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Gail Grainne

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Past Midnight Audiolibro Por Mara Purnhagen arte de portada

Have already recommended book; will buy sequel

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-21-14

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This is my first book in the young adult fiction (YAF) genre since I was a YA myself, in the previous millennium. I'd bought the book in a recent Audible sale from a restricted list of titles. I hadn't read the description closely, and didn't realize its intended audience before starting the book. Even after recognizing the genre a few minutes into the book, I willingly finished it. Because this is my only adult experience with a YAF book I can't compare it to other contemporary works in the genre, but I liked _Past Midnight_ from both my perspective as an adult and what I would have liked when I was about 14-16 years old. In my opinion, Audible's placement of this book in its "Ages 11-13" sub-category is inaccurate.

The main character, Charlotte Silver, is extremely likeable. Her character is well developed: insightful about other people and about life in general, with growing awareness of self. The secondary characters also are highly likeable, especially Charlotte's sister and close friends.

The plot will appeal to many of the YAs who like novels that incorporate the paranormal. As a critical thinker, I liked the way the book handles this topic because Charlotte examines the paranormal and what she thinks and feels about it. (The parent characters are legitimate researchers [psychologists] and producers of television documentaries about the paranormal.) To me (as an adult), the plot gets thin and, frankly, trite at the end. Even so, I think YA intended readers would not find the ending off-putting.

FORMAT: I *listened* to this book and very much liked the performer's voice--both overall and as the authentic-sounding voice of Charlotte. The latter is especially important because _Past Midnight_ is written as a first-person narrative. I can't say, one way or the other, whether I'd have liked this book as much had I initially encountered it in its print form. Comparison is impossible, of course, unless someone invents a way to un-listen to a completed audiobook.

OVERALL: I very much liked the insights on life and the sense of humor with which Purnhagen endows Charlotte--so much so that I hated to say good-bye to Charlotte and I looked at Purnhagen's bibliography to see if she has written a sequel. She has, and I will buy the _One Hundred Candles_ audiobook, even though it has a different performer (Erin Farris) than _Past Midnight_ (Tara Sands).

I enjoyed _Past Midnight_ so much that I have already recommended it to two friends: a fifteen-year-old neighbor, and a professor of English whose area of scholarly expertise is young adult fiction. Neither recommendation is one I made lightly!

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles Audiolibro Por Agatha Christie arte de portada

atrocious Poirot accent ruins listening experience

Total
2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-09-14

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Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is a tour de force, in terms of both the story and her charming introduction of Poirot as a character. Unfortunately, my entire listening experience was tedium and downright irritation because of Thorn's over-the-top, and frequently unintelligible, accent for Poirot. (Think of Peter Sellers' accent for Inspector Clouseau––but without the comic appeal.)

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