A Hole in the Universe
Written by Mary McGarry Morris
Narrated by Jason Culp
4/5
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About this audiobook
Mary McGarry Morris
Mary McGarry Morris grew up in Vermont and now lives on the North Shore in Massachusetts. Her first novel, Vanished, was published in 1988 and was nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. A Dangerous Woman (1991) was chosen by Time magazine as one of the “Five Best Novels of the Year” and was made into a motion picture starring Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Gabriel Byrne. Songs in Ordinary Time (1995) was an Oprah’s Book Club selection, which propelled it to the top of the New York Times bestseller list for many weeks, and it was adapted for a TV movie starring Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges. Morris’s other highly acclaimed works include the novels Fiona Range (2000), A Hole in the Universe (2004), The Lost Mother (2005), The Last Secret (2009), and Light from a Distant Star (2011), as well as the play MTL: The Insanity File.
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Reviews for A Hole in the Universe
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The characters in this book are so real, it feels as though you know them. I listened to this story on CD. There is a lot of bad language in it, but mostly the same 4-letter word over and over, so it's not real bad. It fits the characters who use it that often and the story wouldn't be as vibrant without it. Don't let that stop you from reading this book. The author does an amazing job at making the people in the book believable with all their flaws. The range of characters is wide. I felt an array of emotions while listening, it's so true to life. There are unexpected turns in the story. You won't want to live near drug dealers or addicts after reading this. I loved this book for it's honesty and earthy reality. There are no movie stars in this book and yet it is riveting. The reader did an excellent job differentiating the characters.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I grabbed this book off the shelf, expectations not too high, and was mesmerized by the story from page 1. Gordon Loomis went to prison at the age of 18 for a crime that he didn't commit. He committed a crime but not the one he was incarcerated for. It is now 25 years later, and Gordon has been released, released into a world that is unknown and scary. Gordon's parents died while he was locked up and left him his childhood home in their will, so that's where he decides he wants to live. Unfortunately, the nice neighborhood he grew up in has deteriorated into a semi-ghetto. Drugs are sold on the street in broad daylight. The elderly lady next door remembers him and the "incident" and hates him. The 13-year-old girl across the street, Jada, has trouble written all over her but is also crying out for someone to care about her. Gordon does have people on his side: his brother and sister-in-law and a friend from the old days, Delores, but they have their own baggage and agendas. Gordon's adjustment is very difficult and very realistic. There is no happily-every-after ending, but the reader is left with the hope that Gordon will make it after some hard-learned lessons.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Story of a man who returens to his run down community after spending 25 years in prison for murder. Great characters. Well written and moving.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I listened to the audio version and was immediately caught up in the characters' voices. They each have their own almost tragically appealing qualities. The underlying emotions of the interactions, as expressed by them as their thoughts, are truly painful. I enjoyed this book and unfortunately, was being a little childlike in my wish for a "happy, happy ending." Instead, with some reflection, I think it was exactly the right ending.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I don't remember much about this book. I read it right after back surgery. I was a bit looped up on meds. What I do remember about the book, I liked...at least I think so.