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The Girl in Red
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
From the national best-selling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood"...about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems.
It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night: critters and coyotes, snakes and wolves. But the woman in the red jacket has no choice. Not since the Crisis came, decimated the population, and sent those who survived fleeing into quarantine camps that serve as breeding grounds for death, destruction, and disease. She is just a woman trying not to get killed in a world that doesn't look anything like the one she grew up in, the one that was perfectly sane and normal and boring until three months ago.
There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. Sometimes, there are men. Men with dark desires, weak wills, and evil intents. Men in uniform with classified information, deadly secrets, and unforgiving orders. And sometimes, just sometimes, there's something worse than all of the horrible people and vicious beasts combined.
Red doesn't like to think of herself as a killer, but she isn't about to let herself get eaten up just because she is a woman alone in the woods....
Critic reviews
"Satisfyingly upends the familiar tale of a clever girl, a dangerous wolf, and a brave savior, and folklore fans will enjoy this bloody near-future variation on a familiar theme.” (Publishers Weekly)
"The versatile Henry has reimagined another classic fairy tale, this time with a fascinating narrative about surviving the apocalypse." (Booklist)
"With The Girl in Red, Christina Henry once again proves that retellings don’t necessarily lack originality." (Kirkus Reviews)
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- Miss A L Simson
- 18-04-20
Clever and poignant
I really enjoyed the style and pace of this audiobook. It took a less sensationalist approach than many other works in this genre and the protagonist was an interesting, believable character.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Carrie Amber Sinnott-Clark
- 04-08-22
Brilliant
Very gripping. Usually 8 struggle with audio books but couldn't stop listening to this one
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-19
amazing
Loved it! Not what I expected at all. Pleasantly surprised. Can't wait to listen to the author books.
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- Julie
- 28-05-21
More irritating than I remember
I’ve read this book and enjoyed it but listening to it has left me feeling rather irritated. I don’t think I noticed before how often ‘said’ is used and how much I long for a ‘shouted, replied, stated’- anything that stops the overuse of ‘said’!
I also didn’t think Red was as angry when I read it, the voice artist (though v good) sounds just a little too strident and I began to dislike Red a little. I suppose that’s the risk you take when you listen to something you’ve already read yourself, the voices just aren’t the same.
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- Mrs. H. E. Todd
- 04-06-20
great - until the last page
It just stopped! No real explanation of what was happening. Really disappointing unfortunately as I was really enjoying it. I feel a bit cheated actually.
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-02-23
Started so well!
I was instantly interested in this production; loved the characters, storytelling, and concept of the book.
The average rating is because I felt that as the book progressed, it became all too predictable. The ending was disappointing and reminded me of when you are watching a film and the end credits roll, and you can’t believe the film has finished so abruptly.
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- Amie
- 13-01-23
Gruesome and amazing story
Absolutely held onto ever word.
Was such an amazing and gruesome story. Was so upset that it finished where it did as I just want to follow more of her story.
Definitely worth a listen!
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- steve
- 25-09-20
Not bad. A rushed ending though.
Pretty good. I liked the tough, female protagonist; not scared to wield her axe, and not prone to obsessing over the gruesome results.
Great narration.
It felt like it ended way too suddenly though, as if the author just gave up one day and fast-forward to the end. Left lots of questions unresolved.
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- Mrs KM Kadel
- 21-01-20
Poor read; disappointing; unfinished;
Started with some potential but author appears to want to tick every possible equal opportunity box with force. Abrupt ending and unfinished plots. Very amateur style. ‘He said, she said’ Didn’t warm to any of the characters. I could have skipped loads of chapters to read the last one as everything in between was meaningless. I recommended this book for to book club. Hope I’m still a member after this!
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