Loud Awake and Lost

Name: Loud Awake and Lost
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Adele Griffin
ISBN: 9780804123686

Author: Adele Griffin

Narrator: Abby Craden

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 11/12/2013

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes

Synopsis

There was an accident. Ember knows at least that much. She was driving. The car was totaled. Eight months later, Ember feels broken. She can’t even remember the six weeks of her life leading up to the accident. Where was she going? Who was she with? And what happened during those six weeks that her friends and family won’t talk about?

In the wake of her critically praised young adult psychological thrillers, Tighter and All You Never Wanted, National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin has created another triumph in this unflinching story of loss and recovery that Booklist called “exquisite” in a starred review.

About The Author

ADELE GRIFFIN is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. She is also the author of All You Never Wanted, Tighter, Picture the Dead, The Julian Game, and the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle-grade series. Adele lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mia

If I was grading/reviewing these books in a curve, all of those other books would have failed. Okay, not all of them, but the best any of the others would get is a B or B-. Loud Awake and Lost blew me away. I sat down to read a few chapters, and came back to the real world a couple hours later with......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Very disappointing. An extremely obvious and overused twist, preceeded by 200 pages of characters not asking or answering obvious questions that would have exploded the twist.......more

Goodreads review by Jillian Ferry

Ember doesn’t remember what happened but is sole survivor to a car accident. This has some “The Vow” events with a wedding and memory loss. There’s more perspective from the amnesiac female character and a bit more detective work from the characters to determine what happened and who was involved.......more

Goodreads review by Dawn

I was drawn into this girl's story the author is a great storyteller and the narrator was so peaceful and life like to listen to.......more

Goodreads review by Kira

I thought, after having read "Gone Girl" (GREAT psych. thriller. DEF. read) that, despite this technically being a "young adult" novel, I would enjoy the plot. Easier, enjoyable read, I thought. Truth is, looking back at it in an overall sense, aside from the occasional chapter(s) that came across mo......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Booklist, November 1, 2013
"Two-time National Book Award finalist Griffin continues her exploration of the inner workings of the mind in this moving and surprising story...Griffin’s writing is exquisite, teasing meaning and memory from her sentences."

Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2013:
"Readers will feel right at home with the dialogue; sarcasm, glee and angst are spoken in pitch-perfect teenagese...Ember’s unraveling of the mystery is compelling enough to keep the pages turning quickly and steadily. The startling conclusion itself is worth the ride."

Publishers Weekly, September 30, 2013:
"Piecing together a teen’s forgotten past is the object of this mesmerizing romance set in the aftermath of a horrific car accident...An intriguing and chilling mental exercise."

Shelf Awareness, December 3, 2013:
"Griffin's trademark atmospheric style is firmly intact. This moody romantic mystery will hit the spot for fans of Kat Rosenfield's Amelia Ann Is Dead and Gone and Nova Ren Suma's Imaginary Girls."

School Library Journal, November 2013:
"Griffin has crafted a story with well-developed characters and a suspenseful plot that keeps readers turning pages. Her exploration of traumatic brain injury, in particular the role memory can play in the healing process, adds depth as well as potential points of entry for discussion."

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 2013:
"The device of the accident adds drama and mystery, but it’s also a very clever way to explore the significance of the common teenage experience of redefinition and its impact...The lure of secret romance and just plain secret secrets will draw readers to this inventive take on changing teen identity."

VOYA, December 2013:
"National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin creates yet another worthy young adult thriller, a compelling page-turner with a gut-wrenching plot twist...Fans of Griffin will be eagerly awaiting this title, and this latest standalone is sure to gain her many new ones."

Awards

Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice