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Oh My Stars
- A Novel
- By: Lorna Landvik
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates ("Hey, Olive Oyl, where's Popeye?"), the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she's hired by the town's sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing and emotional story with a happy ending
- By Cynthia G. on 07-27-05
- Oh My Stars
- A Novel
- By: Lorna Landvik
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
A Fresh Appreciation for Life & the Hope It Holds
Reviewed: 03-22-15
I have read this book six times and just finished listening to it for the first time. Hearing the story unfold through my ears gave me a whole new appreciation for its depth of theme (s), wit and prose. And of course its characters-from Violet, a battered, scorned and abandoned child who ultimately makes her own unlike family; to the beautiful, larger than life, womanizing Kjel. (Pronounced "Shell"). Kjel was obviously a man of sexual talents and appreciated women as an equal partner in life at all levels. So I can forgive the womanizing.
Then there is the lyrical Austin-my favorite-who lives his life with dignity and joy even as he experiences prejudice and discrimination every day.
I think some may dismiss the book as trivial and frivolous because of the Pearltones being a rock band before there was rock. I have seen scathing reviews on other sites demeaning this key part of the book. I think Ms. Landvik captures the "band life" well-And when a band has dedicated followers who are there for the music and the fellowship it brings.
Obviously I love the book. It is her best one-and I have read all but two of her books. Give it a try. You will be glad you did.
*side note-it took me a while to like the narrator. But by the end, I felt she did a great job with accents and characterization.
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