The Wolf Road
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2016
نویسنده
Amy McFaddenناشر
Recorded Books, Inc.شابک
9781501923937
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
April 18, 2016
Elka, the 17-year-old orphan who narrates this arresting, if grisly, debut from Titan Books managing editor Lewis, struggles for survival in the land once known as British Columbia, which has been laid waste by two wars that destroyed most of humankind. A stern woodsman took in Elka when she was seven. Known to her as Trapper, he’s the only parental figure she has known. On a rare visit to a distant town for supplies, Elka gets an alarmingly different picture of her protector. He’s wanted for multiple murders, in which she will soon be sought as an accomplice. Trapper’s years of tutelage have well equipped Elka with the hunting, tracking, and other skills she will need to try to elude both him and a relentless magistrate, Jennifer Lyon, who gets on his (and her) trail. But Elka is woefully ill-prepared to handle the human predators who cross her path. Lewis takes the reader on an overwhelmingly grim odyssey that highlights the striking wilderness landscape and Elka’s grit. Agent: George Lucas, Inkwell Management.
Narration Amy McFadden gives voice to Elka in this apocalyptic thriller. Elka is an uneducated, tough young woman growing up in the wild with a hunter she calls Trapper. When she discovers he's a murderer, Elka flees. But Trapper isn't about to let her go that easily. While McFadden does an excellent job projecting the story's tone of desolation and doom, she misses the essence of Elka's character. As dramatized through her words and actions, Elka is a rough, hardened, illiterate protagonist with myriad flaws and no polish. The jarring discrepancy between character and delivery constantly reminds the listener of McFadden's presence. The plot is exciting, but, sadly, the narration is lacking. J.F. � AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
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