Hollow city / Ransom Riggs.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781624600418 (electronic audio bk.)
- ISBN: 1624600417 (electronic audio bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 39 min., 21 sec.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Ashland : AudioGO, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kirby Heyborne. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on hard copy version record. |
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Subject: | Orphanages > Juvenile fiction. Escapes > Juvenile fiction. Paranormal fiction. London (England) > Juvenile fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / General |
Genre: | Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. |
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- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2014 February
Fans of the surprise hit MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN will welcome Kirby Heyborne's engaging narration of Riggs's second book. Jacob and his band of peculiar friends continue to travel through time, encountering strange creatures and chilling hollows--shadowy monsters that Jacob is peculiarly able to detect. Heyborne deftly guides listeners through the complex story. Never hurrying the pace, he allows listeners to absorb Riggs's image-rich, densely plotted prose. Heyborne also moves masterfully among the large cast of characters, creating distinct British voices for each of Jacob's peculiar friends. Heyborne's sense of timing, evident pleasure in the material, and ability to thrillingly execute the book's many dramatic moments will keep listeners riveted. J.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2014 March #2
Hard on the heels of Riggs' first hugely successful effort, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011), comes this equally creepy sequel, which picks up where the first book left off. Jacob and the 10 peculiar children are now headed to war-torn London (the year is 1940), desperate to find a way to release Miss Peregrine from the spell that has trapped her in the body of a bird. But the doughty band is headed into terrible danger, for the metropolis is overrun by evil wights and their minions, the fiendish hollowgasts. Together, the villains have imprisoned all but two of the surviving ymbrines: the missing Miss Wren and the transformed Miss Peregrine. Can Jacob and friends find the former, and can she then help them? Ah, therein lies the tale. Like the first volume, this one is generously illustrated with peculiar period photographs that capture and enhance the eerie mood and mode. Fans will be pleased with this second volume and downright delighted to know that a third in the series is in the offing. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
Jacob Portman and his party of peculiar children journey to 1940 London to find a cure for Miss Peregrine, their beloved leader, who is trapped in the body of the bird of prey for which she is named. Heyborne enters as the new narrator for the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (the first volume was read by Jesse Bernstein and produced by Listening Library). Any bristling at the change in narrator will likely be assuaged by Heyborne's spirited interpretation. His knack for authentic-sounding accents comes in handy for voicing a variety of English, Scottish, Indian, and Russian characters. He uses a dreamlike delivery for the descriptive passages, augmenting an already palpable atmosphere of mystery and urgency. This polished production should land new fans in the versatile Heyborne's already crowded camp while satisfying the best-selling series' readers until the next installment. Listeners need not worry about missing the book's signature vintage photographsâa bonus disc contains PDFs of the images as they appear in the print version. Grades 9-12. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2014 January #2
Along with picking up the action where it left off in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011), Riggs fills in background detail while adding both talking animals and more children with magical powers to the cast. With evil wights and murderous hollowgasts in hot pursuitâand only days to save their beloved Miss Peregrine from permanently becoming a birdâJacob and his nine young (in body, if not age) companions fling themselves through time loops to Blitz-torn London. The growing attachment between Jacob and kindhearted fire-conjurer Emma turns out to play a crucial role in the plot. After a brisk round of chases, captures, escapes and bombingsâcapped by a devastating reversalâthe two end up separated from most of their allies but with a new talent that just might save "peculiardom" from its seemingly all-powerful enemies. As before, the author spins his tale in part around a crop of enigmatic vintage trick or portrait photographs, including two men (corpses?) sharing a bed with skeletons, a pipe-smoking dog and a staring girl with a huge hole through her midsection. Though less of a novelty here than in the opener, these still add distinctly creepy notes (even when the subject is supposedly comical) to a tale already well-stocked with soul eaters and tentacled monsters. Less a straightforward horrorfest than a tasty adventure for any reader with an appetite for the…peculiar. (Fantasy. 11-14) Copyright Kirkus 2014 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
In Riggs's sequel to the best-selling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the peculiar children have narrowly escaped the island and are on the run from evil hollowgasts who would destroy them. Poor Miss Peregrine is stuck in bird-form, and it's up to the children to save her before her condition becomes permanent. Perhaps someone in 1940s London can help. As with the first book, the strange photographs add immeasurably to the story. One wonders if these mysterious photos inspired the plot, or the plot somehow inspired the images. Riggs has created a fresh and original world in these Peregrine novels, with likable, quirky characters and a very readable style. Verdict This works best for a YA/juvenile audience, although adults may also enjoy the whimsy and the strong bonds among these amazing children.âLaurel Bliss, San Diego State Univ. Lib. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2014 January #4
In this sequel to the bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, young Jacob Portman, having discovered his ability to sense the monstrous wights and hollowgasts that are attempting to capture or kill Peculiars, has narrowly escaped with them and their injured leader, the birdlike "ymbryne," Miss Peregrine. The children must travel cross-country and through time loops, dodging monsters all the way, to Blitz-era London where, rumor has it that the last free ymbryne, Miss Wren, is hiding. En route, they meet talking animals, helpful Romany, and other Peculiars with odd talents: "The suitcase jiggled.... Its latches popped, and very slowly, the case began to open. A pair of white eyes peeped out at the crowd, and then the case opened a little more to reveal a faceâthat of an adult man... who had somehow folded himself into a suitcase no larger than my torso." Riggs's use of grotesque, unsettling, and sometimes lightly retouched photographs is just as successful in this outing, and while the plot occasionally feels forced to fit the photographs, it will easily please the previous book's numerous fans. Ages 14âup. (Jan.)
