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I think that's really all the convincing I need to listen to the audio. :)
Sharon wrote: "I've always been a sucker for girls-disguised-as-boys historical fiction."
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!


What? Oh, hi. ^_^ Yes the audios are great, I got them from Audible for a fraction of what the normal CD price is. I am waiting impatiently for #5 & 6 to be released--the release dates on the websites lie!! (They said May 1 and June 1 and nothing so far has come out :( )
I owe you for life, Kristen!





J - How do you do that? I have heard about Overdrive but wasn't sure. I'll have to check with my librarian.


I am about half way through the first one. I am really enjoying it a lot, but I was really surprised by the content. I don't know where I got the idea in my head that this was closer to the children's bracket than the adult bracket on the YA spectrum, but I did. Maybe because of Jacky's age or the way she talks? I don't know. It definitely deals with some more mature situations. I love the way it is written though and it is highly addicting. You can't help but love Jacky.

Sarah wrote: "I remember when I read the first one, the first few chapters were so awful that I almost put it down. Awful here meaning so sad, almost unbearable to imagine. And I soon realized that Jacky is defi..."
See, when I read the beginning, Sarah, I thought the book would end up being more like Annie or something. I actually described it as cute. As you get further in it gets a bit darker and I don't know if I'd be comfortable with a 10-year-old reading it. There are some really mature issues that come to surface that I think a 10-year-old would have trouble grasping. The Sloat part jumps to mind, for example.
As an adult I think it's a fun and adventurous story. I love the writing and speaking style of the characters. I think it adds some distinction to the story.
See, when I read the beginning, Sarah, I thought the book would end up being more like Annie or something. I actually described it as cute. As you get further in it gets a bit darker and I don't know if I'd be comfortable with a 10-year-old reading it. There are some really mature issues that come to surface that I think a 10-year-old would have trouble grasping. The Sloat part jumps to mind, for example.
As an adult I think it's a fun and adventurous story. I love the writing and speaking style of the characters. I think it adds some distinction to the story.




I'm making my best bud read the first book this month, so I hope she loves it! :)
Books mentioned in this topic
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay (other topics)The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea (other topics)
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War (other topics)
Bloody Jack (other topics)
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (other topics)
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I have them both on audio (well, the ones that are available) and in hardcover format. I *highly* recommend the audiobooks as the reader, Katherine Kellgren, not only does justice to these fine tales with her voice-acting skills--she sings, too! (Have to say, she also does great drunk-acting--oh those sailors and their rum.)
This is the series so far:
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There is also a GR group, Bloody Jack Fans, of which I am now a member.
Thanks to all who recommended this book to me--my customers (sorry, I forget their names), as well as Kristen and E.M. right here on the G.R.! (woot!)
Anyone else care to gush?
Anyone tempted even a tiny bit to read this series, I say bump it up to the top of your list, ASAP!!! You won't regret it! It has the perfect mix of comedy and tragedy (ok, well, the first one is mostly tragedy, but that's her trying to escape poverty and the gallows as well as imminent rape), romance and suspense, swash-buckling and school-marming--you name it, Jacky's got it!
As soon as I get to the end of what's available, I plan on reading/listening to it all over again!