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Noughts and Crosses
- Noughts and Crosses 1
- Narrated by: Nina Sosanya & Nigel Greaves
- Series: Noughts and Crosses (abridged), Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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- ChasN
- 22-10-06
Great Read
This was a good book that was excellently transposed to an audio book by using 2 readers. Highly recommended for teenagers and adults alike.
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- Hannah
- 23-03-08
Awesome
Never before has a book made such a powerful impression on me. This book is literally without fault and should be made compulsary reading for absolutely everyone. The ending is so moving that I cried out load and no book has ever done that to me before. Seriously it is that good, I defy anyone not to be moved by this awesome masterpiece.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-12-20
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I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Although the story is really different from the BBC TV series. Thank you to the narrators you did a great job😊
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- Sharon
- 14-05-20
Brillant audio story
couldn't stop listening to it, full of tears, happiness, anger. Malorie Blackman is a brilliant author., she really draws you into the story.
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- Sister
- 22-04-20
Great read during Lockdown! easy to engage with
loved it! well written and thoroughly engaging! Does the film no justice. The book is far more engaging than the BBC drama.
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- Anne
- 22-03-20
The story was great but...
The story was great but it didn’t follow the book at all many parts were skipped of added in...
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- Mrs. L. Lawson
- 19-08-19
Initiate class
This was true love against all the add in a culture of class division. One of the best i read for a long time.
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- MarkE
- 17-02-18
Thought provoking for young people
Really enjoyed this good book that my daughter is studying at school. Lots of insight into how people end up making good and bad decisions in the face of social mores.
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- S
- 12-10-17
Othello Absent
Many thoughts, observations and questions to interest anyone with an open mind. On a cheeky note and given that all things in the 0X0 world are essentially the same as ours - Inversion and State brutalism notwithstanding - I bet the pejorative for Crosses makes Macbeth an 'interesting' watch.
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- Aleks
- 20-03-17
Nice to have 2 people read...
just as the story is retold by two characters it was great to have to people read it...
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- Karyn
- 13-05-07
Compelling teen reading
This was my daughter`s favorite book when she was 13. I enjoyed listening to it - the actors are talented and the story moves quickly, if occasionally predictably. Some of the themes are more suited for older teens, but my kids were fine with them. I recommend this for kids 12-15.
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- Eaglesfan
- 04-11-16
GREAT BOOK
This was a very extent rich book it had a few plot lines that all link at the end it starts slow stick with it IS GETS GREAT