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Steve White
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Kimberly Meciti
About this listen
Sometimes the dead come back. Whether that's a blessing or a curse is entirely a matter of perspective.
David is a 12-year-old boy in 1976 when he first discovers Rebecca Anne, the young black girl living in the abandoned culvert by the bay. Captivated first by her, and then her harrowing story of murder and ghostly revenge, he joins her in unearthing the secrets of her past.
Sheila is a young wife new to Manhattan when the Twin Towers come down, apparently taking her husband with them. And yet she insists that he is not dead, only missing. As the months go by, her stubborn hope wanes, leaving her to confront an even older loss, a decades-old emotional scar that will no longer stay buried.
Two stories, perfectly intertwined across the decades. Two people awaiting the return of the dead, one with morbid terror, the other with dwindling hope.
And in the end, both tales culminate in one kiss between life and death, secret and hidden beneath the canopy of the weeping willow, and the breeze of the bay, and the embalming black shroud of the Nightmare Pearl.
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- By Janice on 11-16-15
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The first part, "Weeping Willow" is told by "David" and takes place decades ago (the late 70's or 80's if memory serves -- it's not important). It's the story of an encounter he has with a young girl who was hiding out near his grandparents' home in Ohio (he's from Brooklyn).
The second part, "Lost Things" is told by David's wife Sheila (don't worry, you realize this pretty soon, so it's not really a spoiler) and follows her journey in "the futuristic year of" 2012. It picks up months after the Twin Towers fall in NY as she is trying to figure out what happened to David (because he's NOT dead, she can feel his heart strings!).
While the writer does a good job of making both halfs mean something to the other, in my opinion, "Weeping WIllow" is the meat and potatoes of this story. It could have been the whole book and I would have been thoroughly pleased.
"Lost Things" feels more disjointed and uninteresting. It feels more like a distraction from the true story, and stumbles over itself a few times while trying to make itself come alive. It does (come alive), though that is mostly due to the ties it has with "Weeping Willow". It's not all bad however, it just pales in comparison to "Weeping Willow". Without "Lost Things", Nightmare Pearl may have felt more like a well-developed short story than a short novel.
David's narrator did an excellent job bringing a childhood summer of mystery and intrigue to life. Sheila's narrator was very good, but sometimes read with awkward pauses in odd locations that could be distracting. This may have been down to the production however.
As I mentioned, the ending is thoroughly-satisfying. It even includes an unexpected epilogue that brings even more life to the tale. Although I received this book for free in exchange for taking the time to write a fair review, I can honestly contend that it's well-worth a credit.
Emotional, Mysterious, Spooky & Endearing.
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I could not get into it. It dragged
WELL DONE AND YET CONVALUTED
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Not too bad. The book was slow at times and I had a hard time getting through those parts. Other aspects of the book was good, such as the mystery and suspense. The narrator did a good job.This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.
The Nightime Pearl
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This is two stories interwoven that delivers mystery, suspense , coming of age, romance, and hope for what is yet to come. I found this riveting, holding me in it's spell until the last page.
The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed.
The Nightmare Pearl
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The Dead Come Back
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Each story has its own narrator. The story of David meeting Rebecca is narrated by Steve White. He did a great job differentiating between characters. He was able to develop the drama and the quiet moments in the story using voice inflection. Sheila's story is narrated by Kimberly Meciti. I thought her narration was fine but not as captivating as Steve White's narration.
Love After Death
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Where does The Nightmare Pearl rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I'd say The Nightmare Pearl falls within the mid-range of all audio books I've listened to so far. I'll admit I do enjoy a horror story with lots of gore so I may not be giving this story justice. The Nightmare Pearl would more appropriately be categorized as a clean feel good scary story rather than a nightmarish bloody horror story.What did you like best about this story?
What I liked best about the story is that I would considered this book to be child appropriate. This story is something you could easily listen to as a family.Did Steve White and Kimberly Meciti do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Steve White did a good job during his portion of the storytelling using good voice inflection throughout. It kept the story entertaining to listen to and the characters unique.I was honestly not very impressed with Kimberly Meciti. Character tones and her narration felt mostly monotone and I found myself losing interest.
Who was the most memorable character of The Nightmare Pearl and why?
Rebecca Anne was the most memorable character to me. Her family and living conditions where definitely a shock and left an impression throughout the story. Her character was very well developed.Any additional comments?
The story is kind of like a cross between the 1999 movie The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis and the 1990 movie Ghost with Demi Moore.The story revolves around two main characters who are married. The husband, David, tells a story of his childhood adventures during the three weeks he spends at his grandparents home. There he befriends a girl named Rebecca Anne who is homeless living in a drainage pipe. The character development of Rebecca Anne is well done and gripping. The wife, Sheila, tells a story of her growth as an author and with her struggle accepting the tragedies of September 11, 2001.
I did not find any part of the story inappropriate for kids. I'm not saying its a kids story because it's not. It is clean enough that I wouldn't have had a problem with my kids listening to the story.
I would've given the story four stars but I found the story hard to listen to during Kimberly Meciti's portion of the storytelling. I think Kimberly's heart wasn't in the storytelling to be honest.
The story isn't heart pulsing like Rambo or Saw. It's a feel good scary story that leaves closure at the end despite the tragedies. There definitely a few good twists to the story to keep things interesting. Not my first choice for a personal read but a good choice for a family read.
This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com.
A Child Appropriate Feel Good Scary Story
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This was my second G. Norman Lippert book. The first one was Red Eye, and based on that I figured this one would be similar in nature - some supernatural/creepy stuff mixed with maybe a bit of true to life mystery (because of the "missing" husband). Now I realize I had no clue what I was getting myself in for with this one.
But that doesn't mean it was a bad thing. By the time it was nearing the end, and the two different (seemingly unconnected) story threads were woven together in the beautiful way they were, it wasn't disappointing at all that this was something totally unexpected. Part of that was because the story itself moved along at a good pace, not getting bogged down with unnecessary exposition. And the other part of that was because of the narrators - they did an excellent job. The author pulled off some great writing tricks, too - leading you to believe or think something completely off-base before it all ties together.
But in the end, this is a love story, carried out in a beautiful, heartbreaking manner. Recommended.
Heartbreakingly beautiful
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The Nightmare Pearl
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The plot is told from 2 different POVs. First is David, whom befriends a homeless black girl, Rebecca Anne, in a time where it was frowned upon. David doesn't see the harm of it and the two hit it off. When he finds out her story and why she is leaving homeless, he tries to help her piece together what happened.
Then we have Sheila, whom lives in Manhattan at the time the twin towers came down. Her husband was in those towers when they came down, but Sheila refuses to accept that he is dead, only missing.
"Two stories, perfectly intertwined across the decades. Two people awaiting the return of the dead, one with morbid terror, the other with dwindling hope. "
The plot of this weaves a tale of two different decades and two different people, but accumulates in a ghostly, tearful and emotional tale. Reading about the twin towers was just heartbreaking! It never fails to draw a tear! The author tells 2 different tales but seemlessly brings them together in a surprising and unexpected way. It's by no means fast paced, but the story is told in such a way that it will leave you wanting more.
I have to say that I loved how the author put his own book inside this one. Sheila is a writer and wrote a book called The Girl on the Dock. Well that is a book written by this author!! He also plugs some of his other works, which was brilliant! Lol.
In all, this was an amazing read and one I still think of days after reading it! Loved it.
Both narrators did a great job reading this!! Both brought the book to life and realy captured the emotional and tender feeling of parts of it.
I received this from the author for free via Audiobook Boom. This in NO way affected or influenced my thoughts.
Captivating!
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