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A Lonely Girl Is a Dangerous Thing
- Narrated by: Aileen Huynh
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-2021
Slow narration.
I had to listen to this at 1.3 speed as the narration was very slow!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-09-2020
Raw, gritty, and so familiar.
It’s graphic, and raw. Not the kind of book to share with your (conservative) mum. But the kind of book which feels so real. It felt familiar and brought to life all the pain that is such a universal part of growing up.
I loved it.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-2022
Unexpected intrigue
This book is not what I thought it would be. It can be quite graphic in parts too. I'm a bit undecided whether I liked it or not.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-10-2020
Sublime
Heartwrenching and fantastic. Take your time with this: it's intensity comes from its familiarity. You'll also want to give Jenna a hug for most of the novel.
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- Sarah Duncan
- 21-12-2022
Meh. Well written. Not worth the hype.
Well written but not much really happens. Thoroughly unlikeable protagonist. Overtly sexual. I was underwhelmed.
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- needbetterheating
- 02-10-2021
Neither loved nor hated it
I listened over the course of a week and this book held my interest. But now that I'm done I could have taken or left it. I like the exploration of loneliness and what it drives people to do, it's thought provoking. But there is a lot of sex in the book (it's not romantic) and the violence of the descriptions is intense at times. While the protagonists submits to these acts they are not always consensual and its confronting. I think the author clearly means them to challenge the reader but a few times I felt really uncomfortable at the descriptions... The fact that the protagonist is (on occasion, not every encounter) sexually assaulted but she doesn't realise is just heartbreaking and hard to read.
The audible narrator is easy to listen to, has a great cadence when reading from the protagonists POV. . She nails the mother's accent, struggles a bit with the American ones. But she brings it alive, definitely a plus to the audio book.
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- meBanana
- 04-06-2021
Thoroughly enjoyed everything about this book
What great casting. What a fabulous journey. I loved going on this ride. Such a fresh voice. I can't stop thinking about the characters and what's happening for them all now. Congrats to Jessie Tu on a great debut (was it really? wow!!) novel. I look forward to reading more of your writing.
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- Marli Harris
- 16-04-2023
A bit tedious
I really struggles with the narration here. It was incredibly slow, the accents were not great, and there were intonations that conveyed judgement.
The story meandered and I found myself losing concentration often.
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- Natalie Martin-Booker
- 01-07-2021
Sad, messed up & dangerous!
In an age where violence against women especially sexual violence is at epidemic proportions this book is dangerous & disturbing. The lead character needs psychological help, she is messed up!
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-2021
Realistic, but missed the mark
I struggled to finish this book. I appreciated the realness and believability of the book’s story but found the writing style incredibly jarring. Like a child who tries to sound “grown up”. The narrator also left a lot to be desired. Their tone sounded incredibly forced and didn’t do the story any justice.
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