Under the Whispering Door By: TJ Klune Narrated by: Kirt Graves Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 09-21-21 Language: English Publisher: Macmillan Audio One week ago, I reviewed Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. The full review on the book itself in below in the previous blog entry. What I want to talk about, shout in joy about, and generally fan girl about is how the right narrator can elevate an already great book. Kirk Graves is a narrator that I first encountered last year. The voices are distinct for each character. I found Hugo's voice to be comforting as the character is. Wallace's voice undergoes an evolution as does his character. Nelson is my guy. Who could not love a man who takes nothing seriously even death. Each voice, each situation, each emotion are rendered in wonderful detail. I described Under the Whispering Door as outrageously good. With Kirk Graves narration, the book becomes outrageously excellent. I have added it to my best books ( both the audio and e-book versions) of 2021 list. I received this audio title from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Under the Whispering Door is outrageously good. It is excellent and rich and wonderful. In a year that seems to be headed down the drain, TJ Klune's book is a much needed dose of love. Holy crap this book is good.
Wallace is a bastard. He is a lawyer who only sees the bottom line of his partnership and not the people around him. He is divorced because he chose to work over his wife. He blames others for any mistakes because it cannot possibly be his fault. And then Wallace is dead. Death is not quite what Wallace thought it would be. Honestly he probably never thought about it. He finds himself in the care of Mei, a Reaper. She takes him to meet Hugo, the ferryman who lives under the whispering door. So begins a journey that explores grief, life, and why we live. I cannot do this book justice because I do not possess the vocabulary necessary. All the characters in this book are well written. I have added it to my best books of 2021 list. I received this title from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book, wow, this book blew me away. I am not sure I would have had the same reaction to the print version. Dion Graham's narration made an incredible difference to me. I have rarely had an audiobook that immersed me so completely in its world. This was an incredible book. It all begins with a shooting. It seems to be a story that we're all familiar with, police shooting an unarmed man. But as the book goes on it becomes so much more. The point where the book turns was a huge surprise. I seriously did not expect "that." The narrator was fantastic. When he was doing a woman's voice I wasn't thinking this is a man doing a woman's voice I was thinking this is a woman's voice. And the same thing when he did the man men's voices or the child's voice. His accents were wonderful. But just the way he tells the story he's not reading it he's telling it. Really incredible I'm definitely going to be looking into him more for future books Spoiler: I didn't understand some of the Multiverse stuff but the explanation of photons was better than my high school chemistry teacher. |
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