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Menagerie of Broken Dreams
- Narrateur(s): Matthew E. Berry
- Durée: 8 h et 52 min
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Description
Young Stephen Moorehouse is excited about his new job. His uncle, a famous movie director, has asked him to travel to Florida and scout out a location to film a remake of a famous 1950s movie. Anxious to do a good job, Stephen discovers the perfect location, which unfortunately, is located next to a bizarre roadside attraction.
A thick fog blowing off the Gulf of Mexico is making it difficult for the beautiful Savannah Blanchard to find a ride as she hitch hikes along Route 90, just outside of Biloxi, Mississippi. Still reeling from the sudden loss of her job, she is hoping her good friend can put her up for awhile and maybe help her get a fresh start. Savannah holds a dark secret which will soon become apparent to the next unfortunate lonely driver who pulls over to pick her up.
Speeding south from Indiana after a brutal crime wave, tormented Willard Ferguson and his 16 year old girlfriend, Anna Mae, leave a wake of death and destruction behind them. Anxious to find a safe haven from the authorities, they end up taking refuge in an odd attraction called Doctor Merryweather's Menagerie. Rather than offering the solace they had hoped for, Willard and his girlfriend find themselves thrust into a grotesque world far removed from anything they ever thought existed. Several seemingly separate events slowly merge into one, as the Menagerie of Broken Dreams pulls everyone into a dark web of danger, deceit, and murder.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Genevieve Paquette
- 2021-03-08
good
Despite the pretty horrible cover art on the Audible version, I liked the blurb (and the title) and I thought I'd give it a shot.
This was actually my second time listening. I am re-listening to the titles in my library to help pass the time at work, and this is one of the only ones that I remembered almost scene for scene. I'm not sure what it was about it, but I mean, that's saying something!
It was kind of an unusual one. It had an almost Bradbury-ish vibe? But also, like Nancy Drew or the Three Investigators, but with some rather alarming sexual elements (Annie May, the 16-year-old seductress, killer and novice stripper who just wants to go to Disney World, and her 20-year-old murderous beau with rage issues and an inferiority complex; they added the necessary sleaze and unease to the story).
It really felt like it was written in the 70s. It can be hard to convincingly write another time period. Modern sensibilities bleed through. But the author nailed it. And the sense of place was intense.
The characters were likable and well-developed. The story was accessible even if, like me, you've never read anything else by the author.
And the story was strangely charming. Folks scout a location to shoot a b-movie, run into a shady sideshow and a modern day Bonnie and Clyde. It works!
Like I said, this one, for whatever reason, was particularly memorable. I liked it.
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