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Falling Through Stars
- Narrated by: Pam Tsujioka
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
After crashing her dogsled into the frozen river, Ts'ellbah fears something is wrong, something deeper than the inexplicable new scar over her heart. She feels like a stranger in her own skin and struggles to remember her closest friends and family. At first, her clan is relieved that she survived the accident. But on a night when red spirit lights stain the sky like blood, Ts'ellbah suffers her first violent seizure and sees a vision in which a revered elder encounters a mythical monster and dies.
When her announcement of the elder's death proves correct, many people are convinced something evil possessed her in the dark river. They believe she killed the old man and want to cast her out. Before they do, Ts'ellbah must persuade her people that their ancient enemies have indeed returned, that they are looking for something, and they'll destroy the entire clan to find it.
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- Soulimpression
- 26-02-23
Easily a 5 star listen!
The story is great! It’s a slow paced, slice of life low fantasy, so if that’s of interest to you, definitely give Falling Through Stars a listen. You won’t be disappointed! Though the pace is fairly slow, I didn’t find the story to lag at all, because the setting is excellent, the culture fascinating, the characters are so lifelike, and the mystery and intrigue of the plot really keep things moving. I’ve not read many books based on a Native American culture, and this book really shows what a wonderful culture it is. The reverence and respect for all life is truly beautiful. I loved the descriptions of daily life that really made me smile, especially the interactions of family and Ken’yu, whose antics were hilarious and reminded me so much of my own daughter and that gave me joy! There’s a small bit of romance which has all the tender sweetness as well as the uncertainty of a new and first relationship. And the tension of the possible threat from creatures of legend was perfect. All in all this is a lovely and well written story that I will definitely read again!
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- Angry Cumbrian
- 01-09-22
Far too long to complete (my fault)
It's taken me far too long to finish this audiobook and no thanks by any means to the day job, where audiobook activities have been non-existent. Additionally it isn't normally an age range I'd typically go into - but willing to give it a punt.
It it a rich book, well detailed and unusually, I increased the speed to 110% as it needed a push for my ears at least, with the narrator being the weakest point of the production.
Ts'ellbah is an interesting character, well detailed and having recently watched Prey there are numerous similarities between the woman not listened to and unfortunate events. Personally I found it over-detailed and while it may suit and appeal to a younger audience I felt it affected pacing before the key plot twists came along.
The plot twists are well structured with the personalities involved hinting at events to come. In that regard they work well and heightening the pacing as what is in shadows emerges and a suitor, and further twists and tortures to the character without giving much away as events and tensions arise.
The ending is neat and clever and naturally where the beginning plot lines and title wrap up. I expected a bit more from 'Raven' it suited the nature of the book, as did the final twist, which did well to wrap up.
It was an interesting story, with a solid character and unique, vibrant culture that worked well in the setting, and all the better for it with solid research.
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