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So far, this has been my favorite holiday themed read (or listen in this case) since the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-A-Thon began on November 6th. The abridgment for both books was well done, but the narration for both books was just okay... I think better narrators for both books could have been used instead of using Jennifer Beals & Carol Higgins Clark.
The storylines were flushed out pretty well and centered around Christmas. I liked that both stories contained some element of suspense to them. And I enjoyed most of the characters for the most part. Of course, the endings to both books were predictably happy ones! But I guess that's what one would expect for a holiday themed read, right?
The following is a book summary from the Barnes & Noble website:
TWO DELIGHTFUL AUDIOBOOKS FROM AMERICA'S QUEEN OF SUSPENSE
SILENT NIGHT read by Jennifer Beals
Written with warmth, yet set against a background of menacing suspense, Silent Night sings with the spirit of the season, celebrating the mysteries of faith renewed and faith rewarded that we honor every holiday season.
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT read by Carol Higgins ClarkI'm giving The Night Collection: Silent Night & All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark a rating of 7 stars out of 10 stars!! Until my next post, happy reading!!
A desperate mother. Her missing child. A stolen chalice. Two of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, Alvirah, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband, Willy, are caught up in a Christmas mystery that calls on all of Alvirahs' deductive powers -- as well as Willy's world class common sense.
Looks like some good holiday reads, hope you're having a good readathon. I like a little suspense mixed in with my holiday reads occasionally so this looks pretty good!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm having fun with the holidays titles I'm reading for the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-A-Thon!! I've managed to read 5 of the 7 titles I've chosen for this read-a-thon so far and am hoping to finish strong!!
DeleteI love listening to audiobooks, especially during my long commutes. It's very rare when I listen/read any Christmas book. They don't call my attention, but when I do read them...I find myself liking them. I haven't read anything by Mary Higgins Clark. Maybe I'll try this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and visiting my blog!! I'm glad that I've met another audiobook lover too!! I've listened to many audiobooks the past couple years. They're a lot of fun to listen to.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I used to not like audiobooks. I thought that it was cheating to listen to books instead of reading them. However, audiobooks are awesome since they challenge another skill: listening.
DeleteYou know, I did a post titled "Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?" because I'm sure there are people think they do count as reading and others that do not. Here's a link to the post on the topic:
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You're right audiobooks do bring on a new skill set of listening!! How one assimilates something via reading vs. listening is completely different as you already mentioned. Plus, I like the idea of being read to for a couple of reasons: I can easily listen to the audiobook while commuting, eating, and other simple tasks + being read to sort of reminds me of childhood when someone would read to me, I always enjoyed story time!!
Who would have thought that listening for more than 10 minutes could be so hard! That's why I think it's very important that audiobooks have a good presentation to help the listener stay tuned the whole time.
DeletePresentation is everything to me. If I don't like the reader or the production I can't listen to the audiobook at all. Some subject matters are also more difficult to listen to. I had to stop listening to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species recently because it was too difficult to listen to the material. I think I'll have a better experience reading the book.
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