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Excellent novel; weak narration

Revisado: 09-28-24

I love this novel. I found the reading distracting. Many words were mispronounced with the emphasis on the wrong syllable. I found the voicing of the main female character off putting. She sounded like a child. I think the reader was trying too hard to make her sound feminine. Read the kindle version.

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Don’t get the audiobook version!

Revisado: 10-17-22

This is, hands down, the worst performance of an audiobook I have ever listened to. Get the kindle edition or the paper book. Do not get this audiobook. Craig swallows loudly every few seconds and doesn’t move his head away from the mic to do it. This alone is pure torture. In addition, he reads like an average 4th grader, faltering during sentences, leaving gaps and putting the emphasis on the wrong places. He pronounces nearly all the medical terms wrong and there are lots of them. This, at least, is I comical. The book itself is fairly interesting. I have learned that it’s ok to eat a lot of protein on a keto diet among other useful facts. It is more of a reference book, so an audiobook is not a good format. A physical book would probably be the best.

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Too much anthropomorphizing and not enough science

Revisado: 04-26-22

I listened to the entire book to glean the occasional tidbits of fact. Her awed, whispery voice is hard to stomach. Montgomery modulates her volume too much for an audiobook. Often I missed parts because her already whispering voice had dropped even quieter. I thought I was getting a scientific book about octopuses (which the author tells us is the correct plural), but although sprinkled with facts, the book is mostly emotion-laden anthropomorphizing about what the octopuses are thinking. If you want science about octopuses, find another book.

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Riveting

Revisado: 07-03-21

This book has changed me. I recommend for everyone. It grabs you and won’t let you go. Hard to put down.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 05-06-21

I never really lost myself in the story. So many times. The storyline was so contrived that I rolled my eyes. Some parts were supposed to be funny? But I think I only chuckled one time.

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