[real-eyes] sample of a Bard review list serveFW: [DB-Review] Review: Hurricane Song DB 70556

"V Nork" <ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:45:25 -0700

Hello gang, I am just passing along a sample of one post to a list serve I
really find totally delightful.  It is dedicated to member written reviews
of NLS books downloadable from the Bard site.  So it is restricted to
downloads from Bard, as distinct from audible, books from nls on cassette,
and so on.  It is really a great place to find titles to put on your victor
stream, of course.  Members have a wide variety of tastes, from romance to
science fiction to history, and all reviews are welcome and valued.  Styles
vary, which makes it  great fun and stimulating..  Below is one post that
came in today, and there is a link  at the bottom of the post I think to
subscribe if you like.  Enjoy, Ginnie

-----Original Message-----
From: db-review-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:db-review-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joni Colver
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:39 PM
To: DB Review
Subject: [DB-Review] Review: Hurricane Song DB 70556

Hi everyone,

I was just going to sample the first chapter of Hurricane Song last night 
before bed.  Once I started reading it, I could not put it down and I 
finished the entire book!

NLS annotation:

Hurricane Song

DB 70556

Volponi, Paul. Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time 3 hours 21 minutes.

Young Adult

Sophomore football hopeful Miles Shaw has moved from Chicago to join his 
father, a jazz musician in New Orleans, when Hurricane Katrina hits. Holed 
up in

the Superdome without electricity or food, they protect each other as gangs 
attack. Violence and strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 
2008.

Although this is classified as a young adult novel, there is nothing 
juvenile about it.  We see the hellish conditions in New Orleans during 
Hurricane Katrina, both inside the Superdome and outside in the city.  It is

fiction, but it is quite intense to read it since it is based on a real 
catastrophe which is still fresh in our memories.

The focus of the book is, of course, the misery and devastation wrought by 
Hurricane Katrina.  But, the father-son relationship element of the plot 
adds a lot to the book.  Miles can't understand his dad's lifelong obsession

with jazz, and he believes his dad doesn't understand his own obsession with

football.  Their relationship grows stronger by the end of the book.  I 
found this transformation quite moving, but it was never sentimental.

The author did not experience Katrina firsthand.  He based the plot on 
research and interviews, as well as the emotional impact of watching the 
events unfold in New Orleans during the hurricane.

NLS warns readers about the violence and strong language.  I will offer one 
more warning.  Each chapter begins with lines from the song When the Saints 
Go Marching In.  Even though the words are spoken and not sung, be prepared 
for the possibility of an earworm attack because I could not get the tune 
out of my head after finishing the book!

Joni

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