Cheshire Crossing

De: Andy Weir

Narrado por: Sophie Amoss, Brittany Pressley, Kristen DiMercurio, full cast

Number-one New York Times best-selling author Andy Weir tackles what transpires after "happily ever after." What happens to Alice when she comes back from Wonderland? Wendy from Neverland? Dorothy from Oz?

The three meet here, at Cheshire Crossing - a boarding school where girls like them learn how to cope with their supernatural experiences and harness their magical world-crossing powers.

But the trio - now teenagers, who’ve had their fill of meddling authority figures - aren’t content to sit still in a classroom. Soon they’re dashing from one universe to the next, leaving havoc in their wake - and, inadvertently, bringing the Wicked Witch and Hook together in a deadly supervillain love match.

To stop them, the girls will have to draw on all of their powers...and marshal a team of unlikely allies from across the magical multiverse.

Written by the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Martian, Andy Weir, Cheshire Crossing is a funny, breakneck, boundlessly inventive journey through classic worlds as you’ve never seen them before.

Audiobook Cast of Narrators:
Sophie Amoss as Alice
Brittany Pressley as Wendy
Kristen DiMercurio as Dorothy
Rebecca Soler as Miss Poole
Lisa Flanagan as the Wicked Witch
James Monroe Iglehart as Captain Hook
Neil Hellegers as Rutherford and Smee
Sean Patrick Hopkins as Lem and the Jack of Knaves
Peter Coleman as Peter Pan
and Pete Bradbury as the Narrator

Praise for Cheshire Crossing:

“Deliciously funny . . . a shrewd and spirited adaptation that will leave audiences hoping for another installment . . . Andersen’s delightful cartoon drawing style meshes perfectly with Weir’s prose, allowing the work to broaden its appeal beyond middle graders to young adults and adults.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

©2019 Andy Weir (P)2019 Random House Audio

Fun!

Fun imaginative book! Definitely will add this to my favorites :-) easy to lose yourself in.

Funny short story

I liked the mix of characters and how each got to shine in their own way. Fun twist on classic tales.

Dramatic reading

Interesting premise with Dorthy, Alice, and Wendy traveling together to their respective fantasy lands. Peter and Captain Hook, as well as the wicked witch are included in this story.

cleverly interwoven Tales

At first I wasn't sure what I was going to think of it, but as it progressed the cleverness and Ingenuity of the writer began to shine. And the introduction of Miss Poole and her powers was a pleasant surprise.

TRY to keep up and you'll enjoy it !

Fun mash up of several Fairytales and classic fantasy tales.
Andy Wier did his research and dug deeply into his creativity to make this.

Fun Theatrical Adaptation of the Graphic Novel

This story was originally written as a 4 part comic book series, then collected and re-illustrated as a graphic novel. This production has a full cast of voice actors for all the characters, plus a narrator to bridge scenes. It's fun and funny, with lots of sly references to the original classic stories. Mary Poppins is a major character as well, although for copyright reasons they had to change her name to Mrs. Pool. There is a delicious mash-up of the fantasy realms, as the girls travel to each other's magical lands, inadvertently allowing both good and bad guys to also cross worlds, resulting in glorious mayhem. I was thoroughly charmed and entertained.

Creative

Throwing the characters and their worlds together, this was entertaining and imaginative. The cast performance was great.

Cute fanfic

I listened to this while reading the graphic novel which I recommend. This is cute fanfiction of several children's stories and you can tell Weir is having a lot of fun.

Great concept mediocre execution

I’m a little disappointed by this, I have so far enjoyed Andy Weir’s writing. This is just a bit childish. Novels for children don’t necessarily have to be ‘childish’, they can still be written in a way for adults to enjoy. There are some adult jokes in it, which just makes it even more confusing. It just felt all wrong. No good character build up, superficial storyline etc. It just felt like naming a bunch of characters, it wasn’t very clever. Shame! A missed opportunity

Unfinished!

This was a great work, but it ended very abruptly and feels very unfinished. Would have liked to see the next part included before release.