Chloe Pierce

No Thank You

Revisado: 09-18-24

I felt just like the main character by the halfway point... I just wanted it all to end.

It is a string of Long long long descriptions of body horror, monsters, and violence with no real reason or plot to tie it together. Every chapter was a thinly veiled setup to try to shock the reader with monotonous gore, and whatever juvenile nonsense the author clearly thinks is scary.

I kept finding myself thinking about other things, but I didn't have to restart because I didn't miss anything.

No real suspense, mystery, or scare.

Maybe the droning fever dream of some wordy dude is your cup of tea, but it's not for me. He's not a bad writer, but he told a dumb story.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Best book series

Revisado: 12-09-23

I love living in this world. The characters are amazingly written. I laugh and cry and try to solve a mystery. If you love Agatha Christie level mystery, British humor, and deeply felt emotions, you will love these books.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Disappointing

Revisado: 06-29-23

I thought the narrator did a good job with an overly complicated book. I not only accepted, but made an effort to follow the constant onslaught of scientific gobbledygook because it appeared to be leading to some big payout. Then it just ended... I am confused and disappointed.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Great book

Revisado: 06-26-23

This was a quick read, but so had really interesting and in-depth details about her life and work. I knew about her invention, but I was really suprised to read about her early life.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Meh...

Revisado: 10-02-22

There are some good stretches of compelling story telling, but equally long portions of practically meaningless facts and names being rattled off. It's interesting to know the story behind the show as I'm watching. However I'm once again irritated by the differences between the two, and the book wasn't really good enough to be frustrated over. I found the storyline of the hedge knight and Egg to be far better than this extra material. Overall, not amazing, but interesting if you're really invested and can stand to be slightly overwhelmed with boring info.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Painful...

Revisado: 04-19-22

I'm pretty sure the narrator had no idea what he was reading most of the time, and that made it really difficult to follow what he was trying to say. The material was very basic (even 5 chapters in), but his delivery made it almost incoherent at points. His utter lack of appropriate inflection, droning, and mispronunciation was really painful. The real deal breaker for me was that the narrator was only distracting from a very surface level basic outline of concepts anyways. Had there been any depth, usefulness, or engaging material, it might have up for a narrator that was chosen solely for his soothing British accent and not his actual ability to read. I feel like there must be some dark phycology at play in the 5 star rating for this book. Other than for some mind game, I can't see any reason to give it such high marks... maybe it brainwashes you at the end to give it 5 stars. Don't know; didn't make it that far.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 11 personas

Could Have Been Decent

Revisado: 11-30-21

The language used in this book is so unnecessary for the topic and story style. I am an English teacher, and I often caution my kids to not go crazy with the thesaurus. I wish someone had given the author that advice as well.

One plus, his absolutely bonkers use of words was so distracting that I almost didn't notice how bad the narrator was. In all fairness, the narrator would be amazing for another genre, but I'm not interested in a soothing unwaveringly rhythmical cadence in horror book. He had no tension, no variation in delivery, no connection to the material, and honestly seemed just as perplexed by the word choices he was being forced to read as I was listening to them.

It's a bummer that the writing style and delivery distracted so heavily from what was otherwise a decent story.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Awesomely strange

Revisado: 10-03-21

This was one of the weirdest stories I've read in a long time- not usually my style. The strangest part is how totally not strange this bizarre world felt as the story unfolded. It's not one that I can explain, but absolutely one to recommend.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

It say a headline is optional but that is a lie...

Revisado: 04-25-20

If you want to be a happy person with no regrets in life, read everything Lynne Truss writes. That is all.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

Love this writer

Revisado: 03-21-20

The only disappointing thing about this book is that I can't seem to find the next one. If you are a bit of a literary nerd who loves a really well crafted mystery and British humor, Lynne Truss is everything.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 7 personas