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    Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella
    Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella
    Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella
    Audiobook4 hours

    Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella

    Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden

    Narrated by Nick Podehl

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    About this audiobook

    In the aftermath of a critical World War II battle, Father Gaetano is assigned as the sole priest at the Church of San Domenico in the small seaside Sicilian village of Tringale. The previous pastor has died and there is a shortage of clergy at the moment, so until another can be spared, the young priest must say all of the masses himself.

    Mass is not Father Gaetano’s only responsibility, however. The war has created many orphans, and thus the San Domenico rectory has been converted into an orphanage that is also his domain. The children are a joy to him, but they have lost so much, many have begun to question their faith and their God, and his attempts to teach them catechism are in vain...until he finds an old puppet theater and an ornate box of puppets in the basement. Handcrafted by the building’s former caretaker, now absent, the puppets seem the perfect tool to get the children to pay attention to their lessons. But after dark the puppets emerge from that ornate box, without their strings. Whereas the children have been questioning their faith, the puppets believe Father Gaetano’s Bible stories completely. Yet there is such a thing as too much faith. And the children’s lives will never be the same again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 16, 2012
    ISBN9781469225524
    Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella
    Author

    Mike Mignola

    Mike Mignola is best known as the award-winning creator/writer/artist of Hellboy. He was also a visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on both Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army films. He also coauthored (with Christopher Golden) two novels, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City. Mignola lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.

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    • 4/5
      As always, this was a book that I received for free in the mail because I clicked a button. Presumably on GoodReads.Mignola submits for your approval, a tale of a young boy... yeah, enough Serling. The back of the book touts this one as very Twilight Zone and it is fundamentally a blend of "The Dummy" and "The Invaders". There's not really much that's terribly original about this book but it is wonderfully executed. Set in war-torn Sicily during the second world war, the whole thing comes across as very real and very moving. This could be the seed of a much protracted full-length novel but in its current form it only really gives a hint of its own potential. The text makes for an entertaining three hours.
    • 5/5
      A great little story. I read it all in one sitting and wanted more.
    • 3/5
      Too much of the horny padre not enough of the Satan puppets.