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“POIGNANT . . . FUNNY . . . THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST IS ONE OF HER BEST. . . . [TYLER] HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER.”
–The New York Times
Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and anything out of the ordinary. He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up-ends Macon’s insular world–and thrusts him headlong into a remarkable engagement with life.
“BITTERSWEET . . . EVOCATIVE . . . It’s easy to forget this is the warm lull of fiction; you half-expect to run into her characters at the dry cleaners . . . Tyler [is] a writer of great compassion.”
–The Boston Globe
“Tyler has given us an endlessly diverting book whose strength gathers gradually to become a genuinely thrilling one.”
–Los Angeles Times
“A DELIGHT . . . A GRACEFUL COMIC NOVEL ABOUT GETTING THROUGH LIFE.”
–The Wall Street Journal
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
such a great writer, loved this book!
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I started out lukewarm with the book because I found the main character so stuffy and unrelatable to me, but as the book continued, I found Macon Leary less annoying than endearing, less stuffy than quirky. I enjoyed the story.
Tamela R. from NORWALK, CT wrote on 2/11/2007...Great modern classic.
If you enjoyed Breathing Lessons you will enjoy this book too. It has the same quirky charm.
Gail C. (Loved this book, even better than the movie.
Better than the movie! (Though the movie was pretty great.) Ann Tyler never disappoints.
Molly C. from OREM, UT wrote on 1/8/2006...Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates to travel. He seems to never choose anything in his life, it all just falls in his lap until he decides that he needs to make a choice himself.
Classic Tyler. Meet Macon Leary, a travel write who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort and an odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a new journey, called love, arriving in the shape of a fuzzy-haired dog trainer...
Suzanne P. from CHICAGO, IL wrote on 12/28/2005...Anne Tyler writes some outlandish stories! This is one of her best.
One of Anne Tyler's best novels - I enjoyed this oh-so-much. Much better than the movie of the same name, of course.
Good book. Fun to read. A love story with quirky characters that strike familiar and sometimes uncomfortable truths with the reader.