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The Woman Who Married a Cloud
- The Collected Short Stories of Jonathan Carroll
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth, Suehyla El Attar
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Summary
Thirty-eight extraordinary stories from award-winning author Jonathan Carroll.
For more than 30 years, Jonathan Carroll’s writing has defied genre conventions. Known for his novels—including The Land of Laughs, Bones of the Moon, Sleeping in Flame, and many other compelling and often surreal stories—Carroll has also created an eloquent body of short fiction. The Woman Who Married a Cloud brings his stories together for the first time. In the title story, a matchmaking effort goes awry and leads one woman to a harrowing moment of self-discovery. In "The Heidelberg Cylinder", Hell becomes so overcrowded that Satan sends some of his lost souls back to Earth. And in "Alone Alarm", a man is kidnapped by multiple versions of himself.
By turns haunting, melancholic, and enchanting, Carroll’s richly layered stories illuminate universal experiences, passions, and griefs. Described by NPR’s Alan Cheuse as "so richly imaginative, so intellectually daring," The Woman Who Married a Cloud is essential for Carroll fans and short-story lovers alike.
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- Sydney
- 04-07-13
Very enjoyable collection
A mix of of short stories from novella-length to vignettes. A bit over half of them are of a magic-realist type that are, in style, tone, and quality, exactly like a collection of good Twilight-Zone episodes. Most are melancholy or with a touch of horror, but I didn't find them depressing, more like a campfire-shiver; there's a good dose of humour as well. Interspersed with the fantasy stories are some straight stories in the same mood. Read with energy by alternating male and female readers, both of whom are excellent. One of the most enjoyable long books I've had from Audible in a while.
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- Interceptor
- 13-04-17
Wonderful stories, exceptionally read.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, because the narration is so good that it would be a great introduction to the audiobook experience, plus the stories are great.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Woman Who Married a Cloud?
The tangerine moment.
What does Robin Bloodworth and Suehyla El Attar bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Bloodworth is simply brilliant. Every nuance is perfectly captured and it all sounds so natural. Amazing performance.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. I buy short stories so that I can dip in and out whenever the fancy takes me.
Any additional comments?
This is a first class selection of fairly off-beat stories with a great deal of originality. I can't recall having come across anything similar but it certainly makes me want to read more by this author.
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- @CHESSNUT
- 23-06-14
Great Stories, Mixed Narration
This fantastic collection of short stories has two narrators, a male (Robin Bloodsworth) for stories written from the perspective of male characters, and Suehyla El Attar for female. Mr. Bloodsworth's performance is spot-on, and a joy to listen to. However, I found Ms. El Attar's voice irritating in the extreme: overly breathy and excited like someone trying to sell you something on late-night TV, and employing several grating vocal tics including extensive use of "creaky voice" (rattling your vocal chords, especially at the end of sentences) and the "California Vowel Shift", substituting one vowel sound for another instead of using standard pronunciation ("Bast Aver" = "Best Ever", "Rast" instead of "Rest", etc). It's probably my age and that I am particularly sensitive to slight variations in sounds in general, but women who speak this way all sound like teenage girls to me and I'd prefer more standard elocution.
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- Lisa
- 30-11-13
Prepare to become an anti-social traveler
Where does The Woman Who Married a Cloud rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the better short story collections - and certainly one of the best collected works of any author - on audible. I listened in the car, on the walk into town, to the grocery store, between classes, while washing dishes... you get it. These stories reminded me of what I love about the genre of magic realism, speculative fiction and contemporary fantasy: not only are Jonathan Carroll's metaphors and language gorgeous on their own, but when they separate from the "real world," you forget that it could be any other way because what is being narrated is so full of truth and beauty and momentum. The narrators also do a wonderful job, capturing pace and inflection of the characters in each story. I'm genuinely sad that it's over. Oh wait, I can listen again...
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- Pipyr
- 05-05-13
I am only a few hours in, but wanted to share!
I have only listened to a few of the stories so far, but I wanted to share my enthusiasm! So far, the stories have been delightful, interesting, and haunting and both of the narrators are nice to listen to. I will update my review when I have finished all of it, but there are no other audible reviews for this book and I don't think it's getting the credit or interest it deserves!
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- Rachel Carpenter
- 29-03-22
A Fun Listen
If you are a fan of the Land of Laughs, this might be worth checking out. There are some interesting and weird stories that, while do not reach the brilliance of Land of Laughs, get somewhere in the ballpark. The narration, for the most part, is good, except for when the male narrator does his "woman voice", which is the same for all the female characters, and makes them all sound like fragile little girls. That could use some work.
