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    Listen To Me

    Written by Hannah Pittard

    Narrated by Xe Sands

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    Mark and Maggie's annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start. By the time they're on the road, it's late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to one another. Adding to the stress, Maggie — recently mugged at gunpoint — is lately not herself, and Mark is at a loss about what to make of the stranger he calls his wife. Forced to stop for the night at a remote inn, completely without power, Maggie's paranoia reaches an all-time and terrifying high. But when Mark finds himself threatened in a dark parking lot, it’s Maggie who takes control.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJul 26, 2016
    ISBN9781520015071
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    Hannah Pittard

    HANNAH PITTARD was born in Atlanta. She is the author of four novels, including Listen to Me and The Fates Will Find Their Way. Her work has appeared in the Sewanee Review, the New York Times, and other publications. She is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.

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    • 3/5
      A marriage in trouble, a long car trip with destructive storms along the way, a dog that requires looking after - it added up to a fairly short, but claustrophobic read. It reminded me of "Deliverance" on land. The couple, in their own minds anyway, seem to resolve their problems and all because of an incident near the end that was very upsetting to me as a reader. I have mixed feelings about this book. I generally like dark stories like this, but I didn't care for the ending.
    • 2/5
      While I thought this could be a realistic picture of a marriage going through a rocky spot, I didn’t enjoy it. The narrator of the audiobook was very good, but the story itself was stressful and very dark. Not for me.
    • 3/5
      Listened to the Audible version. The narration was smooth and the characters believable. A troubled marriage and a long car ride are probably not a good mix but somewhere among the trip's events the wife comes to terms with a violent assault that had been plaguing her. Not sure I really cared for the husband. His character while necessary to the story was an annoyance.
    • 3/5
      Read from April 04 to May 23, 2016A study of a marriage. The wife is still trying to handle a traumatic event and the husband is losing patience with her. They decide to start their summer break in the country early to relax and recharge, thus begins their storm-riddled (and eerie) road trip. The first 40% of this book, I read quickly. But it isn't one of those books I was compelled to return to immediately. There were a few odd moments where the story went off the rails a bit and veered far away from the characters. Then the end wasn't the best payout for me as a reader. It took such a long time to get to this one pivotal moment and then it was just over.
    • 4/5
      I'm working my way through the Hannah Pittard oeuvre. It won't be my life's work unless I'm sicker than I thought, but it's a project worth undertaking. There's only three works to read, and now I've read her first and her most recent. Both are good, to my mind. Not fantastic, but solid to the point where she's worth following. This latest work is almost in the 'thriller' genre (which I would normally avoid) but it turns out to be really a relationships book (much more my cup of tea) with the setting of a dangerous place (i.e USA). And including a dog called Gerome as a key 'character'. There's a lot to be said for the study of relationships in pressure situations, I think. After all, anyone can be a good partner when things are bright & happy, but a bit of stress (and a consideration of what constitutes a 'stress') can reveal a lot.
    • 4/5
      This was so good! I couldn't put it down and read it all in one evening. The characters and the situations they find themselves in are so real. Even if it might be unlikely that SO MANY bad things could happen all in a row, I never once thought it wasn't possible or completely outrageous. Loved this book!
    • 2/5
      The book was written with an aura of suspense but nothing of substance actually happens. A couple takes a long road trip with their dog. They drive through a terrible storm and end up stopping in the middle of the night at a creepy motel that has no power. An unfortunate incident involving the dog is the only thing that really happens. The book was not poorly written, there was just no point to it.
    • 4/5
      This one was a bit of a surprise to me. I expected it to be more of a thriller. But instead I found an in-depth character study of a man, Mark, and his wife, Maggie. Maggie has recently been mugged and has become paranoid and fearful. She spends too much time on the internet reading stories of the evil men do to others to Mark, who doesn’t want to hear them. She tries to make Mark see the evil in the world. Mark is struggling with the changes that the mugging has brought into their lives. They set off on a trip to visit Mark’s parents and run into violent storms and they end up in an out-of-the-way hotel with no power.The suspense is very slow building but the menace is felt throughout the book. I had chosen this book because I read that it was a Hitchcockian tale. It is in the sense that the danger is implied and your imagination fills in what may happen but it isn’t a horror book. I felt an edgy uneasiness as I read. It’s not only what’s happening to this couple during the trip that gives chills – the storm, the