State of Wonder by Ann PatchettMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
"There was no clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it." (269)
Patchett is one of my favorite writers because she drops lines like this that carry heartfelt truths that transcend the specific narrative of the story. State of Wonder explores ethics, love, and what drives us as humans. The protagonist, Marina Singh, is on a hero's journey into the heart of the Amazon, but her return, and indeed her journey, morphs as the book progresses, making this an engaging adventure on top of a deeper character study. I do love endings that are happy, yet not ("bittersweet" doesn't really work here), but I could have done without the "comfort sex."
The moral high ground is a series of shifting tectonic plates in this novel, and that's what makes it such a wonderful read.
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