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Thursday's Child
- Narrated by: Melissa Eccleston
- Length: 6 hrs
- Categories: Teen, Literature & Fiction
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Critic Reviews
"The haunting eloquence and dreamlike weaving of the mythic and the mundane invite comparisons to the works of David Almond." (Publishers Weekly)
"Hauntingly read by Melissa Eccleston...Thursday's Child is a poignant, emotionally wrenching, highly recommended narrative." (Midwest Book Review)
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- Nina
- 06-27-06
Difficult to like
This book has a good underlying narrative, but many stories have been written about the Irish pverty experience in recent years and most are better than this one.
It's very slow to get anything going, and I couldn't drum up much interest until over halfway thru it. Not the narrators fault. A well-constructed ending, but not much fun getting there.
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- Ann
- 01-08-12
well-written
This is the second book I have read by Sonya Hartnett. I read another of her books (in print form) and she can really write. Her books often get classified as children's books or young adult because of the age of the protagonists, but her writing is beautiful and definitely more literary.
Thursday's Child is such an original story. I loved the idea of Tin living underground and becoming like a mythical creature or animal (something other than human). I wished he was in the story a little more, because he was such an intriguing character. But there were other characters I liked and the dialogue and descriptions of rural Australia were also quite good.
Worth a listen if you like unique, well-written stories with a bit of fantasy or magical realism. The narrator has a lovely Australian accent and was a good choice for the book.
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- Dana
- 03-15-07
Very touching
This book is worth spending the evening or day listening to. I couldn't turn it off. I got my whole house clean while listening to this touching and sad story.