dark roads, the menacing characters, the possible dangers around the corner – but it’s also all the turmoil and angst within them that kept me glued to the pages. It’s a very quick read that even includes commentary on the perils of our technological world and how technology has impacted our relationships with each other. There’s not a lot of action in this book. It’s slow moving and reflective. I enjoyed this surprising little book and do recommend it. This book was given to me by the publisher through Edelweiss in return for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Hannah Pittard's latest, her third novel, is a very quick read with a straightforward story line. On the surface, this novel has many simple components. The setting takes places mostly in the car. There are primarily two characters: Mark and Maggie. Even the language seems toned back compared to Pittard's previous offerings—here sentences convey a simple meaning and are not dressed in the beauty indicative of Pattard's writing style.Despite being wrapped in a thin layer, Listen to Me is heavier than is immediately evident. A seemingly endless road trip is the catalyst for much reflection by both protagonists. Philosophical questions are raised, particularly about fear, the need for fellowship, and the desensitization of our modern Internet culture. It's easy to rush through this book, walk away with a story about a couple, a floundering marriage, and a road trip; however, with a little care and rumination, one will notice the prickles of thought about their own deep-seated phobias.For me, the end comes about too quickly. I'd like to have seen more resolution, a more gradual recognition of self-awareness and adaptation at the novel's turning point by the two characters. Aside from these final chapters, I felt the story was paced exceptionally well. Some readers may be hoping to get somewhere faster, but it is the story of a road trip, after all. It's only natural to ask, “are we there yet?,” and be content when the answer is a resounding no. Just sit back, enjoy the ride, and think not only about where you're going, but where you're coming from.
    • 1/5
      Maggie was the victim of violence, mugged on her way home from work and left for dead. Fortunately, she lived. That is to say that she lived physically. Mentally speaking, she was still damaged from the attack. Then a coed in her neighborhood is murdered and she spirals even further down into the depressing abyss. Her husband, Mark, in a desperate attempt to save their marriage (and his own sanity) decides to move up their annual road trip out to his parents' farm. The hope was that the fresh air and ample attention from his parents would restore his wife to normalcy and restore their marriage. But the story is in the journey, not in the destination.At least it would be in the story if there was a plot. Maybe I got lost along the way? Took a wrong turn, perhaps? Bad travel jokes aside, this book detoured from a potential thrilling plot to a long, boring dead end (last bad road trip joke, I promise). I kept reading hoping that there would be a plot twist or a thrilling series of events, however, I was disappointed. The narrative switched each chapter between Maggie and Mark. As a result, the chapters in Maggie's perspective were pessimistic. Full of anxiety and worse-case scenarios while nudging in a story or two about how other random people died. It was also about how she was closing off her husband, Mark, mentally and emotionally. Mark's narrative was also pessimistic but also impatient. He was not able to see why his wife was still emotionally rattled from her attack and felt emasculated by her paranoia. He felt that she did not trust his masculinity because he was not there at the time of the attack. Instead of trying to understand, he belittled her and fantasized about other carefree women who could make him happy.The only happy character in the book seemed to be their dog, Gerome. Despite being another subject that his owners disagreed on, he was the focus quite often in their conversations. Mainly on whether or not he had gone to the bathroom while being walked by one main character or the other. I have never read anything that spoke of a dog's bladder as often as in this book. The characters did not develop very well in this book and the supporting characters were rather useless. The only information that I gathered from the supporting characters was that the author must find the midwest to be desolate and trashy. In one chapter, for example, Maggie compared the state of Ohio to animals at a kill shelter. As a reader, I longed for one of the supporting characters to become a villain. Especially the gentleman at a rest stop with a bad joke comparing wives to girlfriends. I had hoped he would haunt them for a bit, or for Maggie and Mark to have stumbled across him again in a later chapter, anything! But there was only a bad joke that exemplified Mark's lack of strength. Lastly, the huge storm looming ahead of them had been hyped up to be a huge destructive force to be reckoned with, but it ended up only being inconvenient. It only knocked out the power and made finding a hotel for the night extremely difficult. It is not foreshadowing for a thrilling scene of conflict resulting in a light-hearted resolution. Much like the rest of the book, the climax was lacking. For those who may be sensitive: there was violence (towards animals and humans), foul language, sexually suggestive scenarios, road rage, and suggestions of infidelity. For fellow Ohioans: this book does not paint a pretty picture of us. Please note: a copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.