Download Thalia Kids' Book Club: Walter Dean Myers' Riot Audiobook

" Not up to Walter Dean Myers usual standards. "

" I did not like the style - like a screenplay. But the book described a race riot during the civil war that I had never heard of. "

" FANTASTIC audio presentation. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if I had just read this book as opposed to listening to it I wouldn't be giving it 5 stars. The full cast presentation along with the soundtrack made this novel-in-screenplay feel like you were actually watching a movie instead of listening to an audiobook. For those of you who weren't sold on the reading experience, I highly suggest giving the audio a try. I think your minds will be changed. "

" I listened to the audio version of this book which used a cast of readers to portray the various cast of characters in the book. Although it was professionally done, it was a bit distracting. Musical interludes also distracted from the story. It read like tv/movie script with visual descriptions as well. The content was interesting enough, but not my favorite work by Myers. "

" I am wondering what others thought of this book. It never quite worked for me because of the central character--her voice and the issues she pondered just didn't feel at all like a 15-year-old. And certainly not like what an 1863 15-year-old.... "

" Written like a screenplay, it takes place in New York City during the Civil War. I liked it because it gives a different look at the country during the war and really illustrates the racial tension. "

" Written like a script, it's a super quick read on the draft riots in NYC in 1863. "

" Interesting format (screenplay) but I had a hard time staying engaged. "

" A very good book-the only reason it's three stars is because the screenplay format was slightly confusing. "

" I listened to this book this week and the audio version is awesome. It is performed by a full cast and brought me to tears several times. Myers is amazing. "

" I really recommend the audio version! "

" I really didn't know anything about these riots that happened. It was really eye opening. I was also excited that Walt Whitman showed up. It is a little violent, but not much. I like how things were shown. "

" The screenplay format made this a difficult book to follow. Told mostly through dialogue, with little back story, it was difficult to find a sense of the story or connect to the characters. I appreciated the importance of sharing this story, though, which is little known. "

" meh...felt didactic, and the screenplay format just didn't work for me. "

" This book was good-I found it a great way to show how a family and society crisis can affect people in the positive. I thought it was a great way of showing how we can make the best out of what is going on around us-even if it is war and bloodshed. "

" glad to have learned about the NY Draft Riots of 1863 by this historical fiction, but not a fan of the screenplay format and was not convinced by some of the characters. Would have like more character development. However, I'm interested in this author and will eventually get to another title. "

" Riot is the first book I have read by Walter Dean Myers. Riot has a good story line, but it is hard to define what it is. Also, the way the sentences and paragraphs were worded were not very good. This book is not suggested to read. "

" Eh. Play format and quite violent. I did not get the story or plot. "

" Well, I could clearly see what the morals were in this book but it was a bit too simple for me. But for teens I guess it's a good description of what you would face in a juvenile detention center (though I thought they got off light) and that you can still turn yourself around. "

" Another great one from Myers. It was an easy read. Shows the gritty side of juvenile detention. Wish there had been more of the nursing home experience in it. "

" I liked this book because it shows you the way you live in jail and what goes on in the jail. "

" because i was locked up and everything in the book happend in my life. "

" This book is really good and also this is one of my favorite author Wlter Dean Myers. This book is about a boy that is jail and he is doing stuff to go out of jail. "