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Six Stories
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Matt Wesolowski
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It's 1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre. Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories of the tight-knit group of friends who took that fateful trip and the flimsy testimony of those living nearby.
It's 2017. Enter elusive investigative journalist Scott King, whose podcast examinations of complicated cases have rivalled the success of Serial, with his concealed identity making him a cult Internet figure.
Featuring a full cast narration using 17 different voices!
©2017 Matt Wesolowski (P)2017 Audible, LtdListeners also enjoyed...
okay but probably should have read the book
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The story is well written, and the breaking of the fourth wall every so often gave the vibe of a real podcast, leaving the concept somewhere between a true crime show and War of the world's.
Suits the format well.
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Set as a series of podcasts this book automatically stands out as being different. Each chapter is an individual podcast looking at the events surrounding the death of Tom Jeffries at Scarclaw Fell from a different person’s perspective. You get to try to play detective to find out who did it and why.
By the end of the book I found that I had little sympathy for the victim. What comes across is the definite feeling that he was not a nice person. Not that excuses his murder or the burying of his body. Over the course of the podcasts you get to learn about the things the group got up to in the run up to that fateful night and one thing becomes evident - Tom Jeffries was a bit of a bully. I also felt that the group were not being entirely honest about what happened… but I was not sure if that was due to the time that had passed between the murder and when the podcasts were being recorded of if they were ashamed of that time and didn’t want the listener to know everything that happened. The only person you are sure is telling the whole truth is Henry Saint Clement-Ramsey who along with his friends found the body. To add to the mystery of the book you learn of old folk tales of beasts and apparitions that haunt the fell, preying on the unsuspecting people who wander at night.
I have to say that listening to the audio book really brought this story alive for me as unlike most audio books where you have just one narrator, this one had multiple narrators so you really got the feeling you were listening to the pod casts. In fact I had listened to the first five without realising how far I had got in the book. My only struggle with this was that for the final chapter I switched to the book itself. After being spoilt of having so many different people bringing the characters alive I then struggled to find a voice for the final podcast, but that’s just me. I absolutely loved this book and would heartily recommend it to anyone
Follow the clues to what happened on scarclaw fell
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The characters (past and present) sizzle throughout this wonderful tale.
The writing, the words, the atmosphere held me along the whole journey.
Yes, it left me wanting more - the author got that write too.
Matt Wesolowski weaves a world of mystery and intrigue.
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Predictable story, very well presented
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Would you try another book written by Matt Wesolowski or narrated by the narrators?
Yes. The strengths outweighed the weaknesses for me.Would you be willing to try another book from Matt Wesolowski? Why or why not?
Looks like the same question repeated here.What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Added some additional support to characterisation. The stories might well be weaker without these voices.Was Six Stories worth the listening time?
The sixth story was a disappointment. I suspect that this was almost bound to be the case so long as the writer attempted to resolve the narrative with a solution. Interestingly this is exactly what the fictional blog caster promises not to do.Any additional comments?
I suggest the author has a second stab at the final chapter but this time avoids the temptation to resolve the mystery. I'd pay to hear an alternative final chapter.best not to try to resolve the mystery ...
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Not bad, not great
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In the series premiere,he dissects the disappearance,and later discovery of ,15 year old Tom Jeffries.
A nerve wracking supernatural crime thriller
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This book was made to be an audio book.
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Six Stories
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