The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Audiobook, by Jack Gantos Play Audiobook Sample

The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Audiobook

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Read By: Lisa Datz Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2006 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780739330937

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

64

Longest Chapter Length:

06:05 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:02 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:28 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

14

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Publisher Description

“I expect you might think the story I am about to tell you is untrue or perversely gothic in some unhealthy way. You might even think I’ve exaggerated the facts in order to twist this book into a modern-day metaphor on the exploitation of human creation, as did Mary Shelley with Frankenstein. Maybe you’ll think I’m trying to spook you with a psychological tale of a murderous double as Edgar Allan Poe wrote in “William Wilson,” or to stir up family shame as Hawthorne did in The House of the Seven Gables. But my story is entirely different.” So begins Jack Gantos’ unnerving drama about three generations of family and friends in a small western Pennsylvania town, held together by the secrets of obsessional mother love–a love so blood-bound that, once revealed, it has no choice but to turn against its keepers.

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"Wow, very different for a children's book. "

— Sharyn (4 out of 5 stars)

The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " ..Creepy...weird, but somehow, strangely likable... "

    — Reba, 4/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " What a strange book. I can't even describe it. Actually creepy is probably a better word. There are mothers, daughters, twins, taxidermy and a curse that involved loving your mother. I had to listen to the whole thing to find out what happened so it is engrossing. "

    — Vickie, 4/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " The strangest book I think I've ever read--a train wreck of dysfunction and weirdness that I couldn't stop reading but wish I had. If you like creepy, you'll like this. "

    — Kate, 4/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A seriously creepy book, especially when my little sister jokingly proposed doing what the people in the book were cursed to do. "

    — Magdalen, 3/29/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It was quite well-written, but that is one of the reasons why I gave it two stars. The language is quite archaic, whilst the subjects the book portrays include implicit incest, which isn't a subject that should ever be written in a children's book. "

    — Gabriel, 3/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A very strange, compelling book. "

    — Wendi, 7/25/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A creepy book with creepy characters. But somehow the straightforward tone makes the "heroine" seem semi-normal until the end. "

    — Glorianne, 3/13/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Liked it, didn't love it. A little creepy, but I felt the end was unsatisfying. "

    — Jennifer, 1/2/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Very strange, yes, VERY strange. "

    — gkbowood, 12/3/2009

About Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award finalist, and Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book. He developed the master’s degree program in children’s book writing at Emerson College and the Vermont College MFA program for children’s book writers. He now devotes his time to writing books and educational speaking. He lives with his family in Boston.