Kathryn C

Excellent twist at the end!

Revisado: 05-16-24

I’ve not encountered any Don Winslow titles before, but something about his writing voice reminds me of my favorite pulp writer-slash-genius, Dashiell Hammett.

This is the first time I’ve experienced his writing; so far, I’m mightily impressed.
Harris’ narration (gotta love Ed Harris…) is absolutely apt for the material.

As it’s (currently) a free listen for Audible Plus members, I highly recommend that you give it a whirl.
Don’t cost nothin’! 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Excellent book - ended up listening to it all in one day.

Revisado: 01-25-24

Really enjoyed this one!

I especially love that the characters are well-conceived and easily discerned from one another - lately it seems that most newer books that I read / listen to end up having a bunch of generic or stereotyped characters that are simply names and actions, but no personalities. That’s NOT the case here. Revelations about the characters’ personalities and histories are doled out gradually, and reveal themselves in an organic way throughout the book instead of having everybody’s life story, kinks, weaknesses, financial status, and mother’s maiden name being plopped down in front of the reader right up front in one big tropey lump.
Meadows’ (the protagonist police detective) identity as an “outsider” won’t be a surprise to fans of the genre… “outsider detective” basically IS the genre… but his particular vein of “outsider-ness” isn’t derivative or generic.

The reader has a pleasant tone and rate of reading, and his voices give additional depth to the personalities of the characters.

The story itself is nicely twisty, and the author does a great job of keeping things moving and changing, so that you don’t get complacent.

All in all, one of the best recent books I’ve found in the genre. I’ll definitely be getting more books by Price (as in, I’ll download the next in the detective Meadows series as soon as I submit this review!)

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Excellent!

Revisado: 10-10-23

Listens like an audiobook memoir, only a lot more interesting than most, and (bonus!) including some pretty solid music wrapped around clever and well-crafted lyrics.
He really could have monetized this if he’d wanted to… but his loss is our gain Very engaging - give it a listen! -kc.

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Very Enjoyable

Revisado: 02-08-21

Liked it a lot - jives quite well with the impression of Burton’s life that I got from reading his published diaries.

Rhys’ natural South Walian accent serves the piece well - his timbre sounds a little higher and he does speak a bit more quickly than how I “hear” Burton’s voice in my head. Luckily, I discovered that choosing to have it play back at 0.9 or 0.8 speed deepens the tone, slows things down to a speed that better suits my own notions of Burton’s meter, and as a bonus, doing so also conveniently imparted the impression of the slightly inebriated slur that so many full-time drinkers develop.

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Whoa...nope.

Revisado: 05-28-20

I love most of Saylor’s Gordianus book series, and story-wise what I did listen to seemed about on par with the others, but this reader was ill-cast and is not suited to this book, the subject, or the characters. His reading and the way he pronounces the names is cringeworthy for me - I’ve heard seventh grade book reports with more inflection.
Perhaps find somebody who at least sounds familiar with Latin, or even just modern Italian... or, heck - any non-American accent? It is a novel about ancient Rome, after all.
Tried to start a couple times, because I was really in the mood for a Saylor book and was hoping I hadn’t wasted my money, but couldn’t stomach it.

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