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Stuck in the middle...

Revisado: 04-29-14

What did you love best about Balance?

The best part of this book is that it takes the mythology of our current spiritual ethos and turns archetypes into relatable characters. In the story it's effortless for me to suspend disbelief about concepts like heaven, hell and purgatory. I feel like the story might be plausible even though I particularly don't really view those concepts as a part of reality, just by the frankness and cadence of the book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Balance?

I found the scene of Rebecca's birthday party was the most memorable, with that world of the well-dressed vampire class. The whole book has that charm of "Interview with a Vampire" or "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and the action is just as riveting.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Hays’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have listened to several of Jeff's books now and I find this to be one of his most technically precise performances. I realize this is one of the more challenging pieces for him to read, partially due to all of the different female characters and strange beings and the amount of time he has to focus on portraying them. I like the female character Josette's portrayal the most.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Every day the battle between Good and Evil wages on, but when you look closer you see the real battle is the one fought by those who know it can never stop.

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Depressing but still entertaining

Revisado: 02-12-14

Where does Cash Burn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Cash Burn was great to listen to and it was pretty well-written. It's one of the better audiobooks I have listened to. Excellent performance, the writing was excellent as well, the story was good. I liked how Berrier brought smells and images clearly to the mind's eye with descriptive language and metaphors.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cash Burn?

My absolute favorite moment in the book is when Jason says to Brenda "who's your friend, and who's her daddy?" I literally laughed out loud in that moment. My other favorite part of the book is the walk that Jason goes on with Miles, and the conversation that ensued. I am not a religious person at all but I enjoyed Miles speaking of God, I found it gorgeous.

What about Jeff Hays’s performance did you like?

I really liked Jeff's performance, he was good about switching between characters, which all sounded different. I enjoyed the movie preview voice he takes on during narrative parts, and I especially enjoyed the voices of Miles and Peavy. I really felt Tom's anger when he spoke, and I got a kick out of the women's voices. Jeff did really well portraying the women, especially since his voice is so low.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did want to listen to it in one sitting, but it took two. I am kinda bummed it is over so I might have to go buy more books now.

Any additional comments?

My criticism of the book is that I had figured out the ending maybe halfway through, which I was disappointed about because I wanted it to be more mysterious than it actually was. Also, I found it was awfully sad. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I guess part of me wanted a happy ending for at least one of the main characters (Brenda notwithstanding)
I didn't really like Brenda. I think I didn't like her because it seemed like she was lying through the whole story. Keep writing Berrier!

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