Rebecca H. (amichai) reviewed on 2/4/2009 + 368 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I gave this book a good try; I listened to four discs out of ten, but I could not like it enough to keep going after that. Partly this was because I didn't enjoy the narrator, Steven Crossley, all that much. Liking a reader's voice may just be a matter of taste, though, other listeners may be quite satisfied. For me the bigger problem with the novel is that the protagonist, David, is not especially compelling. We are given a lot of background on his loss (his mother) and his family changes, but yet I couldn't find all that much to really like about him....but maybe it is just me. After all, the book is written for readers David's age, around twelve, and I'm in my forties.... Publishers Weekly says, "Connolly echoes many great fairy tales and legends, but cleverly twists them to his own purposes."

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