The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett · 2019
Buy on AmazonA HOUSE FORMERLY OWNED BY A WEALTHY COUPLE IS PASSED DOWN TO A NEWLY RICH BUSINESSMAN AND HIS CHILDREN. HOW THE HOUSE OWNERSHIP MOVES THROUGH TIME.
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"Robin: Tom Hanks has a great voice. He did a great job. Mary: He really did. For me, personally, I have to say it’s not often that a celebrity narrator truly disappears into the book. It’s not a good thing when you hear a celebrity narrator like Tom Hanks, and the whole time all you can picture is Tom Hanks behind the mic, because then you don’t enter into the life of those characters. But when a celebrity narrator can disappear into the book, that’s when it belongs on that small shelf of truly amazing celebrity narrators. And that’s what Tom Hanks does in The Dutch House. Mary: I read an advanced reader copy of The Dutch House and I had my own voice in my head, because that’s what happens when you read it yourself. And then I thought, ‘I guess I should listen to Tom Hanks narrating it, because it’s been nominated for Audiobook of the Year.’ I sat down and listened and it was a whole other experience. There’s your personal voice in your head and then there’s how an audiobook brings a whole new way to experience a title. It’s a great book. Even if you’ve read it, go listen to it."
The 2020 Audie Awards: Audiobook of the Year · fivebooks.com
"I wept for Maeve and Danny and everyone else in "The Dutch House." It's a brilliant novel in every way."
By the Book: Gabrielle Zevin · nytimes.com