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Title: The Outrun
Author: Amy Liptrot
Narrator: Tracy Wiles
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-01-16
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
At the age of 30, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of her life.
As she spends her mornings swimming in the bracingly cold sea, her days tracking Orkney's wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for the Merry Dancers, Amy discovers how the wild can restore life and renew hope.
Members Reviews:
I want to start over at the beginning.
I need to move to Scotland. it's settled. obviously an island. will need a snorkel
Slow to Start But Picks Up Brilliantly
What did you love best about The Outrun?
The narrator's recovery among her native Orkney islands. She made recovery a combo of hard work, being one with nature, and the healing power of the sea
What did you like best about this story?
It didn't grab me from the first - her alcoholism and downward spiral were dull and uninspiring. She told me nothing new. But her return home really picked up the pacing of the book. Counting the birds was terrific.
Which character as performed by Tracy Wiles was your favorite?
The narrator of course.
Whats the most interesting tidbit youve picked up from this book?
Life on the Orkneys. I may visit.
3.5 stars
Oh, the Merry Dancers!
There was a level of honesty reached with the writing of this memoir that must have been difficult to put to paper. That, I admire. Among the brutal honesties are details of living beauties she seeks in place of the drink. What a beautiful journey through the recovery process!
Overall, a well written and read book.
What made the experience of listening to The Outrun the most enjoyable?
Hearing about the birds on Orkney and other islands.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Outrun?
Can't think of 1.
Have you listened to any of Tracy Wiless other performances? How does this one compare?
No.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Hearing about some of Amy's experiences with depression and some of her thoughts, I can relate to.
Any additional comments?
Overall, this book is well written and read and I found her journey to becoming and remaining sober interesting, but I found it a little boring at the end and I feel awkward saying that about a story that is actually real life.
An important listen, but a little haphazard
Dealing with an addiction is no mean feat, it's an illness as Amy Liptrot explains in this memoir where she battles alcoholism. Some of the incidents are truly horrifying, not because of what she does to herself, but more so what the illness does to her and as a result her life spirals downwards. And while that part I can truly engage with, the random long explanations about her newfound passions for astronomy, sea and bird life seems to go off in a tangent.
You can definitely recognise her addictive personality manifesting in new hobbies, and obsessing in the same way. And at least that's healthier, but as a reader, I seemed to lose concentration on her rural lifestyle. Very good insight into mental health and addiction though.