There There
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Darrell Dennis
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Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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Alma Ceurvo
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Kyla Garcia
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Written by:
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Tommy Orange
About this listen
One of the 10 Best Books of the Year - The New York Times Book Review
Winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
One of the best books of the year: The Washington Post, NPR, Time, O, The Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, GQ, The Dallas Morning News, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews.
New York Times Best Seller
Tommy Orange's "groundbreaking, extraordinary" (The New York Times) There There is the "brilliant, propulsive" (People Magazine) story of 12 unforgettable characters, Urban Indians living in Oakland, California, who converge and collide on one fateful day. It's "the year's most galvanizing debut novel" (Entertainment Weekly).
As we learn the reasons that each person is attending the Big Oakland Powwow - some generous, some fearful, some joyful, some violent - momentum builds toward a shocking yet inevitable conclusion that changes everything. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life back together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honor his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and will perform in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and loss.
There There is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. It's "masterful...white-hot...devastating" (The Washington Post) at the same time as it is fierce, funny, suspenseful, thoroughly modern, and impossible to pause. Here is a voice we have never heard - a voice full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. Tommy Orange has written a stunning novel that grapples with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and profound spirituality, and with a plague of addiction, abuse, and suicide. This is the book that everyone is talking about right now, and it's destined to be a classic.
©2018 Tommy Orange (P)2018 Random House AudioWhat the critics say
"Masterful. White-hot. A devastating debut novel." (Ron Charles, The Washington Post)
"A gripping deep dive into urban indigenous community in California: an astonishing literary debut!" (Margaret Atwood, via Twitter)
"Visceral... A chronicle of domestic violence, alcoholism, addiction, and pain, the book reveals the perseverance and spirit of the characters... Unflinching candor... Highly recommended." (Library Journal)
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- Julie Campbell
- 2023-04-03
There There
Well done Tommy Orange. Amazingly written piece that educates on the widespread effects of intergenerational trauma within the American native population. A must read/listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-14
Outstanding!
What a talent, a truly great listen, I look forward to many more Tommy Orange books! #Audbile1.
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- M.C..
- 2019-07-23
A wonderful story of youth.
I love each character of this story.
And how they expressed their realities of life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-16
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I loved this book. I’m always game to try a new writer, but unless the book has been recommended, I don’t generally have much in the way of expectations. This book was tough, lyrical, engrossing, surprising and humbling. I feel privileged to be among the lucky to discover this new author early in what I’m sure will be a significant literary career.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-13
Loved it!
An amazing audiobook. The momentum really builds through it until I just could not stop listening.
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- Karen
- 2018-09-18
A Stunner!
Tommy Orange, how can this be your first book? This is an absolutely incredible debut novel. It couldn’t have come at a better time. This book needs to be read by everyone. Powerful, heartbreaking, and absolutely necessary because we cannot forget about the Native American/Canadian population who have been ripped from their lands, robbed of their culture and heritage and forced to live in ugly urban settings. They have to fight for what is rightfully theirs. Tommy Orange tells this story from 12 different voices in the most poetic, honest and brilliant way. This is one of my favourite books this year.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2021-11-23
Captivating
Follow along a flowing story that pulls you in and then lets you go. Kudos!
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- Patrick Caplan
- 2020-04-01
incredible novel by Tommy Orange
moving. inspirational. haunting. enlightening. raw. unapologetic. important.
This book was all of those things and more. I highly encourage anyone to read/listen to this book. it's intense but so worth it.i actually ended up buying a hardcopy as well after listening.
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- kate aleck
- 2019-07-15
This book brought me There! There lives in hearts.
What a wild ride it has been from there to now & it's still unfolding...
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- Rebecca
- 2019-06-22
'Pretty good'
I enjoyed parts of this novel. This book is told from numerous perspectives which, in my opinion, made it difficult to really invest in any of the characters. Additionally, the entire book felt like it was leading up to something momentous but it didn't seem to really get there.
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