The Day Boy and the Night Girl

A boy named Photogen, who has never seen the moon, meets a girl named Nycteris, who has never seen the sun. The two of them must escape from the witch Watho. As usual with George MacDonald, this fairy tale has layers of meaning that go deeper than the story on the surface. (summary by L.A. Walden) (1 hr 37 min)

Chapters

Chapters 1-7	14:51	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 8-9	12:40	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 10-11	14:54	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 12-13	14:42	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 14-15	12:27	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 16-17	10:24	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapters 18-20	17:53	Read by Laurie Anne Walden

Reviews

Enchanting

(4 stars)

Kath erebus

Delightfully narrated and very listenable, with only a few small sounds to mar the sound quality. This is an enchanting tale of human capacity, that describes how when left ignorant, humans will attempt to find working theories for why our world is as it is. I first heard of this title referenced in Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean and it does carry some similar elements in trauma-bonds, and how when we know no other world, we can lack the imagination to comprehend our choices.

Astonishing!

(5 stars)

jbrown

An amazing story and I cannot get over the author’s description of the night girl’s reaction to her very first time outside. No wonder George MacDonald influenced so many great authors over the years. I am smitten with Mr. MacDonald and will read everything he has ever written. Many thanks to LibriVox and the exceptional narrator.

(5 stars)

sleepyguy

love to listen to this at night. :-)

Great Children’s story

(5 stars)

The Analyzer

Well read, very clear and understandable. I listened to the whole thing in an hour and a half. A nice little way to keep my morning interesting while I do chores. George Macdonald is so good at creating a less gruesome version of a story that feels like a brother Grimm tale. I would highly recommend to mothers who are looking for good wholesome stories to share with their kids. His characters are constantly making mistakes and then instead of the author/movie excusing the fault or belittling it he addresses it and the character either realizes the mistake and repents and turns away from the destructive act or faces the consequences of the act and has to live with those consequences.

(2 stars)

Dances with Prose

Disappointed. I expected so much more. Everything about this story seemed flat. Flat characters, flat plot, flat and rushed finish. The love story in itself was nice but undeveloped. I gave it two stars. One star for the skillful portrayal of blossoming love, another star for the grandiloquent prose used by the author.