Ordinary Grace

De: William Kent Krueger

Narrado por: Rich Orlow

Award-winning author William Kent Krueger has gained an immense fan base for his Cork O’Connor series. In Ordinary Grace, Krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of Frank Drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood. A typical 13-year-old with a strong, loving family, Frank is devastated when a tragedy forces him to face the unthinkable - and to take on a maturity beyond his years.

©2013 William Kent Krueger (P)2013 Recorded Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Krueger aims higher and hits harder with a stand-alone novel that shares much with his other work.” ( Kirkus Reviews)

Extrodinary Novel

This book works on many levels. It is a mystery story, you won't want to put it down. Most of all Ordinary Grace is an extraordinary work of fiction. It is a coming of age story with themes of family, sorrow, justice, resiliency, forgiveness, and perhaps most of all faith.

If you like any one book of any one of the following authors I think you will like this book: John Irving, Kent Haruf, Leif Enger, Marilynne Robinson, David James Duncan.

Also, I really appreciate when audible adds the author interview after the reading, this one was interesting.

Amazingly captivating and eye-opening.

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

Transformative, gracious and enlightened.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The stuttering younger brother with his down to earth honesty and sensibility.

Which scene was your favorite?

The fathers sermon after the death of his daughter.

Any additional comments?

The reader did a magnificent job distinguishing the different characters and lending honesty to the description of people in distress and confusion without ever over dramatizing any one person or event. Well done.

It was a pleasure to listen to.

This is not your typical mystery...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, while it is not the typical mystery with the "edge of my seat" excitement, it did involve trying to figure out "who done it."

The book takes you back to a simpler time. Kids went outside and rode their bikes. They did not play video games all day.

I purchased this book just because of the author's name, I have all of his " Cork O'Connor" series and enjoyed them all.

This book entertains and that is why I buy books! Well worth the time and credit. Enjoy!

Almost perfect

This is a book that makes you want to write one of your own, based on your childhood memories. But you could never do as well as William Kent Kreuger has done here. I was completely immersed in the Minnesota landscape, I could feel the heat and the worry, and the darkness. It's not often that I cry while listening to an audio book, but I cried many times while listening to the extraordinary work.

The only nit I would pick is that it becomes almost unbelievable that the young hero is always present (through eavesdropping, or overhearing, or circumstance) in all of the key plot developments.

Go ahead, and buy this one. It's almost perfect.

I truly enjoyed

I was traveling and did not want to turn off the car. When I had too couldn’t wait to get back to this book.