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Maybe The Best

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-24-25

Kudos! Bunny returns in his full glory, surrounded by new, but somehow familiarly larger than life allies and adversaries. Bunny fans can dive into these comfortable waters for another adventure, this time featuring a rather substantive plot. Bunny, as always, throws his considerable bulk into a most challenging mission. The winners are his loyal readers. As usual, one finishes, anxious for Book 9 of this madcap “Trilogy”.

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A Code Red Disaster

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-16-25

Do not buy this book. The premise is laughably improbable. The characters are so wooden that when one or another suffers a grisly death, it barely registers. The events are disjointed. Most characters are cartoonish. The dialogue is awkward. Cliches abound.

With the fate of the World in his hands and only hours to complete a hopelessly long and complex number of critical tasks, what does our protagonist decide to do? What else? He goes surfing with a teenage local.

Rather than pay tribute to the great Michael Crichton, James Patterson has tarnished the man’s legacy. One thing for certain, this book is the (first and) last I will read by Mr. Patterson.

I normally discount criticisms of readers in these reviews. One negative comment is made, and subsequent reviewers pile on. But the critics who say the normally first rate Scott Brick performance is too emotional are spot on. Almost every sentence is breathlessly delivered. No event is too small for a hyperbolic presentation. The reading distracts. It is beneath this renowned performer. I can only imagine some director insisted on scenery eating delivery. If you must read this book, buy a print version.

So disappointing.

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Thrill an Hour

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-05-24

There is a decent story buried in this 20 + hour marathon. But it is so covered in packaging the frustrated reader wants to scream. It is more Filler than Thriller. And the never ending, repetitive awful jokes are mind numbing. And only rarely smile inducing. Someone needs to tell protagonist John that he is not funny.

And the Editor of this thing needs to get involved.

The Lion’s Game was very good and The Lion was good. The Panther is pretty awful. Do not waste your time or money.

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Waste of Seven Hours

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-31-24

Don’t worry. I won’t spoil the plot. There is not much there. What is there is both silly and contrived. Maybe an over long campfire story.

If you have no online privacy disclosures or product warranty disclaimers to read, you might want to give this book a try. Otherwise, browse on. It won’t be hard to find something better. And I am not even a hard grader.

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“Is That All There Is”

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-21-23

Peggy Lee Sang: “Is That All there Is?”

We waited over two decades for this? A kidnap victim about whom the author forgot to make us care? Mitch and Abbey, animated characters in “The Firm”, reappear here as pampered, somewhat snobbish professionals raising twin “snobettes” in a lavishly urbane NYC. Shockingly, Mitch’s Big Firm law partners are cold, unsympathetic, money hungry, cartoon figures. And the bad guys are exactly who and what we are told to suspect from the very start. Raising the ransom before bloodthirsty terrorists do their worst accounts for what tension can be generated. The yawn worthy ending leaves the surprised reader (surprised that the book is over, not by anything, well, surprising) more numb than satisfied. No courtroom drama. No shocks. No twists. No turns. The principles drink lots of coffee. You should too if you want to get through this Grisham dud.

This book is beautifully read by a pro. It was poorly written by another pro. One on his game, the other, not so much.

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Good Story That SeemsContrived At Times

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-30-23

Treasure stories are inherently compelling. This tale is no exception. One learns enough about the “profession” and the characters who who inhabit it to make the exercise enjoyable. But the purported values motivating the principals do not ring true. And the anecdotes portraying various epiphanies are borderline preposterous. It is OK to seek treasure for the adventure and cash. It does not have to be a search for meaning and one’s place in history. At the end of the day, the good stuff outweighs the filler. Hard to beat a search for items long hidden under Carribean seas.

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A 22 Hour Moan

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-16-23

There is a good story here. Unfortunately, it cannot decide its own genre. Mystery/thriller. Romance novel? Political lecture? Hit piece on the small town South? Crude sex pretending (but badly failing) at erotica. But the author’s most pervasive flaw is the incessant tone of sadness and depression. Of course, there is nothing wrong with some measure of negativity and moroseness. But all the time? Dive into this performance, virtually anywhere in the text, and the narrator sounds like he is about to cry. Really. And I do not blame the reader. His style just exaggerates a low moan the author has adopted throughout. There is not a single moment of unadulterated joy in this book. It is a credit to Isles that the story survives these defects. There is value here. But one is asked to suffer a lot to squeeze through to the end.

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The Best Jewel In The Bunny Series

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-09-23

I have read every book in this delightful series, and Family Jewels is simply the best. The old characters shine and the new ones are welcome additions to a cast about which Dickens would be proud. The narrator’s performance misses not a single note. The Bunny circus continues to shine exactly where it belong, Center Ring from start to finish.

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Why No Option for “0” Stars?

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-22-23

If your idea of hilarity is an impoverished woman tripping over a bench and cracking her head on cement, running to grasp a small bill fluttering down from a balcony where the author drops cash for the amusement of watching “little people” scramble, this book is for you. If you enjoy ridiculing disabled, poor, overweight, short, less educated, and blue collar people, you will get a kick out of “Straight To Hell”. If you think women are mostly sex toys, LeFevre is your man. Otherwise, I caution you to move on. I did not and wasted an Audible credit and some hours I will never get back.

I am no prude. But the author crosses the line. By a mile. He set out to shock, and overachieved. The title is apt. If there is a Hell, LeFevre has earned his first class ticket. It is enough to make one pray that Hell exists.

Please know that Mr LeFevre is no Michael Lewis. And this book is no “Liar’s Poker”. It is the product of an elitist, chauvinistic snob who celebrates his own depravity. Shame on me for wasting time on this exercise in frat-boy narcissism. I can only hope to spare the next listener the same mistake.

The ratings for this book would serve as an excellent yardstick for the selection of future friends and associates. Avoid the “5s” and embrace the “0s”! I know. There is no “0”. Still, one can dream.

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The Worst Vipers in These Swamps Aren’t The Snakes

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-11-23

Let me try my hand at clairvoyance. If you read this book, and even better if you listen to Pinchot’s perfectly pitched performance, I predict you will be sorry, perhaps even depressed, when it ends. Daniel Woodrell is a master, and these three related novellas are his priceless pieces. The stories are violent, graphic, touching, full of flawed but compelling characters. Visit corrupt, racist, deadly, gritty St Bruno tucked along a South Louisiana bayou and swamp. You will sink deep into the mud and muck, poisonous snakes below and beautiful moss hanging over the exposed, twisted cypress knees. The most dangerous denizens are not the alligators and water moccasins, but the humans who love, hate, gamble, murder, defend and prey upon one another. You will savor the gumbo Woodrell has cooked up, and be left wishing for just one more helping.

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