Christie Bogle

A perfect reader for a new Neverland

Revisado: 12-18-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I had already read this novella and reviewed it as follows:

Second Star finds Neverland in chaos. But Neverland, as I perceived it, represents what happens when our childhood -- and our childhood stories-- fracture and break down. We love our stories but they are problematic. Like Moore's Neverland, they are at risk to disappear because they do not map with changing generations, and rightly so. Moore takes Wendy and Peter through a dissociation narrative and helps all of us, with Wendy, to reintegrate: Wendy --into an independent mind and the readers-- into a new, healthier path forward from a beloved story.

Then I previewed the audiobook. I am a regular audio book user; sometimes the reader does a story justice and sometimes they interfere.

In this case, the narrator, Rachel V. White, was a perfect match for this story. The voice was a credible approach to a London accent, albeit modern for the setting. Her character representations were smoothly transitioned so that I was undistracted by any specific character. The story was brought to life by a voice perfectly matched to represent a teen Wendy with appropriate teen angst and sass without losing the propriety of this traditional character.

In short, I loved it. I had to listen three times to be sure. I think I’ll go listen one more time just to firm up my opinion.

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