Out of Sorts

By: Aurélie Valognes, Wendeline A. Hardenberg - translator

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

Ferdinand Brun hasn't always been a grumpy old man. Many years ago, he was a grumpy young man. Now he'd much rather spend time with his canine companion, Daisy, than any of his nosy neighbors. But as his behavior becomes increasingly peculiar, his daughter grows concerned and begins to consider moving him into a retirement home.

In order to maintain his freedom, Ferdinand must submit to an apartment inspection by his longtime enemy, the iron-fisted concierge, Mrs. Suarez. Unfortunately, he's never tidied up a day in his life. His neighbors, precocious ten-year-old Juliette and vivacious ninety-two-year-old Beatrice, come to the rescue. And once he lets these two into his life, things will never be the same. After an eighty-three-year reign of grouchiness, Ferdinand may finally learn that it's never too late to start living.

©2014 Aurélie Valognes (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Translation © 2015 Wendeline A. Hardenberg.

cute story, narrator distracted me a little

The story was cute and fairly predictable, but enjoyable nonetheless. The narrator was slightly distracting to me. He sounded like Seth McFarlane from Family Guy. Some of the voices sounded just like a few of the characters on Family Guy. I heard some definite Carter Pewterschmidt in the main character and Stewie Griffin in the British neighbor :)

Aaa very good

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out of sorts

Great narrative and story. I enjoyed the story immensely and the characters were great. Highly recommended.

A very familiar character

I initially bought this book because it reminded me of someone who is very close to me, but as I got into the story, I found it contained so much more than I imagined.
My only dislike was the end of the book which I felt seemed a bit rushed.

Come Alive

Ferdinand is an awful old crank, making the grumpiest old grandpa seem mild and pleasant. He loathes chat, neighbors and all females except his beloved Great Dane, Daisy. When Daisy is not by a car he's through with life. Life, however is done with him. Vr