'50sVille

By: Paul Ibbetson

Narrated by: Dave Wright

Imagine a town where the people perpetually live in the 1950s, a place where time has all but stopped and where everyone loves his family, job, and life. In this strange place, only a select few people ever leave the city limits and even then, they leave reluctantly. This is what 15-year-old Benjamin Granault faces as, through a string of amazing events, he finds himself living in a town where he can never talk about modern technology or current events, a place where being an outsider can cost a person his life and being part of the community may very well cost more. Follow the adventures of Benjamin Granault in 50sVille, the strangest town Indiana has ever been unaware of.

©2014 Paul A. Ibbetson (P)2014 Paul A. Ibbetson

50's living

What did you love best about '50sVille?

I thought the story line was very interesting

What other book might you compare '50sVille to and why?

the exact reversal of the Brendan Fraser movie "Blast from the past"

Any additional comments?

The ending was definitely a cliff hanger

Living in the past

I enjoyed this story. The whole town in another time is very interesting even with the dark undertone. I look forward to the next ones.

Great intro!

I've listen to all 5 books in the serie in sequence. They are not that long and the story is pretty much continuous so I recommend to read it/listen all 5 books too. You will not want to stop in the middle.
I will review all 5 books and give stars individual for each.
The story is about a boy that every year goes to an event in a town that is stuck in the 50's. In the first book we get to meet this town and some of it's inhabitants. But then his father dies and the plot begins. For his own protection he has to hide in the town and live there under their rules (book 2). Those first 2 books were my favorite. As well as the narrators. The story reminded me of "The Stepford Wives" but in different way. The group of kids also reminded me a lot of Steven Spielberg films.
After that the story turns into a darker tale, when we discover the mystery behind the town. I think of it like a Edgar Allan Poe tale. I love them, the dark, the mystery, the danger, the thrill, the supernatural flare. The thing is they always seem to never go too deep, being just a tale. In here we still get a lot of complexity, and cool characters, but for me it never really suppresses the expectations created on the first 2 books. Still worth reading to discover the full mystery and the final chapter.
It was a petty that there is a new narrator for every book. I would have preferred consistency, being a small length novela. All narrators are pretty good, but totally different from each other.

Fantastic

This is a fun but creepy book.

I am very interested in listening further and finding out about this town.

The characters are well developed and mostly likable.

Dave Wright is an excellent narrator.

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Living in the past?

wow, I loved this who wouldn't want to live in the 50's when things were simply "better." I'm positive this town has more going on then it seems, on the surface it seems perfect but nothing is perfect. I received this aduiobook and voluntarily choose to reveiw.