White Apples, Jonathan Carroll
White Apples, Jonathan Carroll
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White Apples

Author: Jonathan Carroll

Narrator: David de Vries

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2025


Synopsis

Vincent Ettrich is a charming carefree man who discovers he has recently died but been mysteriously resurrected. As he tries to piece together the circumstances of his death and the reason for his return, he learns his resurrection is not just a second chance at life but also a pivotal event in a cosmic battle.Vincent's lover, Isabelle, plays a crucial role in this mystery. She is pregnant with their child, who is destined to be a key figure in this vast struggle. Their child, however, will only survive if Vincent can protect the delicate balance between life and death. This responsibility forces him to confront his past, his relationships, and the metaphysical forces that govern the universe.As Vincent uncovers the truth about his resurrection, he encounters a series of enigmatic characters and surreal events that challenge his understanding of reality. The novel delves deeply into themes of love, fate, and the cyclical nature of existence, all while maintaining a dreamlike and haunting atmosphere.

About Jonathan Carroll

Jonathan Caroll’s novel The Wooden Sea was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2001. He is the author of such acclaimed novels as White Apples, The Land of Laughs, The Marriage of Sticks, and Bones of the Moon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on January 01, 2021

Loving every minute of this. JC never disappoints and is always over the top creative. White apples. Numen-flows. Some seriously strange cultural mishappenings: Q: There's an amazing restaurant called Peasant's Food where you sit at hand-carved wooden tables and drink hot peppery borscht. (c) How do yo......more

Goodreads review by Ali on April 14, 2025

I absolutely despised the main characters: Isabelle is the type of woman who will misunderstand a single sentence, make up an image of reality around it, and then act on it refusing to explain anything; Vincent is a guy with two semi-interesting qualities: his improbable luck and ability to win over......more

Goodreads review by lentasa on March 19, 2023

Moje drugie spotkanie z tym autorem i nie zawiodłem się. Jedno jest pewne tu nie ma logiki a chaos nie jest regularny, przewidywalny. A z chaosu powstał Slayer :-)......more

Goodreads review by Galen on November 17, 2025

White Apples by Jonathan Carroll Review by Galen Weitkamp As every being contributes the pieces of its’ being to the cosmic mosaic and each continually tinkers with their arrangement, so chaos defaces their art and threatens universal disorder. What can a single human do save the universe? Probably not......more

Goodreads review by Cliff on April 25, 2016

Jonathan Carroll has done another turn at Magic Realism here, and turned it pretty well. Here is a story of someone sent back from death to the living, to accomplish a mission they do not understand on behalf of someone who has not even been born yet. It's the sort of thing Neil Gaiman would write (i......more