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Drawn

By: James Hankins
Narrated by: Gabrielle De Cuir, Paul Boehmer, Christian Rummel, Vikas Adam, Stefan Rudnicki
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Boasting a cast of narrators including Golden Earphones recipient Gabrielle de Cuir and Golden Voice awardee Stefan Rudnicki, this unique audiobook features each narrator taking on a different character and performing chapters from their point of view. Listeners will be electrified by their performance of this story where a mysterious little boy who begins appearing in an artist's paintings, even though the artist has never actually seen him; a partially-blind agoraphobic is expelled from his apartment by a strange entity; a widower begins to have nightmares that his long-missing son is still alive and in danger; and a young runaway realizes his companion is actually a malevolent presence. The narrators keep up an urgent pace, and link these four stories together seamlessly to an unpredictable end.

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In Drawn, a mysterious little boy has begun appearing in the paintings of an artist who can't remember ever actually seeing him. A partially blind, disfigured agoraphobic who suffers crippling panic attacks if he even tries to leave his apartment is forced out by an unseen entity. A lonely widower begins to suffer terrifying nightmares that his long-missing, presumed-dead son is still alive and in mortal danger. A young runaway realizes that a man he thought was his traveling companion is actually his captor...and a predator. The lives of four very different people, driven by different but very powerful forces, crash together as they fight to solve their individual mysteries, to defeat a brutal enemy, and to save the life of an innocent boy.

©2012 James Hankins (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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So Worth a Credit!!!

I was not expecting to like this novel nearly as much as I did. As I have admitted before, I am an extremely picky reader and have to be engaged from the first page of a book until the last. "Drawn" kept me interested and creeped out from the beginning until the end. This paranormal listen has an original storyline that weaves in and out of four people's lives, and neatly comes together at the end. It reminds me of Koontz and King's earlier novels. The narration was outstanding with the one exception. The female character's narration had a voice that was a cross between whining and sexual frustration or something, ... I don't know what the hell was going on there. The other performances, fortunately, made up for it. Overall this book is definately worth a credit, and worth your time.

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This novel is a first for me!

I've listened to and enjoyed five other James Hankin's novels. Unlike the others this one has a supernatural character. And DRAWN is the first supernatural novel I have ever rated 5 stars! It is a wonderful story! The narration is simply fabulous!

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Another Great Hankins Book

Completely different from Brothers & Bones, his first book I'd read (listened to) and this one was fabulous also! Different narrators added to it rather than distracting from the story as can happen in some audio books. I have already purchased the third book that I know of that Hankins has written and will be listening soon!

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"Drawn" Contrived and Predictable

After giving one of my rare 5-star reviews to "The Prettiest One," I was disappointed and dismayed by the same author's "Drawn." I even question whether a ghostwriter perhaps produced this novel (or vice versa?), as it lacks the compelling characters, plot surprises, and sparkling prose I had anticipated. The introduction of the soldier as the "deus ex machina" in the final pulling together of the overlapping plot strings was the last straw. Incredulity alone propelled me to the end, which I saw coming as soon as all of the characters were introduced. Now I hesitate to purchase any other titles by Hankins--this was such a letdown it overshadows the lift of my first exposure to his work. Finally, even though Audible performers are undeniably talented, the use of multiple voices for the parallel stories was simply distracting as the story was already compartmentalized so severely it lacked momentum. (Big sigh.)

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Great narration, weak story

Would you listen to Drawn again? Why?

No, although the narration was compelling, the story itself was not worth another listen.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I love supernatural thrillers, but the mechanism that tied this one together was very far off, and didn't make any sense. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

With maybe one exception, all of the narrators are top notch, embodied their individual characters well, and kept me listening.

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could not un plug

Would you consider the audio edition of Drawn to be better than the print version?

only because of all the different narrators.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved all of it. this is the sort of book that makes you think about it for days after..

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

the reason I chose this book is because of christen rummel, I'm so glad I gave it a go all the other narrators were great..

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

you can run but you can't hide

Any additional comments?

this book is just the right amount of scary. its scary real life scary and paranormal scary. it makes you think about how one action can change your life and about the imprint you can leave on someone even if your not aware of it.

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DRAWN FOUR HAUNTED

This was a great listen. Different for a change. I enjoyed the different narrators for each character. It helps keep track of who's who as the story unfolds. Each character is a stranger to the other with their own issue's and yet they all have one thing in common, a haunting. Time is running out! Will they figure out what haunts them before it's too late?

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Excellent!

Drawn is a curious mix of early Koontz and Mitch Albom. The full cast narration was wonderful (Rudnicki is a personal favorite). It is my second Hankins book and I'm officially a fan.

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Entertaining

I enjoyed this book a lot. Was interesting and creative while being intense and suspenseful!

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Loved this book

James Hankins is up there among my favorite authors. This one is VERY different from his other books and I loved it sooooo much. def a good listen/read

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