
Widdershins
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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By:
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Charles de Lint
Ever since Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell were introduced in de Lint’s first Newford story, "Timeskip", back in 1989, their friends and readers alike have been waiting for them to realize that they belong together. Now, in Widdershins, a stand-alone novel of fairy courts set in shopping malls and the Bohemian street scene of Newford's Crowsea area, Jilly and Geordie’s story is finally being told.
Before it’s over, we’ll find ourselves plunged into the rancorous and sometimes violent conflict between the magical North American “animal people” and the more newly arrived fairy folk. We’ll watch as Jilly is held captive in a sinister world based on her own worst memories—and Geordie, attempting to help, is sent someplace even worse. And we’ll be captivated by the power of love and determination to redeem ancient hatreds and heal old magics gone sour.
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Good but not for squeamish
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engrossing characters and plot depth
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Would you listen to Widdershins again? Why?
I will probably listen to it again in about a year. It's the kind of story that will reveal additional depths after one has fully absorbed the first reading.What did you like best about this story?
This is a wonderfully complex story interweaving European and Native American mythos which makes you really care for many of the characters.Have you listened to any of Kate Reading’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not heard this narrator before. The overall performance was great.Any additional comments?
Pay attention to the tag at the beginning of each chapter and those points where viewpoint shifts. It's important.You don't need to read the prequels
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Widdershins picks up with Geordie and Jilly in a timeline after The Onion Girl. It has been stated,and I agree, that you do not need to read The Newford Books in order but I would say you should read Widdershins after The Onion Girl. You will get much more out of it.
It explores Geordie and Jilly as a couple and what it takes for them to make the decision to stop being friends and take the nextstep. This is a book where two people who have had extremely bad childhoods and lives get to find happiness. This is not to say that Widdershins does not deal with themes of sexual abuse and trauma. It does. It also deals with the necessity of having to deal with ones past instead of locking it away and ignoring it. It is not something someone else can save you from.
Within the book Charles De Lint also explores the world of the faerie and the cousins and the unsteady peace found in the Dreamlands. Manifest destiny did not escape the Dreamlands and its effects have some similar issues dealt with in America. There were a few reviews I have read that have found this preachy but I did not find it so and enjoyed it. I highly recommend Widdershins.
Wonderful
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The Most Magical and down to Earth story
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Spell binding
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More time was devoted to the internal dialogue of the magical characters than I recall from prior Newford novels, which seemed intriguing at first, but was ultimately not executed well. For example, one would expect the "Queen of the Faerie Courts" to be someone of significant wisdom and gravitas, but she came across as a particularly inept, one-dimensional bureaucrat. Her threats of "one word from me, and..." seemed almost comical after a while. The "Cousins" fared a bit better, but some of these are established characters from prior novels, and even then they seemed to lose something of their air of mystery. Finally, I just couldn't wrap my head around the "shadow" Christiana, who is inexplicably endowed with the wit and power to take on ancient faeries despite her relatively recent origins.
With all this said, if you're a de Lint fan, you'll enjoy both the story and the chance to catch up with old favorites Jilly and Geordie again. It's worth the read, and certainly long enough to get fully re-immersed in Newford.
Classic de Lint Story, But Not His Best Effort
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Charles de Lint has a gift
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Love his stories.
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What would have made Widdershins better?
If it ended after the third chapter. The entire rest of the book wandered over so much territory and after what sounded like the main story arc was done there was still four more hours to go. Edit it! Find different ways to explain something. Make it two books? Make it three? Drop some characters?Would you ever listen to anything by Charles de Lint again?
Probably not.Would you be willing to try another one of Kate Reading’s performances?
She was ok.You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Irish music references were accurate. First chapter was cool.Any additional comments?
DO NOT listen to this around children. It involves very descriptive child abuse and rape references. Half of it sounds like it wants to be a bad childhood abuse self help book, the other, a weird mix of laggy adventure and interesting magic stuff.Needed Editing
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