
Raven Stole the Moon
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Jennifer Van Dyck
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Garth Stein
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From Garth Stein, the New York Times best-selling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, Audible presents Raven Stole the Moon—in audio for the first time, and beautifully narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck.
Jenna Rosen returns to the place in Alaska where her young son, Bobby, disappeared without a trace two years before. Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But ancient legends may have had a hand in Bobby’s fate, forcing Jenna to sift through her own Native American ancestry to uncover the truth.
Wrangell, Alaska, offers Jenna little comfort beyond the constant and tender attention of Eddie, a local fisherman. When ancient legends begin to suggest a frightening new possibility about Bobby’s fate, Jenna digs deeper into the menacing forces at work in the wilderness. A Tlingit shaman named Dr. David Livingstone warns Jenna not to disturb the legendary kushtaka—soul stealing predators that stalk a netherworld between land and sea, the living and the dead. But Jenna is desperate for answers, and she appeals to both Livingstone and Eddie to help her sort fact from myth, and face the unthinkable possibilities head-on.
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Jenna and her husband Robert were living the American dream in Seattle, complete with their 5-year-old son, Bobby, a fancy BMW, and Robert’s money-making job as a real estate developer. Then Bobby tragically drowned on a trip to Alaska. Two years later, on the anniversary of his death, Jenna impulsively leaves Robert and their deteriorated marriage at a party and drives north. She boards a ferry to Alaska, drawn to her mother’s hometown, close to where Bobby died. Concurrently, a new resort is slated to be built near the bay where Bobby drowned. A shaman is hired to rid the area of bad spirits from the Tlingit (sounds like “Clinket”) Native American tribe that once lived there. Not surprisingly the two stories intertwine, as Jenna, who herself is a quarter Tlingit, delves deeper into the tribe’s culture, and begins to believe that their spirits might hold the answers she’s been searching for in her son’s death.
Jennifer Van Dyck’s formal, yet breathy enunciation of words adds an ethereal quality to her story-telling — it works perfectly for the spiritual nature of this novel. Even when the novel relies on the rare cliché, Van Dyck is able to make it sound fresh and interesting. She’s at her best when enacting Jenna’s character, but is able to put on a gruffer voice for male characters that are suitably believable. Her pauses between the alternating story lines are effective and keep the two from getting confused, otherwise the steady pace of her speech has a soothing nature.
A novel that eloquently juxtaposes American greed with Native American spirituality, Raven Stole the Moon is ultimately about getting through grief, searching for closure, and tapping into the unknowns that are the center of every human experience. —Colleen Oakley
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- Patricia
- 02-10-16
I love Garth Stein!
Where does Raven Stole the Moon rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
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Would you be willing to try another book from Garth Stein? Why or why not?
Yes
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jennifer Van Dyck?
I don't know. Jennifer's narration of this was annoying. Stac·ca·to would be the best way of describing her style.
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- Elizabeth K. Torma
- 05-31-12
Very interesting story
Would you listen to Raven Stole the Moon again? Why?
Lovely well written story but rarely do I weread a book.
What did you like best about this story?
Going through the journey with Jenna.
Which scene was your favorite?
Several - the scenes of people transforming, the scene where Jenna helped her son's soul finally rest.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Woman's journey from despair to peace.
Any additional comments?
Love how all of this author's books have a completely different but equally engrossing story. Liked the narrators voice and ability to jump around characters easily and believably.
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- Debbie W
- 01-06-15
Engrossing story
I loved this book. It seems to encompass several genres-fantasy, mystery, romance, adventure. The main character, Jenna, has lost herself after an accident that killed her little boy. She runs away to the Alaska town where she lived as a girl, leaving her husband and parents worried about her. She finds many things and many people. You need to read the book to find out if she finds what she was looking for.
The audio book was narrated expertly by Jennifer van Dyke.
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- E. Emmens
- 09-28-22
Narrator needs to be changed
This story is interesting. But the narrator is just plain annoying. I cannot stand it when a narrator cannot show a difference, a notable difference between the characters and the main narration part of a story. Especially if the tones deems similar. In this case her voice is overly dramatic like a bad actor. The author and the publisher should re-do this audible version with a new narrator and my guess is it would sell much better.
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- Jessica Garcia
- 04-18-19
WOW!!!
This is a fabulous book. I could not stop listening. The narration was excellent and the story was so interesting, kept my full attention to the end.
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- PhD
- 11-08-19
A step into time and that which is inexplicable
Stein has managed to tell the readers that dogs and ghosts can communicate when we silence our minds and see into the heart.
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- Gary
- 09-12-18
Superbly written
Grief in it’s naked form. Loved this book and will read it again after just finishing. The details of Grief written only by someone who has gone through it.
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- F. Stevens
- 07-24-15
awesome
another awesome e story by Garth Stein. The Details he puts in his stories keeps you wanting to go on hard to "put down"
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- Sandy
- 10-22-22
Refreshingly New
This is my third Garth Stein book I have listened to on audible. I really enjoyed this book because it was not predictable in any way. I wanted to continue listening from start to finish without pause. I could visualize the locations, the people, the characters. I especially like books with animals featured in them. You will not regret this lesson.
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- Em mom of 3
- 08-27-18
I love this book
I've read and listened to this so many times and I still love it! Garth Stein doesn't ever disappoint.
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