Abarat: Absolute Midnight

De: Clive Barker

Narrado por: Richard Ferrone

“I know that many of you here have waited years for this Hour,” Mater Motley said, using that voice that, though it was barely conversational in volume, was somehow heard everywhere. “The waiting is over. Tomorrow there will be no dawn. Only midnight, absolute and eternal.”

And so begins a new chapter in the epic story of sixteen-year-old Candy Quackenbush and her journeys through the world of the Abarat, where every hour is an island in one eternal day, and nothing is as it seems.

Candy travels through the Abarat from island to island and across the sea with an unlikely band of friends: the escaped prisoner Malingo the Geshrat, the quarrelsome John Brothers, who all share the same body but never the same opinion, and the many other colorful characters they meet along the way.

The problem is that trouble finds Candy wherever she goes. And soon she discovers a secret plot, masterminded by the diabolical Mater Motley, who is obsessed with becoming Empress of the Islands. Her method is simple. She will darken the skies, putting out the suns, moons, and stars. She will bring absolute midnight.

Good. Not Great

Where does Abarat: Absolute Midnight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would rank it high enough to make it a worthy purchase. I will listen again to the entire trilogy. It will be a good one for my kids when they are teenagers.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked Christopher Carrion in this one. He seemed much humbled by his prior experiences.

Have you listened to any of Richard Ferrone’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. I Enjoy his portrayal of characters.

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

Alice's story upside-down and much much better.

Brilliant literature

This is a brilliant book with amazing illustrations, and a first rate reader's performance. This is a book I will be rereading multiple times in the future.

Barker's DONE IT AGAIN!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes! Abarat is a journey of imagination everybody should enjoy :)

Who was your favorite character and why?

John Mischief and his brothers. He makes me laugh.

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

Great pace and suspense building, and Barker has an extensive vocabulary that Ferrone perfectly articulates.

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

I wanted to go to the Abarat because of this book, that's probably extreme.

Any additional comments?

Yea, make this into a motion picture. That would be the BEST.

Enthralling!

Although this three part series is atypical Clive Barker, the author’s talents continue to shine through each of the enigmatic characters of his well Spring of creativity. I can hardly wait for additional books in this series!

Abarat Absolute Midnight

Where does Abarat: Absolute Midnight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I have listened to all 3 Abarat books and I have loved every one of them.There is so much imagination going on in this writers mind!It does sometimes get confusing but the storyline is full of adventure,feelings and new understandings of ones place in 'his' world.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Abarat: Absolute Midnight?

Hmmn...when a head grew wings.I don't want to give away too much.

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

His reading of the story brings ecery character to life.

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

Yes,but that is impossible.

Any additional comments?

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