[LISTENED TO: April 2016] The Scarecrow and His Servant
I was looking for a story that C. and I could listen to in the mornings when I drove him to school. I didn’t want it to be too long (our commute was only 15 minutes), but I wanted it to be really enjoyable.
I know Pullman from the His Dark Materials series which I loved. But I didn’t know much else by him. This story seemed unusual, to say the least, but it was a perfect length–about 3 hours–for morning drives.
The audio book was read by Graeme Malcolm, and he did an amazing job–he had a great variety of voices at his disposal and he really made the story come to life.
The story is really quite unusual. It begins with the history of the titular scarecrow. How a man made him–and gave him a lovely turnip for a head–dressed him smartly and tucked a piece of paper, to show ownership, into his jacket pocket. Pretty much straightaway, he is stolen, and then stolen again and then one more time until he is very far from home standing in a field.
And then he is struck by lightning and comes to life! (more…)
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