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  • A Place on Earth

  • A Novel
  • By: Wendell Berry
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (324 ratings)

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A Place on Earth

By: Wendell Berry
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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The rhythms of this novel are the rhythms of the land. A Place on Earth resonates with variations played on themes of change; looping transitions from war into peace, winter into spring, browning flood destruction into greening fields, absence into presence, lost into found.
©2001 Wendell Berry (P)2008 christianaudio.com
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Great book and great reading.

This is the second Berry book narrated by Paul Michael and cannot now imagine another reader as perfectly suited to the author. And the book is powerful. Hard to leave Port William now.

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slow start but worth it

The beginning starts slowly, especially for someone who is used to thrillers and podcasts, but it is worth sticking with. Wendell Berry's writing paints vivid pictures of the Kentucky landscape, and for me it was a reminder of how things used to be in the rural landscape I grew up in that was similar. It was a reminder of how close communities once were and a source of empathy for the way our elders must feel.

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Narrator is great.

Sweet and sad and some funny stuff, and sometimes something shocking. These stories paint a great picture of what like must have been like for the people who built up our lands!
The narrator makes it so good- I don’t think I could get through this if I read it myself, or someone else read it.

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Another Port William "must read"

A great set of short stories in Port William. There are threads that run through the stories. Wonderful Berry at his best.

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Great reader, a bit of a slow start to the story

A slow start but you get pulled into the characters lives - the reader is fabulous

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Calming story about life's goings on

I loved it, but then I don't mind a slow story once in a while. The narrator was amazing, and the story is real to life.

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An all-time favorite

I didn’t think I could like anything as much as “Jayber Crow” and “Hannah Coulter”, but how Wendell Berry ties so many themes together makes this a powerful, hilarious, thought-provoking experience

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Oh my, what a great book

Not since I first read Wallace Stegner have I so enjoyed a book. I have never read Wendell Berry and someone told me this one was good. It's a gem. It's beautifully written with the kind of warmth for the characters that is easily communicated to the reader. The stories are about simple, caring, deeply humane people. And the reader! He also has a warmth in his voice, combined with his exquisite southern accents that is sustained throughout the book. If ever there was a book to listen to, this one is it. I didn't want it to end.

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Excellent book. I love this author!

He has an excellent way of worshiping the simple way of people and the Earth.

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Beautiful from start to finish

Wendell Berry’s eloquence and honesty make A Place on Earth a gift of a read.

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