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American Girl

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American Girl

Von: Wendy Walker
Gesprochen von: Paige Layle, Carson Beck, Josh Hurley, Alexander Cendese, Carly Robins, Hillary Huber, Molly Secours
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A pulse-pounding novel about a small-town business owner found dead and the teenage girl caught in the crosshairs, American Girl is the latest thriller from international best-selling author Wendy Walker.

Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school - in the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.

Best-selling author Wendy Walker returns with another riveting thriller, told through the eyes of an unforgettable protagonist.

Please note: This audio contains strong language, distressing situations, and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

Wendy Walker recently curated a “Chapter and Verse” playlist for Pandora. Visit it here.

©2021 Wendy Walker (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Psychothriller Thriller
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I loved the book. Absolutely convincing interior monologue of an autistic girl in a small town in the USA. A thrilling plot, unputdownable really. I'm a fan!

Amazing!

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Die Story ist spannend und sehr gut vorgetragen. Auch die kleinen Hörspiel-Einlagen machen die Geschichte lebendig.
Rundum sehr gut gemacht.

Super Story, toll gelesen

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As a science mathematics student, I don't like that in the end, she goes from "math to feminism", it's not mathematically logical.. does it means she never finds love? Does this mean she suddenly hates men? At first I liked her but knowing this in the end, bitter end, she doesn't seem that dream girl after all: disappointed. Also it puts my own future as a mathematician, in a very dark and lonely perspective on love. I don't like to feel conflicted and depressed. I was hoping on a typical "American story, through obstacles, but with a good ending." Not: how 1 sentence at the very end can drain a man's entire life energy. What's the point of being Sigma-a without a Girl-a. Story itself had some clever insights, worth listening for sure, the ending feels as if cutting corners, not at all the 'American extra mile', unfortunately, but the excitement of the narrator Paige Layle covers the lack of substantive story in the end up. I don't often write reviews, but the math part is so crucial in my own life that this struck a nerve, especially since I hold (my/our) America to at least a baseline of standards to be adhered to. Men and Women both. Movements are naive, impulsive, temporary and time bound, while true love is timeless in any range, domain or dimension. Anyway people fighting is also timeless, but hey you scriptwriter, at least give your characters love, or end with that.. or at least a perspective.. Well, back to Tom Clancy's war stories, since women however much I love them drive me crazy on so many different levels. Final note: Fight men, Love women, that is quite hard if women start doing the same.. think about it.

Excitements of narrator.

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A good to great story with many tricks and twists and some honestly intriguing ideas.

Pros:
+ Great insight into the thoughts of a girl who lives with autism.
+ A powerful female narrative about a unique girl's struggle to build an own, independent identity in a small place that's too close for comfort in every way.
+ Paige Layle did an excellent job in making the story of Charlie come alive.
+ Several actors vary the listening experience and start the chapter beginnings in a dialogue-ish construction with fantastic performances.
+ The ending was unforeseen in many ways, but not unlogical.

Cons:
- I expected a full cast audiobook with a dramatised performance. This is not on the book but on Audible for a lack of proper category filters.
- The pacing. The beginning of the book gives a very engaging look into the world of Charlie and helps us understand why her life is the way it is. Her surroundings are coherently taken into account to give us the bigger picture. Unfortunately, the mid-section felt much slower due to many tangents that left the main plot and sometimes lost my attention. Then, the ending came in strongly and increased the tempo by a lot again so all in all, the pacing was not bad per se but didn't keep me hooked at all times nevertheless.
- Addressing malevolent and straight-out evil male characters in the story sometimes became a judgement on all male individuals in society and their inherent defects. This only happened in single instances and is also attributed to the protagonist's point of view and shouldn't keep you from listening.

Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook. It wasn't my favourite experience as of yet but it was definitely worth listening to.

Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, Onions. (Spoiler free)

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Started good. Had potential. Cliche elements used for protagonist very repetitive and story outcome foreseeable from very early on. Shame.

YA cliche crime

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Can't say much more than this was amazing! I loved paige's voice and the story was so thrilling!

Perfect

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Auch wenn ich ein paar Twists vorausgesehen habe, war das eine sehr gute und spannende Geschichte. Auch dass die Hauptperson Charlie autistisch ist, fand ich gut.

Hat Spaß gemacht!

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I loved listening to it. Paige does a very great job here. She herself is autistic and she brings the authenticity to Charlie's character. I listen to her videos and she manages to talk as Charlie as she does talk as herself and it is very convincing.
I am autistic myself and could see some aspects that I struggle with myself and understand the others. I think the author made a good job in portraying an autistic girl.
The story is interesting and intense and I did not see coming what did come. Great surprises and events.
Also I liked that some chapters were performed as a radioplay, it worked very well and the cast did a great job in creating the illusion that they're talking with each other. I would love to see more of this kind of audiobook form.

I can wholeheartedly recommend this book, especially to those who are curious how the life of an autistic person can be.

Great book about an autistic girl and her story

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At first I thought, this was just another coming-of-age-story with the hormonal turbulences that accompany it. True - but it is so much more. It’s about emancipation from confining small town in the US conditions and perspectives for an intelligent teenager. It‘s about the social handicaps of an out of marriage born autist. And above all it‘s a really good crime-mystery with all the makings of a superb thriller with it‘s steadily accelerating pace. Highly recommended!

Really good Story

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Only gripe with this is the main character is too normal for her condition. Might as well not have been an autistic character.

Intriguing story

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