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Night Listener Early ReviewPosted by: Michael
What is it that draws him to this boy? Is it the wisdom he displays beyond his years? His lonely and seldom happy childhood? Or is it the boy‘s step-mother, whose boyfriend has just left her? The more Gabriel talks to Pete and the more intense their nocturnal conversations become, the more the writer becomes engrossed by the boy‘s fate. Before long the boy‘s experiences take such a hold on Gabriel‘s imagination that it becomes too much to bear. Gabriel Noone sets off on a journey. He has no idea where his expedition will lead him. Maupin‘s novel is based on the memoirs of a 14-year-old boy who sent this popular novelist his manuscript in 1992. What Maupin read was nothing short of an account of someone who had apparently survived all possible horrors. The boy had taken up writing when asked by his therapist to commit his nightmares to paper. Maupin: "His memories were unbelievable. It was like reading Anne Frank‘s diary." Read Sheila's Night Listener Movie Review |
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