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State of Wonder
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Patchett, Ann
Pagingirl
, January 01, 2012
This book is set deep in the Amazon jungle. The main character, Dr. Marina Singh, is a research scientist with a Minnesota pharmaceutical company that has already spent a fortune on developing a new drug. Marina is sent down to search for Dr. Swenson, (Marina's former mentor/teacher at John Hopkins). Dr. Swenson is studying a group of natives in the jungle & leads the research for the new drug. The pharmaceutical company needs answers from her; but she is nearly impossible to contact. Marina's research partner, Anders Eckman, died before he completed the same mission of getting answers on the research; leaving behind at home, his wife and children. It all becomes more involved as Marina lives among the natives and becomes involved with the researchers developing the drug. I found State of Wonder impossible to set down. It left me feeling like I myself had traveled to the jungle. A wonderful read.
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Carnival Wolves
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Peter Rock
Pagingirl
, October 17, 2010
Interesting, but rather creepy to me. I had trouble connecting the different characters to the main character at times. The ending was a surprise, but not a pleasant one.
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