Run by Ann Patchett

I listened to the unabridged audio version of Run by Ann Patchett and narrated by Peter Francis James. This is the first time that I've read anything (or rather listened to in this case) by Ann Patchett.

I thought that Run was well narrated by Peter Francis James. 

As far as the novel itself goes, I felt that Run was simply okay... Not great, not bad, just middle of the road. Run deals with family and politics. And making family with those that aren't related to you by blood. The characters were interesting in Run. Kenya, an 11 year old girl, was probably my favorite character in Run. She was smart, strong, fearless, and athletic! Otherwise the rest of the characters in Run didn't really stand/pop out for me.

My favorite part wasn't the novel itself, but the interview with the Ann Patchett after Run had ended. Hearing Ann Patchett's thoughts about writing and her novels was enlightening. I enjoy hearing the stories behind the writing.

The following is the publisher's summary for Run by Ann Patchett from Audible:

Since their mother's death, Tip and Teddy Doyle have been raised by their loving, possessive, and ambitious father. As the former mayor of Boston, Bernard Doyle wants to see his sons in politics, a dream the boys have never shared. But when an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an accident that involves a stranger and her child, all Bernard Doyle cares about is his ability to keep his children, all of his children, safe. 

Set over a period of 24 hours, Run takes us from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic priests in downtown Boston. It shows us how worlds of privilege and poverty can coexist only blocks apart from one another, and how family can include people you've never even met. As in her best-selling novel Bel Canto, Ann Patchett illustrates the humanity that connects disparate lives, weaving several stories into one surprising and endlessly moving narrative. Suspenseful and stunningly executed, Run is ultimately a novel about secrets, duty, responsibility, and the lengths we will go to protect our children.

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I am giving Run by Ann Patchett a rating of 3 stars out of 5 stars. Until my next post, happy reading!