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So boring.

Revisado: 02-09-23

I purchased this title after reading the first couple of reviews which were overwhelmingly positive. I wish I had kept reading. This story never got off the ground for me, and may be Stephen King shouldn’t narrate his own books. I couldn’t separate him from his character, and, listening to him talk about his sexual responses was TMI. There were so many superfluous details in the story, and I didn’t even really know what it was about until the very very end. But that didn’t redeem all the hours of wondering WTF?

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Where’s the story?

Revisado: 02-05-23

These two women spend so much time joking and laughing that they don’t get to the actual content. I don’t care about them, I tune in for the advertised topic. Sadly, I was too annoyed to keep listening to see if they ever got there.

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Favorite King audiobook and best narration

Revisado: 08-14-22

Beautiful, haunting, and moving story brought to life by Michael Kelly who narrates the character of Dev to perfection. The plot is interesting and fun - takes me back to summer vacations and the simple joy of theme parks-but it's Mr. Kelly who catapults this title to the top of my audible favorites. His depiction of the sweet, heartbroken and thoroughly delightful Dev is the best. And the way he voices Mr. King's masterful language of the old-time carnies is uproariously funny. Plus we get a ghost story! I would have liked for the ghost story to be a bigger part of the plot, but getting to spend 6 hours with Dev and the gang is delightful. Mr. King - please write more for Mr. Kelly to narrate!

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Best Book I’ve read all year

Revisado: 06-27-20

Wow! Don’t miss this one. I won’t forget these characters for a long time, and I’ll never think of immigration the same way. Deeply moving.

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Very satisfying

Revisado: 03-30-19

This book caught my attention right away and didn’t disappoint. I found myself looking forward to continuing the story after a break. That was welcome as I’ve picked some duds lately.

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What’s with the narrator?

Revisado: 01-24-19

Maybe I would have enjoyed this book in print, but I couldn’t get past the narrator’s elderly-sounding voice when many of the characters were young moms. There were a lot of characters, and it took me quite a while to keep straight the storyline of each because they all sounded like grandmas. Then, in crazy twist -no spoiler- the narrator reading the epilogue had this very young, clear voice. Why didn’t she use that voice for the young women characters?? And the child with the lisp - like fingers on a chalkboard. Finally, I did not enjoy the use of the Berlin Wall as a literary device. Felt old and dated and irrelevant. Blech! All that said, at least the “secret” was not what I expected, and I could hear the talent of the narrator-her dramatic pauses and variations in volume were excellent, but not enough to keep me hooked.

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Couldn't get through this book

Revisado: 03-26-18

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Somebody who enjoys romances about widowers with children and sweet happy endings involving the children's new caretaker.

Has When I'm Gone turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes.

What didn’t you like about Dan John Miller’s performance?

I didn't hear characters; I was distracted by my dislike of the story.

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