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What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

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calcitestar's review against another edition

4.0

A pleasant read with not quite the bite of his other books. As it starts off its almost as though your listening to Jackanory but then comes Guns and Rose's and it steps up a gear. The last part of the book is quite confusing especially if your brain has been lulled into a false sense of security with the beginning.
I may have to listen again to see if I really liked it or less so.

deaconist's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

jbaltsar's review against another edition

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5.0

Soo! muss Buch.
Spannend, witzig, unputdownable. Das können viele Autoren. Aber gleichzeitig nicht die Intelligenz des Lesers beleidigen, das könne nicht viele. Aaronovitch kann es.

ielerol's review against another edition

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4.0

I was slightly disappointed to see Peter wasn’t the narrator for this story, but only because it means Kobna Holdbrook-Smith didn’t read the audiobook. The woman who did is good, but Kobna is on another level.

Abigail is also good! From Peter’s point of view she’s exasperating, but as the POV her distrust of adult authority is of course very fun. Everything about this story is delightful (except the parts that were sad), especially the foxes.