Far Far Away Audiobook

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• Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 8, 2013:"McNeal weaves in fantastical fairy-tale details into this inventive and deeply poignant narrative, creating a world that hovers between realism and enchantment."

• Starred Review, The Horn Book, July/August 2013:

• McNeal superbly and elegantly enfolds those stories’ essence and depth into plot, setting, and characters; archetypal figures and situations glimmer through McNeal’s small-town American cast like tantalizing clues in a novel that becomes ever darker even as it sparkles with the dignified, affectionate voice of its ghostly narrator.

  — Starred Review, The Bulletin, June 2013:

• Enchanting, romantic, and tinged with terror, this modern story subtly weaves the haunting essentials of the fairy-tale tradition into a fascinating and beautifully written homage to its source material."

• Starred Review, School Library Journal, June 2013:"Whether readers connect more deeply with the suspense, the magical elements, or the gloriously improbable love story, they will come away with a lingering taste of enchantment."

• Starred Review, Booklist, June 1, 2013:

• Reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel, and rife with allusions to Grimm Brothers’ tales, this is a masterful story of outcasts, the power of faith, and the triumph of good over evil."

• Review, Wall Street Journal:"Stunning. [A] beguiling, horrifying and gracefully written novel."

• Review, The Atlantic Wire:“McNeal weaves his modern tale in the fairy-tale tradition, and it will haunt and delight.”

• Review, BookPage:“Far Far Away is an incredibly imaginative modern fairy tale told through the first-person narration of the ghost of Jacob Grimm . . . Suspenseful with a sinister villain, Far Far Away is equally heartwarming as it is scary.”

• Review, Shelf-Awareness:

• McNeal structures the novel like a fairy tale, and the overwhelming sense of danger surrounding the village like a deep forest will keep readers glued to the edges of their seats.”

• “Stunning. [A] beguiling, horrifying, and gracefully written novel.”

  — Wall Street Journal

• “McNeal weaves his modern tale in the fairy-tale tradition, and it will haunt and delight.” 

  — Atlantic Wire

• “Enchanting, romantic, and tinged with terror, this modern story subtly weaves the haunting essentials of the fairy-tale tradition into a fascinating and beautifully written homage to its source material.”

  — Bulletin (starred review)

• “McNeal weaves in fantastical fairy-tale details into this inventive and deeply poignant narrative, creating a world that hovers between realism and enchantment. Jacob’s tale is menacing, at times terrifying, and often strange—much like the stories collected by the Brothers Grimm.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “Reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel, and rife with allusions to Grimm Brothers’ tales, this is a masterful story of outcasts, the power of faith, and the triumph of good over evil.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “Whether readers connect more deeply with the suspense, the magical elements, or the gloriously improbable love story, they will come away with a lingering taste of enchantment.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• “A unique—and mesmerizing—blending of Grimm archetypes and tropes with a story of modern-day evil and coming-of-age.”

  — Horn Book Magazine 

• “Far Far Away is an incredibly imaginative modern fairy tale told through the first-person narration of the ghost of Jacob Grimm…Suspenseful with a sinister villain, Far Far Away is as equally heartwarming as it is scary.”

  — BookPage

• “[Readers] will find it hard to put this novel down until they have read the last page.”

  — Children’s Literature