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Grave Talk

By: Nick Spalding
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Steve West
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The hardest part of death is learning how to live.

The last thing Alice expects to see at her husband’s graveside on his birthday is a giant, talking frog. On closer inspection, it’s a grown man dressed as Kermit.

Turns out Alice’s husband is buried next to Ben’s older brother Harry, who—as a parting practical joke in his will—insisted that Ben visit his grave each year, on this specific day, dressed in an as-yet-undisclosed pageant of embarrassing fancy dress.

With little but their grief and this one day in common, Alice and Ben form a very special, very strange friendship, meeting just once a year: same day, same time, same place—different silly costume. As the years pass and grief alters, can their unique bond help them cope with the hardest part of death: life?

©2024 by Nick Spalding. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Meh

I used to love Nick's books and howled with laughter listening to them but he seems to have lost his touch. This book and his last ones haven't been funny or clever like his early ones. Furthermore, I really disliked this female narrator. She was always hysterical sounding, overexaggerating everything to the point of extreme annoyance. I am going to be very cautious before automatically buying another Spaulding book.

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I loved it

I loved this book it was such and easy read and just a hallmark book I would definitely recommend to friends .. I just love the friendship of the two main character finally a book that didn’t involve falling in love but a friendship created .. very pleasing.

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It’s about helping and healing

Started and finished in 26 hours. Immediately engaging. Heartwarming. Real. Compassionate. About bonding through a unique yet universal shared pain and how we humans can hold one another up in the best ways even when we ourselves feel at our worst. A story of hope and love. Narrated tenderly by Imogen Church and Steve West, two performers who elevate any book they read. Thank you both, and thank you, Nick Spalding.

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I’m not crying you are

Took a break from litrpg, to listen to this book, and even through all the culture shock, and tears I don’t regret, without spoiling anything this is not a rom com, and have tissues ready, the need for them will come out of nowhere.

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Melodramatic narration

Really could not stand imogen- super dramatic over nothing - very irritating. Did not finish - I thought the premise was interesting but a very boring story!

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1 star, rare DNF

I like the premise for Grave Talk by Nick Spalding. However, I found myself not able to relate to either character. I'd took some thinking, but I realized it's because we are never introduced to Joe or Harry. This missing piece would make it easier to understand why it takes so many years for them to not be able to function better after their respective losses. It was also quite boring.

Imogen Church as Alice was amazing, as always. However, Steve West as Ben is so boring with very little range or inflection that I couldn't do it anymore.

DNF @ 48%, although I did skim the ending.

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Start well, ended bleh.

This had so much potential and started so great and unique! Towards the end the characters became unbearable with their internal dialog and whining.

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