, which we find out is closely connected to the Dutch House. We learn about his close relationship with his sister Maeve. So I can’t say what this book is like in print, but I definitely recommend the audiobook.ĭanny tells this story of his family, often jumping around in chronology. Hanks brings so much warmth and emotion to his reading, where many audiobook narrators are much more deadpan. ![]() But in this case, that was balanced out by the tremendous reading of Tom Hanks. I normally don’t like to listen to this kind of book, because I feel like I lose something by not being able to see the way Patchett uses words. It’s also, as the title suggests, a story of a house, one that brings together and breaks apart this family. This is a story that covers decades in the lives of a single family in Pennsylvania, from about the 50s to today, told through the eyes of youngest son Danny. ![]() This was only my second read by Patchett, after the excellent Commonwealth, and I was struck again by Patchett’s thoughtful development of characters and understanding of family dynamics. ![]()
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