The Girl who loved Tom Gordon
Written by Stephen King
Originally published in 1999
Read by Anne Heche
In this shortish novel, King writes from the perspective of a very intelligent 9 year old girl. She is a resourceful child, surviving a week or more lost in the wilderness of western Maine. Again, he manages to capture the setting and perspective perfectly. There really is little horror content, beyond the girl’s food- and sleep deprived delusions of the God of the Lost.
I probably would have enjoyed it more if I were a fan of baseball, particularly the Red Sox. Still, I know sports enough to appreciate the baseball conceit.
Of unknown significance is the fact that this was King’s last completed novel before that wayward van nearly took his life.
Anne Heche does an admiral job with the reading. I was skeptical at first, but she is one of those celebrities against whom I am prejudiced based on her reputation. Actually, I know very little about her. She liberates the voice of Trisha with good timing and inflection, and mirrors the girl’s declining health in her narration. Well done.
Nitpick 1: How many 9 year old girls know that much about baseball or survival and nature skills, not to mention BOTH!
Nitpick 2: Deus Ex Machina strikes again. Although the narrative hints that the bear was already backing away, the save really comes from the random hunter who happens to crest a rise just as the girl and the bear are waltzing.
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