Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork; young adult, audio book; 320 pages (about 10 hours, listening)
I enjoyed the story and characters, but this is a case where I would have been better off reading the book. The narrator's style never quite clicked for me, and I had a lot of trouble differentiating between Marcello's internal monologue and dialogue between characters. Also, this book deals with a lot of heavy issues, and there were several points where, had I been reading this, I would have gone back and reread the last few lines, or stopped to think about something for a second. Not really an option when listening to a book on CD.
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