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The Red Boy
Ever since he was a little boy, Jimmy has been coming to the playground. His friends come and go through the years, but the little boy in the red sweater is always there waiting for him, digging in the sand.
But as the years go on, Jimmy can't help but notice that the little boy never ages. He can't leave, the boy says... not until he finds his bones.
"The Red Boy" is a different kind of ghost story, an exploration into the traps that we—the living and the dead—make for ourselves.
But as the years go on, Jimmy can't help but notice that the little boy never ages. He can't leave, the boy says... not until he finds his bones.
"The Red Boy" is a different kind of ghost story, an exploration into the traps that we—the living and the dead—make for ourselves.
100 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2016
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T.M. Camp
4 books34 followersAs a child, T.M. Camp spent most of his time in a dreamworld. These days, he spends most of his time trying to get other people to join him there.
He is the author of the novels "Assam & Darjeeling", "Matters of Mortology", "The Cradle", and "The Red Boy".
T.M. lives in Michigan with his excellent, lovely wife and an indeterminate number of cats and children of variable age and intelligence.
In all of his work, T.M. explores boundaries — The boundaries between worlds… the boundaries between the physical and the supernatural… the boundaries between people… and the boundaries within ourselves.
He is the author of the novels "Assam & Darjeeling", "Matters of Mortology", "The Cradle", and "The Red Boy".
T.M. lives in Michigan with his excellent, lovely wife and an indeterminate number of cats and children of variable age and intelligence.
In all of his work, T.M. explores boundaries — The boundaries between worlds… the boundaries between the physical and the supernatural… the boundaries between people… and the boundaries within ourselves.
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February 5, 2017
Review originally published at http://www.lomeraniel.com/audiobookre...
I was offered a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.
It seems the boy in the red sweater has always been at the playground; before Jimmy was born, during his childhood and when he became a grownup. The mysterious red boy, who knows the future and is incessantly looking for bones in the ground.
This book seems composed by short stories, being each one a stage in Jimmy's life. Seasons and years pass by, but the red boy is the constant in this story. The book is just over three hours, and due to its construction, we know little about the characters, but despite their short appearances they were really well constructed, and the dialogs are vivid and feel natural.
I would like to comment that the fact that Jimmy's son is called James got me confused a couple of times. I think a more different name would have worked better here.
The only drawback is how short this story is. I wish I had more time to better know the characters, and especially the boy in the red sweater. We get a glimpse of why he is there looking for bones, but I would have wished to know more.
The book is narrated by Tanya Eby and Neil Hellegers, but not in the usual way of having the male narrator doing male voices, and the female narrator doing female voices. Each narrator took turns to narrate each chapter, which felt weird and in my opinion, make the book to lose continuity. This feeling could be because their styles and postproduction were very different, although I really liked both narrators. I especially enjoyed Eby's clarity and Hellegers' ability to express the characters' emotions.
It was a good book but I would have liked for Camp to have expanded the story and tell us more about the characters. The story and the character building were very promising. In the end it seemed more like a campfire story.
I was offered a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.
It seems the boy in the red sweater has always been at the playground; before Jimmy was born, during his childhood and when he became a grownup. The mysterious red boy, who knows the future and is incessantly looking for bones in the ground.
This book seems composed by short stories, being each one a stage in Jimmy's life. Seasons and years pass by, but the red boy is the constant in this story. The book is just over three hours, and due to its construction, we know little about the characters, but despite their short appearances they were really well constructed, and the dialogs are vivid and feel natural.
I would like to comment that the fact that Jimmy's son is called James got me confused a couple of times. I think a more different name would have worked better here.
The only drawback is how short this story is. I wish I had more time to better know the characters, and especially the boy in the red sweater. We get a glimpse of why he is there looking for bones, but I would have wished to know more.
The book is narrated by Tanya Eby and Neil Hellegers, but not in the usual way of having the male narrator doing male voices, and the female narrator doing female voices. Each narrator took turns to narrate each chapter, which felt weird and in my opinion, make the book to lose continuity. This feeling could be because their styles and postproduction were very different, although I really liked both narrators. I especially enjoyed Eby's clarity and Hellegers' ability to express the characters' emotions.
It was a good book but I would have liked for Camp to have expanded the story and tell us more about the characters. The story and the character building were very promising. In the end it seemed more like a campfire story.
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