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Nightcrawling
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022.
When there is no choice, all you have left to do is walk.
Kiara Johnson does not know what it is to live as a normal seventeen-year-old. With her mother in a rehab facility and an older brother who devotes his time and money to a recording studio, she fends for herself—and for nine-year-old Trevor, whose own mother is prone to disappearing for days at a time. As the landlord of their apartment block threatens to raise their rent, Kiara finds herself walking the streets after dark, determined to survive in a world that refuses to protect her.
Then one night Kiara is picked up by two police officers, and the gruesome deal she is offered in exchange for her freedom lands her at the centre of a media storm. If she agrees to testify in a grand jury trial, she could help expose the sickening corruption of a police department. But honesty comes at a price—one that could leave her family vulnerable to their retaliation, and endanger everyone she loves.
Nightcrawling is an unforgettable novel about young people navigating the darkest corners of an adult world, told with a humanity that is at once agonising and utterly mesmerising.
Critic reviews
"A soul-searching portrait of survival and hope." (Oprah Winfrey)
"Unforgettable." (Guardian)
"A magnificent debut." (Ruth Ozeki, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022)
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- Miss G Charlesworth
- 14-09-22
Amazing book
I can’t believe this wasn’t shortlisted for the booker prize.
Thought provoking, well written and extremely well performed
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- Claire
- 25-01-23
Totally absorbing listen
Living through the downwards spiral of what seems like unavoidable choices, the writing and narration kept me engrossed all the way through. Painful, enlightening and sometimes joyful but always authentic.
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- Nick Hawkes
- 23-11-22
Gritty and Powerful
A gritty and powerful read that uncovers the disadvantaged communities of Oakland and how they face oppression with fortitude and pride. Extolling the virtues that they are often labelled as lacking in.
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- JAO
- 23-11-22
Outstanding
This book is heartbreaking.
The prose is exquisite, the subject matter almost too awful to contemplate. The lightness and joy which is skilfully inserted, break up the awful truth of sexual exploitation and abuse of minors.
Despite the subject matter, the book is worth reading for so many reasons. That it was written by a 19-year-old young woman is beyond extraordinary.
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- i e matthews
- 22-06-22
A tragic but beautifully written story
The writing is lyrical in places and the story so achingly sad but you get so involved with the characters. A superb listen
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- boo65
- 08-10-22
Wonderful narration but too long
The characters were brought alive by very realistic narration but the story did lose its way about half way through (I agree with another review and could have been much shorter)
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- Miss L M Douse
- 24-12-22
Strong messages.
A great book for discussion at a book club. It really brings about key messages of our time, especially those in America.
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- Rachel OConnell
- 12-08-22
excellent book
I loved this novel. it deals with a subject we don't like to believe is happening and in a sympathetic and believable manner. I couldn't believe the author is so young! she is one to watch. a real talent. the narrator was superb too. beautiful voice. really recommend it and I'm very fussy!
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- Bob D.
- 24-10-22
Gripping but sad
I found the descriptive way this book was written made the whole story come to life. It seemed to be written from the heart and the author’s notes at the end support this.
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- Sometimes it's a Zebra 🦓
- 01-04-23
Everyone should probably read this
Firstly, the narrator was mostly fine but did tend to over annunciate a little too much for me. Good range of accents, inflection, tone, emotion etc though 👍
Re the story: I read a review on Goodreads that I fully agreed with. Mottley was only 17 when she wrote this!! 😲 I am absolutely blown away by that! Imagine being able to write a story and characters with so much depth at that age! Both the story and the characters were real, raw, flesh and blood. You believe them. You feel them. And what a story she has to tell!
However, the actual writing is a little too high school. It's all the poetic devices that they teach in school. There's just too much of it. It just seemed quite contrived and came off as trying too hard to find a simile or metaphor for every 3rd word! I'm sure these habits will fall away over time as she comes into her own.
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