tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post2565142209493683810..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Audiobook Review: The One and Only IvanChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-66925845887473374992013-05-13T11:41:27.114-04:002013-05-13T11:41:27.114-04:00Hahah, awww, poor Hedwig. Books five and seven of ...Hahah, awww, poor Hedwig. Books five and seven of HP made me weep buckets. With five it was my fave character biting the dust, and with seven it was both the deaths and just HP being over.<br /><br />There just seemed to be so many long discussions about the awesomeness of zoos. I mean, it made sense in the context, but I found it puzzling.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47637963294458378442013-05-13T11:36:13.501-04:002013-05-13T11:36:13.501-04:00I've already read those books. Didn't reme...I've already read those books. Didn't remember them being SO short. haha. Anyway, that's awesome that they're so good because the books are. There's no way one of her goals wasn't tears, because dismembered gorillas? Come on. These kids will be scarred. Like with Where the Red Fern Grows. I will always remember the weeping.<br /><br />And, yes, I'm the same in movies. OH HELL NO YOU DIDN'T JUST KILL THE PUPPY.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-14579637651320131402013-05-13T11:33:39.096-04:002013-05-13T11:33:39.096-04:00Yes, it's amazing how quick those go. It almos...Yes, it's amazing how quick those go. It almost feels faster than reading the print, even though, intellectually, I know that's always faster. haha. Yeah, I feel bad, because this narrator isn't bad, but he just didn't resonate with me at all.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-41946834045573539822013-05-13T11:32:49.566-04:002013-05-13T11:32:49.566-04:00Well, it's not like I'm anti-zoo, but I do...Well, it's not like I'm anti-zoo, but I don't know. It just felt strange to me. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72739069633468567662013-05-13T11:30:05.021-04:002013-05-13T11:30:05.021-04:00I have this one, waiting to be read. I snagged it ...I have this one, waiting to be read. I snagged it because it won the gold for Newbery for 1012. Lovely review!Lyn Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471867801089862828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-62021741372695660432013-05-12T19:30:39.785-04:002013-05-12T19:30:39.785-04:00I love your last GIF! I probably won't ever re...I love your last GIF! I probably won't ever read this book, but I love your review. It's too bad that you didn't really connect with the characters, I hate when that happens. But I love that you used "anthropomorphism." Thumbs up! :) <br /><br /> Sunny @ <a href="http://blueskyshelf.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Blue Sky Bookshelf</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-83632699742879022232013-05-11T17:56:07.117-04:002013-05-11T17:56:07.117-04:00I've been curious about this on for awhile, pr...I've been curious about this on for awhile, pretty much since its pre-release date. I never thought about listening to an audio of it though. Its sounds like it's enjoyable, but sad. I'm a little put off by the animal deaths and dismemberment parts though, with a tender heart and a soft spot for furry beasts it might be too much for me.Gina @ My Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895568426820464572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-51990368927169379052013-05-11T15:14:58.688-04:002013-05-11T15:14:58.688-04:00Hmm...really glad you decided to listen to this on...Hmm...really glad you decided to listen to this one, because I think now that if and when I do pick it up, I'll go for the print. Yay for short audiobooks though! The length does make it hard to be really invested in the characters and what happens to them though. I...don't handle animal deaths well. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416898799044848769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-14908889593429849792013-05-10T20:44:43.992-04:002013-05-10T20:44:43.992-04:00Middle grade novels aren't really my thing, bu...Middle grade novels aren't really my thing, but glad you enjoyed this overall. I can definitely feel for you about keeping animals in a crappy cage and forcing them to perform - that's called ANIMAL ABUSE, y'all! Too bad the narrator didn't quite leave you impressed, too. But that gorrila GIF. <3 Nice review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-527552584549377032013-05-10T19:09:59.501-04:002013-05-10T19:09:59.501-04:00My daughter, who was 7 when she read this, didn...My daughter, who was 7 when she read this, didn't cry either. I don't know what that says. I may be raising her to be as heartless as me, though she did cry buckets last week when I read the part in Deathly Hallows where Hedwig dies. <br /><br />I didn't think the book was saying zoos were great. I thought it made the point that the wild is the best, but real zoos are doing good things to protect animals that need it. I wonder what message most kid readers are coming away with? Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-73057406756628835932013-05-10T18:16:37.678-04:002013-05-10T18:16:37.678-04:00Haha man if you want short audiobooks get Where sh...Haha man if you want short audiobooks get Where she Went and If you Stay by Gayle Forman. They were 5 hours each and I swear they felt like 30 mins. The narrators for both are great too. Anyways this one sounds super cute it's too bad it wasn't that great. Also, I'm kind of sad that books would be written to make children cry! >.< Animal death usually do get to me more than human death in books, weird eh? haha. It's like when people due in movies the theater is quiet and if a dog gets shot everyone's like AWWWWWWWW<br /><br />Why can't I ever leave a comment that stays on subject? O_O<br /><br />I kind of want to try this to hear how the narrator does the gorilla lolGisellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953187386418088952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-18616504257000283942013-05-10T18:05:26.141-04:002013-05-10T18:05:26.141-04:00I would have never thought to read this one either...I would have never thought to read this one either, but I totally agree with just listening to it since it's so short. Anything less than 5 hours is awesome because it just flies by!! Anyways, I hate it when I'm not really feeling the narrator very much. It's can really make or break a book for me. And the mall circus/zoo thing sounds totally weird. Great review chick!! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669564557768319285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-19056467873882798042013-05-10T15:01:58.521-04:002013-05-10T15:01:58.521-04:00It's too bad that you didn't like that one...It's too bad that you didn't like that one this much...I think it might be a little better in print format? I really liked the pictures too. I don't know THAT much about zoos, but I do know some of the more advanced ones are working hard to protect animals that are endangered in the wild, so that's a good thing...although obviously it's all humans' fault for screwing up their natural habitats in the first place.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567674171127124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47731637973604201972013-05-10T09:47:55.243-04:002013-05-10T09:47:55.243-04:00Thanks! I love this format that April came up with...Thanks! I love this format that April came up with, because it makes things super casual. I totally channel her. This is sort of what I sound like just talking. Terrifying though that may be. Also, mall with aquarium? That's a little odd too, but gorillas win.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-63008539051391771762013-05-10T09:44:46.845-04:002013-05-10T09:44:46.845-04:00LOL I love the tone of this review. Chicka-what, s...LOL I love the tone of this review. Chicka-what, shiz, all the gems came out to play! This sounds good, but not great. I am definitely curious about these mall-zoo's that you speak of... I know in West Edmonton Mall here there is like an under water aquarium and sometimes there are flamingo's by it, but elephants and gorillas?? Weird.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714782276296445149noreply@blogger.com