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In this sequel to the bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, young Jacob Portman, having discovered his ability to sense the monstrous wights and hollowgasts that are attempting to capture or kill Peculiars, has narrowly escaped with them and their injured leader, the birdlike "ymbryne," Miss Peregrine. The children must travel cross-country and through time loops, dodging monsters all the way, to Blitz-era London where, rumor has it that the last free ymbryne, Miss Wren, is hiding. En route, they meet talking animals, helpful Romany, and other Peculiars with odd talents: "The suitcase jiggled.... Its latches popped, and very slowly, the case began to open. A pair of white eyes peeped out at the crowd, and then the case opened a little more to reveal a faceâthat of an adult man... who had somehow folded himself into a suitcase no larger than my torso." Riggs's use of grotesque, unsettling, and sometimes lightly retouched photographs is just as successful in this outing, and while the plot occasionally feels forced to fit the photographs, it will easily please the previous book's numerous fans. Ages 14âup. (Jan.)
[Page ]. Copyright 2014 PWxyz LLC - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 February
Gr 8 UpâThis harrowing tale picks up right where Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Quirk, 2011) left off: having narrowly escaped wights and hollowgasts (monsters), Jacob, Emma, and their group of peculiars (young mutants, Ã la the X-Men, with a dash of time travel abilities) are on the move to London to find a cure for their headmistress Miss Peregrine who has been trapped in her bird form, but time is running short. Moving through time loops, they meet a menagerie of characters who help them along the way, but danger lurks at every corner, and horrors are not far behind. Even if the teens reach London alive, will it be enough to save Miss Peregrine from an ornithological fate? This book is perfectly paced, suspenseful, and scary. It is dark and dreadful but also humorous and touching. The peculiars are intriguing, each with fascinating powers, such as invisibility or premonition. They play off of one another's strengths and weaknesses, which progresses the story and further develops the characters. And of course there is the book's main attraction: the found vernacular photography, vintage pictures that Riggs has collected from flea markets and archives. The quirky and creepy snapshots perfectly illustrate the characters and settings, reinforcing the dark atmosphere of the narrative. New readers of the series will find this novel a treat and will be able to sift through summaries of previous events to place themselves in the story. Fans of the first title will find this book a treasure. The only downside: waiting for the third installment to find out what happens to Jacob and his peculiar friends.âBilly Parrott, New York Public Library
[Page 112]. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 June
Gr 8 UpâListeners are hurled head first into Riggs's stormy seas, right where he abandoned us at the end of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children. The children, now loaded into three rowboats, have narrowly escaped the dangers that invaded their island, rescued Miss Peregrine from a weight-driven submarine, and now only need to row more than eight kilometers to mainland England. It will take all of the children's peculiar abilities to even make it to the shoreâwhich is only the first stop on their near-impossible journey. Narrator Kirby Heyborne's pacing is deliberate and measured, matching the real-time pacing of the book, which takes place over the course of only a few days. The voices of our Peculiar friends are as quirky as the characters themselves, and are exceptionally well done. But much of the magic of these books is lost without immediate access to the unusual pictures which inspired the story, even though they are available on an included PDF. Recommended for libraries with the first audiobook or as an accompaniment to the print version.âChani Craig, Great Falls Middle/Turners Falls High School, Montague, MA
[Page 68]. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2016 October
Gr 8 UpâA graphic novel adaptation of the second volume in the "Miss Peregrine" series. Readers might be lost in a new world if they start with this adaptation, but those familiar with the first installment will be immersed in a dark and exciting adventure. For newcomers, this format can serve as a gateway into Riggs's original books, while for existing fans, they are an opportunity to experience the stories and characters in a different way. Jean's loose yet detailed and evocative illustrations serve the narrative well, with echoes of traditional manga and a minimalist palette seen in of some of today's darker comics. The found photographs that were such an important factor of the original novels are featured throughout, providing an air of authenticity and mystery. VERDICT Riggs enthusiasts will enjoy this alternative, and with Tim Burton's film adaptation due in September 2016, libraries can expect new readers looking to discover the books.âBilly Parrott, New York Public Library. Copyright 2016 School Library Journal.