Jumper

By: Steven Gould

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye? Where would you go? What would you do

Davy can teleport. To survive, Davy must learn to use and control his power in a world that is more violent and complex than he ever imagined. But mere survival is not enough for him. Davy wants to find others like himself, others who can Jump.

©1992 Steven Gould (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"An exceptionally well-organize debut, with thoughtful ideas, a controlled plot, and characters-particularly the young protagonist-portrayed with insight and compassion." ( Kirkus)

"Gould's warm, delightful, and compulsively readable novel dispalys assured storytelling skill." ( Publishers Weekly)

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In the beginning it was a bit depressing, however after a bit the story got going and I got hooked.

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Where does Jumper rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 25% of the books I've listened to. I listen to a lot of books!

What did you like best about this story?

Good story. Well narrated.

What about Macleod Andrews’s performance did you like?

Well done! Good voice inflection. Good pace. Enjoyed it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Couldn't put it down.

Almost Perfect

Would you consider the audio edition of Jumper to be better than the print version?

I didn't read the print version so I can't compare the two.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Millie was my favorite character because I believe she really cared for Davy. She understood that revenge would not bring the healing Davy thought it would. I believe she was the only one in the book that knew what was best for Davy, even better than Davy himself.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when Davy took his father to his mother's grave and then to the rehab center. I felt sorry for Davy because of how he was hurt by his father, but I also felt sorry for his father because most likely he had also been hurt by someone just like himself growing up. If Davy isn't careful, he will become his father, because most often "we are what we know."

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reactions for me...didn't laugh or cry. But the book did give me a lot to think about.

Any additional comments?

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. My chief complaint...foul language. It just isn't necessary to make a book interesting and worth reading. I chose this book for my book club because I saw the movie based on this series.

Not that exciting

A little too much teenage problems for my taste. Not happy with a great deal of dialog. Narration was good though.

Always. a fun listen

love this. book and continue to find new things to appreciate about the story and characters.

Great story

I'm excited to see where the story goes and how close it is to Impulse, from YouTube.

An interesting listen that kept my interest

If you could sum up Jumper in three words, what would they be?

Inticing, Sci-fi, Young-adult.

What other book might you compare Jumper to and why?

I'd prefer not to compare this book to another. This book stood well on its own. An interesting take on the abused hero with a super-power motif.

What does MacLeod Andrews bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Mr Andrews IS Davy. He did just as excellent of a job of giving voice to a young, helpless boy in fear of his abusive father as he did as Davy progressed from a nervous boy on his own, to one testing his metal to a young man seizing control of his destiny. A narrator is perfect when you forget they are reading the story and just imagine you are in the character's head. Mr. Andrews did that.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Jumper: The Beginning.

Any additional comments?

A cute story of adventure. Not an epic saga into the Sci-fi realm, but a fun, light, listen that was easy to follow and enjoyable. A good beginning, teaching us the rules of the book's universe with good character development.

Older book, but new find for me.

I'm a few years late to the party, but I did enjoy this book. Very well written and performed.

Way better than the movie.

The movie is ridiculous but was still always a bit of a guilty pleasure for those rainy days when you’re home sick or something. But this is much better. I don’t want to spoil anything but there’s certain major things in the movie that don’t even exist in the book and thats a good thing.

I felt the ending was a little anti-climactic but that’s ok. It reals almost like an autobiography of a kid discovering these powers. ALot better connections between his girl and his mom and dad which made for a stronger emotional reaction from me as I read it.

Overall a good book and as I was about to review this book I saw that he has written more books in this universe and I want to check them out. I think the Universe he’s set up is great, and given his tv show IMPULSE that continued exploring this world it has a lot of potential. He’s a strong writer with good pacing so if the ideas are there Ill enjoy it.

Also the narrator was a great choice. His tone fit the book well.

Amazing

I am not a big reader, never have been, but this book is great, kept me entertained and when I finished it left me wanting more (thank god it's a series). But honestly I highly recommend, and the person reading the story I could listen to forever, and the voiceover sounded exactly the way I imagined Davy would sound lol.