The Ninth Life of Louis Drax.THE NINTH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX. Liz Jensen. 2004. Read by Jeff Woodman and Gerard Doyle. 6 tapes. 9 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-84505-178-5. $59.75. Vinyl; plot notes. SA* In his short life, Louis has survived catastrophes that should have killed him: cot death cot death n. Chiefly British Sudden infant death syndrome. cot death Noun the unexplained sudden death of a baby while asleep Noun 1. , electrocution electrocution Method of execution in which the condemned person is subjected to a heavy charge of electric current. The prisoner is shackled into a wired chair, and electrodes are fastened to the head and one leg so that the current will flow through the body. , poisoning, and as he says, just being born Caesarean caesarean n. Variant of cesarean. caesarean cesarean. . On his ninth birthday, a celebratory picnic ends tragically as he falls (or is he pushed?) from a cliff and drowns in the sea while his father disappears. Miraculously, after he is pronounced dead he revives, but goes into a coma. He is a strange, intelligent, and troubled child, and in his comatose co·ma·tose adj. 1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma. 2. Marked by lethargy; torpid. comatose (kō´m state he has vivid realizations that he communicates to his physician, Dr. Dannachet, in an unusual way. Woodman and Doyle take the narration in turn, one as Louis and the other as Pascal Dannachet. Each also creates the voices of the parents, physicians and detectives with ease, keeping accents and tones intact while maintaining the mystery and suspense. A remarkably involving tale with a feeling reminiscent of The Lovely Bones and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hilt, PL, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , CA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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