Brian McSweeney

Magnificent depiction of a young teen autistic.

Revisado: 11-15-23

If you are close to autism like I am, the parent of an autistic, be ready for an atmospheric river of tears, of both sadness and joy.
The writing is excellent and the audio narration a tour de force. (distinct character voices, matched the age of protagonist, emotional expressiveness off the charts!) I couldn't put this book down (turn it off). Sally Pla, the author had me hooked so deeply rooting for young Maudie to make it through her awful family circumstances. The father/daughter relationship was exquisitely depicted as well as the harrowing mother and stepfather antagonists. Truly a Hero's Journey--Maudie's empowerment through surfing with her champion Mentor! A lot to learn about autism in this story as the author takes us deeply inside the mind, body, and spirit of Maudie. By the end you will be part of the small surfing community that embraces, supports, and is deeply touched by this extraordinary autistic and her loving Dad.

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Unique High School Romance Hooks You

Revisado: 10-23-23

I discovered Zenn Diagram after googling novels and math. I'm looking for comparables to my own novel,
Alexandra's A-Game, about a nonspeaking, age 14, autistic math whiz. I'm a high school math and special ed teacher and father of a nonspeaking autistic son, age 22. Eva's superpower was an imaginative leap and I could relate to Zenn because my mom was alcoholic. I admit the audio voice was grating at first and the Christian family not my thing, but the magic and intrigue of Eva's psychic ability, the chemistry of Eva and Zenn, and the clever plot twists kept me listening. I'm not a romance genre reader but I got hooked on this romance due to the uniqueness of the character's personalities and their chemistry.

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Superlative dystopian novel

Revisado: 06-29-23

Great world building. Deep ideas. Super heroine. Excellent plot. I want to read more about the people of the Silos.

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Superb depiction of a young autistic

Revisado: 09-16-22

I am the parent of an autistic and a special education teacher. I have also written a novel with autistic characters. Ginny Moon is one of the best and most unique autistic characters I have come across. The plot was intensely gripping, the irony and black humor superb!

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Great Oral Rendition of Frost's Dialogue Poems

Revisado: 08-09-17

What made the experience of listening to The Early Poetry of Robert Frost, Volume III the most enjoyable?

This reciter has great discrimination between male and female characters and his emotional tone nails it. My hobby is memorizing and reciting great poetry and this is a fantastic model to work from.

What did you like best about this story?

Great diction, captured nuances of New England accent

What does Robert Bethune bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Poetry truly comes alive when it is spoken and this is spoken with great feeling

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Essential New England Character.

Any additional comments?

So Happy this exists!

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