M. Papa

Interesting mystery

Revisado: 09-11-16

Overall I liked the story. It kept me guessing until the last third or so, when the mysteries became fairly easy to guess. I wasn't a fan of how every woman was drop dead gorgeous, or of some of the off topic philosophizing that bogged down the story.

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My kids loved this

Revisado: 09-09-16

The author/narrator was very entertaining. I wasn't a huge fan of how he portrayed the lunch lady though. It seemed mean spirited to make fun of her arm flab. My kids also won't stop singing "moon pies, moon pies" in their most annoying voices. We will listen to more from this author.

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Nothing really happens, and nothing is very funny

Revisado: 07-14-16

I don't mind a fluffy, light hearted story. But this one, while fluffy, was utterly uncompelling. I didn't care about a single character, I didn't find it very amusing, nor was it interesting. At one point I stopped listening to this story for a couple of weeks. During those weeks I didn't once wonder how things would turn out or what would befall the characters. And the ending. Although I saw it coming a mile away, the condescending to women "fairytale" ending made me roll my eyes so hard I could see the back of my head. There was no plot development that made the highlighted romance at all plausible. Apparently proximity but no conversation or regular interaction is all that is required for people to fall in love.

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My two year old loves this

Revisado: 07-07-16

Driving four kids around town is a lot easier if the toddler is entertained. She loves it, and the 8 year old and six year olds like it too.

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Another Manic Pixie Dream Girl Story

Revisado: 06-18-16

It was just ok. The excessive use of profanity was off putting, since I like to listen around the house and I have young children. The story was OK, but the main character never did anything. Life just happened to him. He never becomes proactive about any problems that face him. Luckily, a manic pixie dream girl comes along to fix his life. But at the end he remains as passive and unimpressive as ever.

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Gets a bit tedious

Revisado: 04-20-16

The love story was cute--until it wasn't. Once the characters were together, there were way too many tedious scenes with them adjusting to dating life. I also got bored with all the teenage makeout scenes. And with the fan fiction stories.

I also found myself rolling my eyes at the main character's crippling anxiety, which guides the story. Don't people believe in therapy anymore? No fewer than three of the characters (all from the same family) deal with issues that therapy and medication would help. They all openly scoff at such measures. Overall, there was a pretty negative presentation treatment for various mental illnesses, which I found very frustrating.

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Decent, but predictable.

Revisado: 03-18-16

This story was well written, but it didn't wow me. Ultimately I think it will be pretty forgettable.

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Amateurish Writing, Mediocre Story

Revisado: 03-09-16

I just couldn't get past the writing style of this author. It often felt like a YA book-- a BAD YA book. Many of the characters were cliches at best, with no nuance at all, such as the parents of one of the protagonists and the asylum doctor. I am also bothered by the highly unconvincing reason that the mother of the other protagonist committed a crime. Even worse, I feel like this book stigmatized mental illness. One character is worried about being crazy like her mother, and the other is the only special sane person in a sea of lunatics.

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Lots of Fun

Revisado: 03-20-15

A fun, engaging story with a unique premise. Occasionally gets bogged down with too many pop culture details that derail the story. Would highly recommend.

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