The Other Audiobook

" kind of a strange book...well-written, but unsettling. "

" Terrific writing and story. Lyrical, compelling, heartbreaking. "

" I read this one 2 1/2 times. It helped me think about a difficult death...and it made me realize I could win power ball! "

" This book has a "dark" quality about a long-kept secret. The author writes with a wordy style which causes one to reach into their memory of readings from college. For example: "I have a tendency, in fact, to place events in memory while they're happening, which might be construed as detachment from experience, although in the end this simultaneity is, instead of something else, the experience I'm having." "

" Set in Seattle, about 2 friends coming of age in the 70s. Philosophical, poignant, a very worthwhile read. I was able to recognize many Seattle landmarks referenced in this novel. "

" hum. hermitism is elitist. "

" I kept getting distracted by his name dropping - although he was name dropping Seattle landmarks/neighborhoods/businesses, not people. But it was a great story. Simple plot with complex relationships, which I usually find interesting. I'm curious to hear what others think of it. "

" A well-written and engaging story about an unusual character. It really made me think about my values and my attachments. I found this one hard to put down. "

" It's rather slow, but written with Guterson's lovely attention to detail and character development. It's a book for savoring, not for whipping through. "

" I enjoy this author's writing style and I keep a dictionary handy as I learned and or was refreshed on many words. Interesting setting of the PAcific Northwest "

" If you liked his other books (Snowfall on Cedars, etc) you'll like this one, too. Great writing: Catcher in the Rye comes to Seattle, Olympic Peninsula,coming of age, friendship novel. "

" I recommend. "

" Excellent story, couldn't wait to get back to it. "

" I wish I could give this 3.5 stars but I just can't give it 4. I really liked the story, the setting and the way the story unfolds. I just needed a little more depth to the conflict resolution. A few too many questions I still want answers for. "

" Just drags along... "

" I found "the other" main character a little too far out to connect with. It does provide much food for thought, if one is patient enough to plow through. "

" I really wanted this book to be better. It was a slog the whole way through, I don't think Guterson's been able to match the quality of his early success. Disappointing that I can't recommend this book. "

" This book was different. I skimmed a lot of parts but it held my interest enough that I wanted to see how it ended. I wouldn't tell anyone to rush out and buy it though. "

" Kind of a fictional "Into the Wild", beautiful writing. "

" Not as good as Snow Falling on Cedars, but a well written story. "

" A strange book that looks at a man's journey toward death. Sad, true, moving and slightly odd. The agonies of knowing life is over, and then finding you still have more to do, more to see, more to offer. "

" sad; couldn't finish and did not grab my attention "

" Sad but really touching book by same author as Snow Falling on Cedars, beautiful writing. Somehow it ends up being uplifting at the end. "