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Title: Blackbirds
Author: Chuck Wendig
Narrator: Emily Beresford
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-24-12
Publisher: Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 218 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Miriam Black knows when you will die.
Miriam has given up trying to save people; that only makes their deaths happen. No matter what she does, she cant save Louis. But if she wants to stay alive, shell have to try.
Critic Reviews:
"Blackbirds is a story of loss and what it takes to make things right. Its a story about fate and how sometimes, if we wrestle with it hard enough, maybe we can change it. Its the kind of book that doesnt let go even after youve put it down. (
Stephen Blackmoore)
Members Reviews:
A Story of Fate and the F-word
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I have been following Chuck Wendig for a few years now, and I have come to enjoy his writing style immensely. The story of Blackbirds is dark, following the story of a troubled young woman who can see when you die, and can't do anything to change it. The writing is fluid, the characters are interesting, and the plot is riveting.
My only critique is that the main character sounds much like Chuck, or at least sounds like the voice he presents during interviews and on his blog. This is not a bad thing, per say; but, it distracted me from remembering that the character was in fact a troubled woman, and not the middle aged self proclaimed pen monkey that entertains almost daily.
Not for the faint of heart or kids but exciting
Blackbirds is the second Chuck Wendig book I have tried to read. The first was Blue Blazes but I abandoned it. Chuck Wendig, however, comes highly recommended from multiple sources I respect. Blackbirds is the story of a young woman who sees the way people die if she comes in skin to skin contact with them. She has tried to fight fate in the past to save people, but it has always knocked her down and put her in her place.The book is a paranormal thriller. What could you possibly not likeand what can you like?
Chuck is great at building a descriptive world. You can smell, see, hear, and unfortunately taste it. This world is one of dirty hotel rooms, dirtier dive bars, and hitchhiking a small town grimy America. You might not want to experience the taste that goes with that. The book hooks you and is action packed. You need to know what happens next.
That being said his characters are not lovable. They are psychopaths, sociopaths, con artists with attachment disorder, etc. I know a Miriam, she didn't see peoples deaths, but as I experienced Wendigs crass scavenger that will do/did everything in her power to push people away, I cringed. I recognize I probably have some negative transference, but Miriams still hard to like. When I say shes crass I dont mean she uses some profanity, this isn't a common use of typical profanity. This is very creative thought out ignorant descriptions in an extremely ignorant and vulgar fashion. It, however, is purposeful and serves the storyline. But...this is not for children, or the faint of heart. Its also rather violent.
Emily Beresford did not do a bad job, in fact, I think in many ways she may have captured Miriam's crass spirit a little to well. I had a literal negative physical reaction to the way she said some of Miriam's lines. Remember, Wendig created her this way. I did, however, end up getting this on whispersync and chose to read most of it.
I will again say it is a well written, good thriller. It has twists I didn't see and a luke warm uplifting ending.
