The Man in the Empty Boat Audiobook

" You got to really like Mark Salzman ( which I do) to really enjoy the book and it fit with my middle age angst reading theme. A quick read but idiosyncratic "

" Welcome back, Mark - some of us have missed you! "

" This is one of my favorite authors, and I think this might be his most revealing, sad book yet. I just wish it didn't take so long between books! If you're thinking of reading his books, start with "Iron and Silk." "

" I loved this book! Salzman is an excellent writer of fiction so I hope he gets back to that, but this was a great interlude about his struggles with grief and anxiety, told with humor and grace. "

" Easy reading, smooth writing. A memoir that shows how a writer reaches a philosophy of life - man is an empty boat rocked, nudged, and moved by cosmic forces outside of his control. "

" I'm so glad to finally have more from Mark Salzman. This thin volume is thoughtful and full of humor. It's been a long time since I've seen a writer write so eloquently of writer's block. Much tragedy in this ultimately hope-filled book. "

" I enjoyed the large number (relative to the size of the book)of good and noble people in this book. An overall inspiring read. "

" I have read other books by Mark Salzman and like his experience with Asian culture. This is a memoir. I enjoyed the insights he gains from the perspective of Eastern meditation. "

" Really not as good as the talk it was based on. "

" Fuuunnyy.... grasshopper! Good book with some awesome insight to anxiety, love, family and relationships in general. Glad I read this. "

" If you have read Mark's other books some of this book's content you already know. If you haven't read any of his books I don't think this is the one to start with. "

" Engaging, at times laugh-out-loud funny, and well-written. Though I don't agree with all of the author's conclusions about life, his journey to arrive at those conclusions always kept my interest. His novel Lying Awake, to my mind, is his masterpiece. "

" Here Mark Salzman is not the fresh college graduate in China but a grown man with a wife, two daughters, writer's block, and a mess of anxieties. By the end, he's learned some things about how to face life. I liked spending time with him. "