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Audiobook review: The Graveyard Book

Posted on October 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

Title: The Graveyard Book
Author: Neil Gaiman
Narrator: Full cast recording (Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Julian Rhind-Tutt et al)
Length: 7h 47m
Format: Full length story
Age Group: 10+

This is a superb, full-cast reading that brings to life a luminous book by Neil Gaiman. It is not for the faint-of-heart though. The book starts with a murder. While the murder scene is swift and more implied than described, it is quite scary. The lone survivor, a toddler, wanders into a nearby graveyard, where he is adopted by its otherworldly inhabitants and given the name Nobody Owens, or Bod for short. And from there the tale turns into a spooky, but absolutely enthralling, coming-of-age tale. Read more…Audiobook review: The Graveyard Book

Audiobook review: Nooks and Crannies

Posted on September 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Title: Nooks and Crannies
Author: Jessica Lawson
Narrator: Susie Riddell
Length: 7h 27m
Format: Full length story
Age Group: 9+

Tabitha Crum has two great joys in her life: (1) talking to her pet mouse Pemberly, and (2) reading mystery novels featuring a wise, fictional mentor – Inspector Pensive. Otherwise, she is a lonely child, bullied at school and sadly neglected by her parents. But wait! Excitement is just around the corner. When Tabitha and five other children receive invitations to the home of a wealthy countess, Tabitha is plunged into a delicious, real-life mystery. Read more…Audiobook review: Nooks and Crannies

Audiobook review: Coraline

Posted on September 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Title: Coraline
Author: Neil Gaiman
Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Length: 3hrs 36 mins
Format: Full length story
Age Group: 10+

Neil Gaiman’s voice is perfect for narrating this slightly sinister tale about Coraline Jones. New to town and bored, Coraline goes exploring her new home on a rainy day, only to unlock a mysterious door. Like some contemporary Alice going through the looking glass, there on the other side Coraline finds a mirror-image of her world. At first things seem so much better in this new world, but soon they become very strange indeed. Read more…Audiobook review: Coraline