Curse of the Spellmans
Izzy Spellman Series, Book 2
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
Ari Graynor's saucy reading makes a laugh-out-loud event of the Spellman family's shenanigans, as well as their management of their business, Spellman Investigations. Graynor captures the antics of wacky daughter and PI Izzy Spellman, who moves home from San Francisco. Graynor's delivery and timing are perfection when Izzy discovers a neighbor's secret room. She determines to learn more and stalks him until he gets a restraining order. Graynor's vocal personality and range capture all the family pandemonium. Her energetic and precise delivery adds to the humor as she portrays comical character sketches of family members who investigate one another, call vacations"disappearances," and insist on bedroom doors with dead bolts. Don't miss it! G.D.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
May 26, 2008
This lighthearted romp, focusing on the antics of Isabel Spellman and her family of private detectives, is delightful. There's not much vocal variation by Ari Graynor for the mystery's female characters: 30-year-old Isabel sounds exactly like her teen sister and her mother. But Graynor shines portraying some of the male characters, like Morty, the Spellmans' elderly lawyer, or Isabel's slurring, cigar-smoking roommate. Isabel digitally records conversations, and Graynor recites them back in a hilarious deadpan rendition. Lutz's first outing (The Spellman Files
) was fresh, funny and unwieldy; her plotting skills take a leap forward here, masterfully juggling several compelling mystery threads at a time. The quirky Spellman family is still fun, and Graynor's sardonic and sly delivery doesn't attempt to upstage the writing. One disappointment is that S&S didn't release an unabridged version. Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 14).
Starred review from January 14, 2008
In the two years that have passed since the action in Lutz's hit debut, The Spellman Files
(2007), zany Isabel Spellman, who works for the family PI firm in San Francisco, has become “a somewhat responsible member of society.” Unfortunately, she's also become obsessed with “Subject” (aka John Brown), a next-door neighbor who she's convinced has an evil secret she must expose, even if it means losing her PI license. Adding further hilarity is “The Stone and Spellman Show,” transcripts of recordings revealing 15-year-old sister Rae's fascination with her middle-aged “best friend,” stoic SFPD inspector Henry Stone, who endures Rae's adoration with liberal doses of Doctor Who
watching. Henry's link to the Spellman family's fortunes suggests he might be a good candidate for Isabel's “Ex-boyfriend #11” when Subject fails to make the grade. Fans of The Spellman Files
will laugh just as loudly at the comic antics chronicled in this sparkling sequel.
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