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The Shipping News (Audio Cassette) (Abridged)
The Shipping News - Audio Cassette - Abridged
Author: E. Annie Proulx, Robert Joy (Narrator)
E. Annie Proulx focuses on a Newfoundland fishing town in a tale about a third-rate newspaperman and the women in his life -- his elderly aunt and two young daughters -- who decide to resettle in their ancestral seaside home. The transformation each of the character undergoes following move is profound. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times mag...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671521318
ISBN-10: 0671521314
Publication Date: 3/1/1995
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Audioworks
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed The Shipping News (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on + 15 more book reviews
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I was eager to begin this book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1994, and the National Book Award, 1993. Fifteen minutes into it, it seemed to be headed somewhere I didn't want to go, so I abandoned the listening of it. Had I known it had been made into an R rated movie, I might have been forewarned.

Not my cup of tea.
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reviewed The Shipping News (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on + 14 more book reviews
The Shipping News is a lovely book. This is an abridged recording that lasts 4.5 hours but it done extremely well.
reviewed The Shipping News (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on
I think this author's work is very lyrical and best experienced aloud - perfect for an audiobook. Very interesting, quirky characters and a realistic plot. If you saw the movie, don't judge it by that; the movie was horrible.
SuzanneB avatar reviewed The Shipping News (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on
Very different! Held my interest!


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