- Published February 2017
- 343 pages
- audio book - multiple narrators, like watching a play .... just wonderful!
- this did not appeal to all of us, possibly because we are unfamiliar with the background and history of the US
- some of us only got into the book after doing some pre-reading and looking at the places mentioned in the book - for us it was an amazing read.
- some listened to the audio book and also used the actual book as it was easier to follow the characters having the two side by side.
- this was an unusual read, and those of us that got into the book thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
Useful Links:
10 mins of reenacting the Bardo
George Saunders Website
The Death of Willie Lincoln - (40 sec)
Death of Willie Lincoln (5:48)
A Look at the Life of William Wallace Lincoln with Dr Sam Wallace - Youtube
George Saunders at the Chicago Humanities Festival (interview and reading 60mins)
Wheeler Centre - Don Watson interviewing George Saunders (1 hr - very good)
Discussion Questions - Penguin
Lit Lovers Reading Guide
We also googled Oak Hill Cemetry images.
Oak Hill Cemetery Website - The Bardo setting of the book
Oak Ridge Cemetery website - Lincoln Tomb (virtual tour of tomb)
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