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Narrateur(s):
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Saskia Maarleveld
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Auteur(s):
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Eleanor Catton
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Birnam Wood is on the move...
Five years ago, Mira Bunting founded a guerrilla gardening group: Birnam Wood. An undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic gathering of friends, this activist collective plants crops wherever no one will notice, on the sides of roads, in forgotten parks, and neglected backyards. For years, the group has struggled to break even. Then Mira stumbles on an answer, a way to finally set the group up for the long term: a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass, cutting off the town of Thorndike. Natural disaster has created an opportunity, a sizable farm seemingly abandoned.
But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike. Robert Lemoine, the enigmatic American billionaire, has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker - or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property. Intrigued by Mira, Birnam Wood, and their entrepreneurial spirit, he suggests they work this land. But can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust each other?
A gripping psychological thriller from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit, drama and immersion in character. A brilliantly constructed consideration of intentions, actions, and consequences, it is an unflinching examination of the human impulse to ensure our own survival.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- annette
- 2024-03-15
Started strong
Excellent performance.
The writing/story dragged about halfway and became a predictable horror story, drawing elements from pop culture and recent history that made the leaps believable.
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- TRich
- 2024-01-19
Not carton’s best
Am interesting story, but I found the characters less than believable and therefore their actions often extreme. Guess I expected more of Catton.
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- Carolyn
- 2024-02-12
A slow burn and then bang!
It was interesting from the beginning. But I wondered if this was actually something I could share with my Dark Book club from the beginning. It didn’t seem quite dark enough. Like not murdery enough, or spooky enough, or thrillery enough. UNTIL about 2/3 of the way through the book when s)$t got real. No spoilers here. But wow what an ending. I recommend.
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- Andrew MacLean
- 2023-05-22
What a great story!
It started a bit slow but I was soon very engaged. Listened to it on a Maine roadtrip and was driving slower by the end to see how it all ends!
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- ultraLimitem
- 2023-06-08
Important story with outstanding performance
This story is not only captivating and refreshing, but important. It talks mainly about deception and self-deception. The author has a unique and rich way of dissecting the characters’ minds.
The performance is brilliant, with the perfect dosage of accents and always the right intensity.
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- Janders
- 2023-11-20
the ending is intense. I like that thr author didn't sugar coat anything.
really engaging read. a bit slow to start but worth it. it's the first book where I didn't really like any of the characters but still really enjoyed the plot. I liked how the author contrasted far right and far left narratives that result in unethical behavior and actually offers suggestions for a logical middle ground all within the storyline and without preaching. great read!
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- Carol
- 2023-05-15
Compelling story
Read this book for our book club as we enjoyed Eleanor Catton’s previous book. Good character development and compelling story that held my interest to the last page - considering what happened next….
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- Todd S. Gallows
- 2023-12-05
Excellent characterization and beautiful prose.
The ending was rushed, chaotic, and sloppy. It felt like the climax of Adaptation but without the sense of irony.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2024-04-29
it was boring...
i was very disappointed with this book tho' had highly anticipated it after the wonderful Luminaries
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- Oscar
- 2024-01-24
Dull story line
Liked the actors voices but the story was hard to follow and uninteresting to me
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