A review by alyssajcori
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

3.0

This was a tough novel to rate! I like Ann Patchett's writing a lot and this book definitely kept my interest, however it was very out there. The premise is that a pharmaceutical company is investing in developing a fertility drug based on research on a tribe in the Amazon that is being studied by a small group of doctors. The development of the drug is taking much longer than anticipated, so our main character is sent to the Amazon to see what's going on (since the research is happening a completely remote location).

There is drama and action and mystery, and as you're reading it it all seems reasonable, but once you take a step back you think "what in the world is actually happening here?". I landed on three stars because it's well written, but a bit too fantastical for my taste for a work of literary fiction.