The Bridge of San Luis Rey Audiobook

" Enjoyed much! Really liked Sam Waterston's narration. "

" It was my first Wilder book. He did a lot in very few pages. It made me return to him later, to read The Cabala. "

" Elegant, succinct, thought provoking novel. "

" It was a bit of a slow read. I didn't really enjoy the book. "

" Any spiritual quest will leave you falling into the abyss or burned at the stake. "

" Couldn't even finish. Super boring. "

" Each time I read this- it is more satisfying. "

" This was a sweet book, reminding me of my favorite, "Stones for Ibarra". I learned about the brevity of our lives, how vulnerable we are, how we rarely stop to think about the gift of our own lives, how we rarely consciously live with a higher purpose in mind.Thornton Wilder "

" A bridge collapses in Peru and five people die. This book explores their lives and times in an effort to discover why they were chosen to die that day on that bridge. It's a quick read, but interesting and thought provoking. "

" Read in prep school I think. Date read is a guess. "

" Won the Pulitzer in 1928. "

" Read it, if only for the last paragraph. "

" Spread your love and spirit! "

" Short interesting tale set in Peru in the 1700's. Following the collapse of the small footbridge, five people plummet to their deaths. A monk watching determines to find out who these people were, and why they were chosen by God(!!!) to die. "

" Such a great book! Some characters more sympathetic than others, but all their lives were cut short, and I love how Wilder tied all these characters together! "

" Simple read. Pretty enjoyable. Made me think they should really make this into a movie. Well, they have. Three times. The most recent movie had an all-star cast, but ended up being quite disappointing. "

" Thornton Wilder's classic whose subtleties and depth I'm mature enough to appreciate. I appreciate the weaving together of the lives impacted by the collapse of the bridge and the fact that some questions in life have no answers. So much material in this short novel. "

" a fascinating story, from yester year, relevant today. how do we know people? how well do we know them? how can we understand them? how best to love them? what is worthy of love? "

" this book in my top three, along with confederacy of dunces and lolita. "

" Surprisingly readable for it place in the "avoid-at-all-cost-emotional-classic" category in my brain. Very poignant, thought-provoking and yes, a little bit of a downer. I enjoyed reading it, however, and especially enjoyed the discussion at book club (so thanks, Annette). "

" Beautifully written, character-rich exploration of life and love and death. Only four stars because it was too short! (Note: It's hard to believe that Wilder was only 26 years old when he wrote this.) "

" The ending was a bit weak, but overall a pleasant read. "

" See the 13th chapter of the Book of Luke (especially verses 1-5) "

" This is one of my all-time favorite stories... "

" Very interesting book. I enjoyed the language and the form. The characters were very alive and well-developed. This would be a fun book to analyze in an English class. "

" A lot of stuff to think about. Seemed disjointed to me. Character development was so shallow that it was almost impossible to care about the characters except in an intellectual way. "

" "And at once he sacrificed everything to it, if it can be said we ever sacrifice anything save what we know we can never attain, or what some secret wisdom tells us it would be uncomfortable or saddening to possess." "

" Contrary to mose of my book group, I liked it this time around...interesting character development. "

" I'm never quite sure what to say about books like this. It's a Pulitzer Prize winner so, of course, it's very well written. Unfortunately, the story simply didn't capture my imagination. "

" A quaint little book similar to Winesburg, Ohio. 5 character driven shorties all intertwined through one event. "

" a fascinating story, from yester year, relevant today. how do we know people? how well do we know them? how can we understand them? how best to love them? what is worthy of love? "

" It was a slow starter but once it got into the lives of the characters that died crossing the bridge it was once more interesting until the end which didn't make sense to me. "

" Not quite sure how this gets on the top 100 of the 20th century list, but I'll trust the Modern Library. Wilder does manage a fresh take on love as redemption and the nature of injustice, especially for his time. And he creates some memorable characters. Gotta love Uncle Pio. "

" Pulitzers really are better than the rest "