Matthew Ward (6)
Auteur de The Fantastic Family Whipple
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 128
- Popularité
- #157,245
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 107
- Langues
- 6
But, general comments about the nature of the genre aside, the story was fun--certainly an imaginative storyline. (It reminded me of Lemony Snicket, with elements of books involving other hyper-contrived universes.) I'm not sure that it's appropriate for children as young as 8: skeletons found along the beach, attempted murder (and murderous clowns), carnivorous lizards, explosions and fires, abductions and kidnappings, and those sorts of plot-propellants fuel the storyline. In short, it's the type of book that seems to be written both for children and their parents. Some of the themes are heartwarming, though: striving for excellence, being different from everyone else, understanding the importance of family. The book seemed to end about five different times (in the penultimate and final chapters, though)--I suppose I was used to holding a physical book in my hands and thus knowing how close I am to the end at all times (not as easy to know with an audiobook). Ultimately, it sets up the next book in the series quite directly.
A note on the narrator: Although some of the English accents were fine, I was not convinced by the Scottish, German, Russian, South Asian, or American accents. Again, I'm new to the genre of the audiobook, so perhaps these performances were at or even above the norm--for this type of book.
Overall, I enjoyed the story--and it did make a long drive pass more quickly. I'll likely borrow a copy of the precursor (as a physical book, not audiobook), The Fantastic Family Whipple, from the local library and may even revisit this audiobook after I've read the first book in the series.… (plus d'informations)