Lud-in-the-Mist

De: Hope Mirrlees

Narrado por: Stacey Lind

In the land of Dorimare, on the shores of the Dapple and the Dawl, the law-abiding residents of Lud-in-the-Mist are plagued by an illegal influx of fairy fruit enticing people to acts of poetry, dancing, and other dangerous flights of fancy. When respectable Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer finds his family entangled in the scandal, he must call upon both his sharp legal mind and his unacknowledged creative spirit to craft a reconciliation with the Faerie. Dare to embrace your wild side in this classic fantasy. Suitable for ages eight and up.

Public Domain (P)2022 Stacey Lind, in cooperation with Spoken Realms

The story was enchanting

Stacy Lind has a pleasant enough voice yet I find she does not have much inflection but a sing-song voice that would rock a babe to sleep. It is difficult to understand at times.

The book remained difficult for me. There seemed to be no difference in the voices of many of the characters and the odd cadence seemed to me to exacerbate that problem. The story itself was delightful.

A classic for a reason

I’m surprised it took me so long to discover this book. I will definitely revisit it in years to come.

great narrator

A great narrator and wonderful classic story about truth, hope and life. Very much enjoyed.

Beautiful narration

Stacey Lind has such a lovely musicality to her narration and it lends itself well to this fantastical story. Her character voices are well developed and easy to follow. The story itself wasn't really cup of tea, but Stacey's narration made it bearable.

Excellent Prose, Unenticing Story

Got through a third of the book before deciding this book isn't for me.
There is an in undercurrent of degeneracy that is intolerable to me. I find all mention of Duke Auburn and his exploits absolutely revolting and have no desire to finish the book.
The writing itself is well done and the exposition is vivid. The author even uses descriptions I haven't ever heard before.
But I don't enjoy the story or the characters and I'm not intrigued enough to see it through.
As for the performance, it felt like the narrator had three "voices" and there are so many different characters and so much talking that I kept losing track of who was speaking. It was passable, but I wasn't much impressed.

By the sun, moon and stars and the golden apples of the west— I will never read/listen to this book again

I have completed reading 39 books so far in 25’ and this is one of the worst books I have ever read — with some pretty prose scattered throughout it.

“By the sun, moon and stars and the golden apples of the west!” This is one of the only sentences Master Nathaniel— one of the main characters can say.

The title of my review is partially a quote from the book— if you read or listen to this book— you will probably come to despise it as much as I do. I was excited to have the book with me while listening to the audio book— however this book was horrible. The writing is very much written at you, you don’t get to fall into the world and story because the style is as if the words are thrown at your face. It feels more like a quick summary of a more detailed book that should have been written instead of this. Duke Aubrey’s character is disgusting and in the end is liked and almost becomes a cheerful fairy like character that all love… seriously? There isn’t much if any character development to be seen. I would suggest saving yourself some time and NOT read this book. Unless you’d like to learn how NOT to write a book. Seriously. You have been warned, friends.

Also the narrator was putting a lot of intonations on words that felt off and made the listening experience even harder to endure. However it was read. My adult self will never get back those hours, but it’s helped me know how not to write a book.