Motherless Brooklyn Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from datrappert

Some books are more about voice than plot. That is the case with Motherless Brooklyn. And for that reason, I feel fortunate to have listened to the audiobook version, which was phenomenally narrated by Geoffrey Cantor with an amazing variety of voices that made each character distinct--but most o...

from cameling

So you have an orphan with Tourette's Syndrome, not understanding his affliction and being bullied in school. He meets, with 3 other orphans, Frank Minna, a man who takes them under his wing and has them move furniture and things for him. Over time, they become a team and become known as Minna's ...

from DeltaQueen50

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem was first published in 1999. The story is told by Lionel Essrog who considers himself a private investigator. Lionel has Tourette's Syndrome, a disorder marked by tics, both physical and vocal. He is one of a group of young men who grew up in a local orphana...

from jennybeast

Great read, with language that went spinning through my head for days. Jonathan Lethem has a gift for patterning and phrase. I found some parts of the plot less than convincing, but I was happy to be along for the ride.

from lisapeet

According to an old book list, I read this in 2003. This would have been shortly after I first joined Readerville, my first (and always most beloved) foray into online book discussions-or really any kind of book discussion with a wider group of people than my own circle of friends. This was a muc...