Returning to Earth Audiobook

" I have read a handful of Harrison's work and love his wit...this book was OK....a dying mans life and effect are viewed through the eyes of those around him...a few too many characters...drags in the middle "

" This is a story about living and dying from many points of view. The Native American perspective was insightful. "

" I may have been happier with this book if I hadn't read in it short 15 minute pre-bedtime chunks. It's slow going and it took me a long time to get into it. I just didn't really care about any of the characters or narrators, though the voices were certainly distinct. Meh. "

" Highly recommend reading True North before this book. I wouldn't necessarily call this a sequel to True North but some of the characters carry over. "

" Only read about 25% of this book club book. I could not stand stream of conscience style. English teachers would love it though. "

" A lot of characters and Harrison's typical sparse writing style. I liked it,but it would take a certain kind of reader for me to recommend it to. I think fans of Bonnie Jo Campbell would like it. "

" So boring, so repetitive. The climax of the book was actually great. Emotional. Overall, not worth it-- sorry! "

" Dragged on and on "

" less funny than his other books, but still one of my favorite authors. His newest book is on Times best 100 for this year "

" Great so far... a little confusing. "

" IMHO, some of the characters in this book will live on like a ghost tapping on your subconscious mind. I am always intrigued by Mr. Harrison's development of characters that embrace Native American culture and spiritual beliefs and this book doesn't disappoint in that vein. "

" Details how different characters deal with loss (including the character who is dying). Very much a downer, and not terribly memorable. ... eh "

" Good but not great. Harrison's dialogue is wordy, and doesn't feel natural to me. "

" One of the best meditations I've found on mortality, nature, and the ethos of the best of the working class. "

" Read this for book group. I didn't like it much. "

" Book Club: first book "

" Harrison's writing is beautiful, and this was an enjoyable, quick read. Nice stuff to get your mind off the detritus in your own life, and to get you thinking about what really matters to us all in the end. "

" The simplicity and directness of this book is beautiful. "

" Brilliant, sad, and thoughtful. A heartbreaking look at the dignity one and one's loved ones exhibit at the end of life. Also has one of my favorite lines of any book ever: "Moment by moment it was lilacs." "

" A beautiful and haunting book about preparing to die. I don't cry often, and this one got me. But it also is peaceful and meditative at the same time that it's heart-wrenching. Highly recommended. "

" Liked it, but realized through this book that I'm a plot addict, and straight character books like this just don't do it for me. "

" Harrison has continued to put out one good book after another. This was very insightful. "

" My second favorite Harrison (after Dalva)... Lovely, lyrical, all-American. "

" pretty gruesome in spots, also very depressing. "

" Liked it, but realized through this book that I'm a plot addict, and straight character books like this just don't do it for me. "

" One of the best books I've read in a long time! "

" I always like the rural and wild settings in Harrison's novels, and I loved the beginning of this. Although all the characters are full and interesting and the writing is captivating, I didn't think it added up to enough of a story. "

" Great so far... a little confusing. "

" Harrison's writing is beautiful, and this was an enjoyable, quick read. Nice stuff to get your mind off the detritus in your own life, and to get you thinking about what really matters to us all in the end. "

" Honest portrayal of people dealing with life's inevitable twists and turns. "

" A passionate earthy man orchestrates his own poetic death. The first half of the book is perfect. A character named Flower is barely part of the story yet her shrewd, mystical, semi-feral lifestyle haunts my imagination. "