Comments on Reading Everywhere: Audiobook Review: The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater

I loved this book. It was well written, and it isn...

2015-01-28T22:51:43.591-08:00

I loved this book. It was well written, and it isn't graphic or crude, and the characters are lovable and believable. The emotions are vivid and poignant. The only points that might be of concern are the parts that describe the deaths of the people and the attacks of the water horses. Other than that the book is great. The age group I'd say this book is best for would be 8th grade and up. This book it amazing. Read it.
Highly recommended Brick NJ maid service visit site

Seriously, I am in AWE of her talent. Regardless o...

2012-03-23T23:06:52.724-07:00

Seriously, I am in AWE of her talent. Regardless of the fact that I didn't connect with this book the way I was hoping to, I still think the writing was beautiful, and I can't believe how talented she is in her other creative pursuits, as well. Amazing!

I hear you. Well, you know, life's too short t...

2012-03-23T23:06:12.368-07:00

I hear you. Well, you know, life's too short to get hung up on books you aren't connecting with...

Thanks for the insightful comment, Katie! I think ...

2012-03-23T23:04:19.980-07:00

Thanks for the insightful comment, Katie! I think format does influence one's experience with a book. I'm not actually sure how I would have reacted to the print book in this case. I might have glazed over Puck's selfishness a bit if I were reading her voice in my head, and not minded as much. Fiona Hardingham did an exceptional job with her character, portraying Puck in a way that was true to the way the character was written, which perhaps highlighted her negative personality traits for me.

I suspect the audiobook made me more willing to stick with this book, though. The pacing is rather leisurely, and I might have lost interest, but the narrators of the audiobook were so good, they really kept me listening.

Oh, I wanted to also mention that Maggie Stiefvate...

2012-03-23T18:47:48.043-07:00

Oh, I wanted to also mention that Maggie Stiefvater basically did everything in all her book trailers. She wrote the music and did all the art for the Mercy Falls books too. In fact, I downloaded the Mp3s and put them on my iPhone because I loved the songs so much (she offers them as free downloads on her website).

Kate, you didn't like the Delirium audiobook? ...

2012-03-23T16:41:27.987-07:00

Kate, you didn't like the Delirium audiobook? Oh I LOVED the narrator. She was so convincing as Lena, I really felt like she was crying when Lena was crying. her performance elevated that book in my mind, and I even loved it before I listened to it.

But to each his own, right? Everyone and their brother loved Divergent and I could not stand it. The only reason I didn't abandon it at all was because the audiobook narrator made it more pleasant than it would have had I just read it.

I am listening to the audiobook of this one as wel...

2012-03-23T16:39:19.760-07:00

I am listening to the audiobook of this one as well and cannot connect with it at all. I am coming very close to abandoning it but I am plucking along because just about everyone on my Goodreads friends list has given it four or five stars and said it gets better halfway through. (I am halfway through and not finding it better yet.)

Even the setting I'm not feeling as much as everyone else. Yes, most people say they can't connect with the characters but loved the setting and mythology of the whole story. I can't even say I love that.

Ok - you are really helping me put together a theo...

2012-03-23T14:10:45.972-07:00

Ok - you are really helping me put together a theory hear! Exhibit A: Everyone loved Delirium; I listened to the audiobook and barely could muster up a "like" Exhibit B: I just read a review yesterday from someone who listened to the audiobook of The Fault in Our Stars and didn't really care for the book at all (which, hello, is amazing) and now Exhibit C: this post! Maybe in all 3 cases we just wouldn't have liked the book anyway, but I'm really starting to wonder how much the *format* affects the reading experience...