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Where Things Come Back
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley, Fred Berman
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
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- Louise Hanlon
- 02-11-17
just nice
a few funny bits a few sad bits .. like a good Sunday movie 😊
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- Judith Eastaugh
- 30-04-13
You will not regret this book
I have to say that I found this book to be brilliant. It holds a certain amount of magical realism in it though there was nothing explicitly magical in it. It was just the author's way of weaving what seems to be two stories but turns out to be a whole mess of people's stories together, making each and every character wonderful and sympathetic.
The book starts brilliantly, drawing out the disappearance of Gabriel so that we can see who the characters were and how they change over the course of the novel. This book is particularly bizarre and real at the same time, with the main character constantly daydreaming about scenes that he doesn't feel comfortable himself in dealing with. (However the only thing that irked me is that when this happened, Cullen would constantly refer to himself in third person, and it got a bit tiresome after a while).
The second story seems random but it is woven together very well, leaving you very satisfied with the outcome of the book. This books is just about a good kid with a good story told remarkably well, transporting you to the places where this book takes place. Lily, Arkansas was one of my favourite things about this book, it was just told so well you believed that it existed, and these people existed and so on and so forth.
Just....read it. Please.
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- Inkish Kingdoms . com
- 08-03-17
When a curse save your life!
You can Google me for the rest of the review! I have a whole review of this book in my Blogger and Wordpress blog:
"Inkish Kingdoms"
I cannot say that I laughed with this book. I think the main event on the book is what actually sets the mood and the tone of the book (I mean that is what is supposed to happen, isn’t it?). It is just way too serious the fact that Cullen’s little brother just disappeared.
I can picture Cullen and his best friend just trying to live a normal life and move on, but how? The whole situation just becomes absurd at some point, not the book, but real life. How can you actually move on with your life like nothing happened? It is impossible not to give up to the pressure and to ones emotions.
The narrator was simple amazing! You can totally feel what Cullen was feeling! His fears and frustration! Even his cynicism was palpable! There is a reason why I gave 5 stars on every rate for this book!
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- FanB14
- 23-11-15
Weird and Wonderful
This is an amazing tale of brothers Cullen and Gabriel. While the town goes cukoo in search of a rare and possibly non-existent woodpecker, Gabriel goes missing. Cullen is left to spend his senior year worrying and accepting pity glances and casseroles from the townsfolk. The tone is straight forward, a little deadpan and sombre, yet humorous. The entire idea is clever and I loved it. If you choose to read it, I have to share that I believe the last sentence is one of the best in YA novels of all time. Just when you're confused and don't think Whaley can pull it off, he wraps it all up with a shocking and satisfying conclusion.
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- Brenda Denman
- 11-08-22
Brilliant!
Once started, my curiosity made me finish. The pieces came together in the most unexpected ways!
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- Narin Olankijanan
- 01-05-20
Wonderful Experience to Read this!
I just love his writing style so much that I can keep listening to it for hours and hours. I don't really know how the author did it.
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- Lynn A. D.
- 10-05-19
A good listen
This is a very well performed story about a family whose 15-year-old son disappears, as told mainly by his older brother. The reader is lead through experiences and situations in the lives of people the boys knew, and eventually learns what happened to the missing boy. It's a better story than I've made it seem, well worth the read.
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-03-17
Worst book ever!
This book epitomizes a phrase I have hated my entire life. I am ashamed to say that I cannot come up with a better way to describe this book. If you could turn the phrase "life's a bitch and then you die" into a novel, this would be the book. Full of swearwords and teenage angst, which is actually the delightful side of the book. Also filled with darkness very confused suicidal religious maniacs that taint everything good about religion. The story is depressing and strange and frustrating. The timeline is written poorly and does nothing but confuse the reader. The characters are not only flawed, but incredibly depressing. Not only do I want my money back. But I wanted to reach through the CD player and grab the authors throat and ask for the six hours of my life back. Nothing has resolution at the end. It just leaves you hanging. There are no good lessons to be learned. It is a complete waste of time! Please please do not read this book.
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- Roger D. Grape
- 23-12-12
Wonderfully Interwoven Story/Narration
What made the experience of listening to Where Things Come Back the most enjoyable?
This was a fascinating story to listen to, because there are two stories being told, which become blended together toward the end.
Have you listened to any of Josh Hurley and Fred Berman ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This was my first listen for both narrators, and they both did a great job.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-05-18
Wow!
So interesting and I never really knew where it was going or what was going to happen. Got this book for a book group I'm with. Well written book with two story lines that come together about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. I would recommend to those who like mysteries and young adult. I also liked that there were two voice actors for this story.