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Kaleidoscope

By: Brian Selznick, Robert Een - music
Narrated by: Gwendoline Christie, Brian Selznick - author's note - interview
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A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each listener. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times. With music by Robert Een.

©2021 Brian Selznick (P)2021 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Book: 3 and a half stars. The story, or rather stories, are all short and different from each other, based on fantasy and almost all of them have a very sad imprint, which I actually appreciated. Some are really "weird", but the beauty is also in that. Just open your mind and your heart while reading/listening to them.

Gwendoline Christie reading the book: 10 stars. I love her, she's one of my favorite actresses, there is no person in the world who can stand up to her voice and her intensity.
Thanks Brian for choosing her.

Thanks Brian for choosing Gwendoline.

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In a single word… weird.
Not bad, just odd.
Powerful stories that ebb and flow in different directions.
100% needs another read!

Hmmm….

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Gwendoline’s voice is a dream. I could listen to her voice forever, please bring out more of her reading like this- very relaxing and calming with such emotion.

Kaleidoscope review - 5 stars

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Gwendoline Christie were fantastic as a narrator, her voice is just magical to listen to. The story was weird but in a good way. Listening to the author explain the storyline/writing process at the end really helped me to understand why it was built like it was.

Weird but in a good way

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I listened to this with no previous context and I found the whole experience so peaceful. The stories/ moments in time are whimsical and bring out the bittersweet side of grief in a way that I really appreciated. The narration is exceptional.

An unexpected beautiful experience

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