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Title: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
Author: Scott Wilbanks
Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-11-16
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The physics-bending charm of The Time Traveler's Wife meets the curious mischief of The Eyre Affair in this debut novel.
Annabelle Aster doesn't bow to convention - not even that of space and time - which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. Even more exciting is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds. In this unconventional and enchanting tale, Annie and her new neighbor must solve the mystery of what connects them before one of them is convicted of a murder that has yet to happen - and somehow already did.
Members Reviews:
Story is fine; audio is attrocious
The reading of this book horrendous. It is read in a highly theatrical, excessively emotional manner that interferes with the dialogue and makes the content difficult to comprehend. It is a flatly unpleasant and almost uncomfortable listening experience.
Disappointing
Would you try another book from Scott Wilbanks and/or Tavia Gilbert?
No. His story was too much - too wordy, too many plot elements, too much exposition and too long. But in other areas, details were lacking. What was she wearing during so many of the big plot lines (it's important to this particular book). How was the adoption made to happen, considering the circumstances? So on. I literally plodded through the last third of this book for two reasons: One, I DID want to see how it all turned out, and two, I wanted to feel what my students feel when forced to complete a book they're not enjoying.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Most details tied up, and more quickly than they were drawn out (don't know if that was good).
How could the performance have been better?
Her narration was anxiety producing. Everything was in an overexcited tone. I even tried slowing down the speed, but it didn't help much. I will NEVER listen to this narrator again.
Did The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster inspire you to do anything?
I just couldn't get into it :/
After listening for an hour, I just wasn't pulled in. Frankly, I didn't really care about the characters or what was going on with them. It just seemed kind of pointless. Also, the voices for each character's letters were borderline intolerable, overdone. I really wanted to like it...
Magical Story, Beautiful Narration
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster is so wonderfully crafted that I didn't want it to end. Each character, even minor ones, are incredibly fleshed out, but one character really came to life for me over all others. Elspeth Grundy is perhaps the best written and most entertaining character I have encountered since I first met Augustus 'Gus' McCrae in Lonesome Dove.
There is nothing worse for a listener than finding such a well written book that has been voiced by a mediocre narrator. Luckily, that is not the case here. Tavia Gilbert had never failed to draw me into a book. This time her performance dragged me so deeply into the story that it was dangerous to listen while I was driving.
Dr. Who meets Little House on the Prairie?
What made the experience of listening to The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster the most enjoyable?
The experience kept me guessing as to how the title of the book had anything to do with the story.
