Freak the Mighty - audio
I listened to this novel on audio and I wished that I hadn’t. I didn’t care for the narration of this novel, as it felt as if the author was just reading a story to me. It felt rushed and for the most part, there was the lack of emotions except for the times when the story became so intense, that the narrator yelled.
Kevin was a complex individual. I loved his imagination and his ability to enjoy life. He made me laugh numerous times as he has no problem being himself, with his sarcastic tone and his use of words. I loved his dictionary and when he arms Max with one, I couldn’t stop grinning. Although he has a physical disability, he keeps going and he never stops to complain. As I stuck in the last CD, I started to dreed what the future might hold. Kevin is talking again about his robots and he’s behaving like a man, yet here I am, a grown woman fearful that might turn into a crying baby behind the steering wheel of my own car. The tables are turning.
I think I lost some of the emotional aspects of Kevin’s friendship with Max when I listened to this novel on audio. I wanted some feeling in the narrator’s voice, a change in tone, or a pause while he read. I stopped the audio a few times as I needed time just to think about what was transpiring. What Kevin and Max had was unique; they both found something in each other that they were missing.
The ending was not what I needed or wanted. I see that there is another book that follows this, Max the Mighty that I will definitely have to read and not do the audio. Great book about friendship, family and being different.
