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This May be Au revior for Me

Revisado: 12-16-24

I loved, loved, loved Vol One. I skipped V Two because there was different narrator. I passed on Vol Three due to the reviews of being extremely racist.

Vol Four, is probably just a racist as Vol Three, which I found annoying. My biggest issues with this volume are 1) with a few exceptions, all the stories felt overly long; and 2) a majority of the stories were spent on the backstory/legend/mythos/history of the afflicted person(s). Really you could jump to the last 10 mins of any of these stories and get your Jules de Gradin fix. I do understand the time period these were written in but in this volume, to me, the stories were overly and unnecessarily descriptive. I felt none of things with Vol One.

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Zombie Apocalypse Here I Come!

Revisado: 07-21-22

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. Not only is it the first book in my library that I never fast forwarded once but I had to rewind many times because my mind would start to daydream or expound on something just stated and I had to refocus so I wouldn't miss anything. If only my college classes had been this interesting and entertaining.

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A Guide to Haitian Zombies

Revisado: 06-30-22

The narration was excellent and the stories were enjoyable. The reasons I gave 3 stars overall are the following: 1) primarily about Haitian zombies, 2) got burned out on all the Haitian zombie stories, 3) most of the stories, it seemed to me, where from the 1920-1950s and 4) the last story is actually book length it's chapters 159-184, over 6 hours!!!!! It was struggle to finish the last story since I wasn't expecting a book length story and I kept wondering will this ever end. For 1 credit, it is worth it. I just hope my warning about the last story helps you start out listening in a different mindset than I had when I entered into it.

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Things That Make You Go Hm...

Revisado: 12-09-21

I really loved volumes 1-3 and 14. Volumes 4-9 left me confused. I'm rating two books at the same time since I listened to them back to back. A majority of the stories felt unfinished, fell flat or lacked something. Ironically the stories weren't bad but when I got to the end of the story a LOT of them received a reaction of: "That's it?"or "What?" A few of the stories threw in a random detail that went no where. It was like an introduction to horror writing. I'm game to try other volumes.

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Thouroughly Enjoyable!

Revisado: 12-09-21

I liked almost all the stories. The author's shopping list as a prologue to their story was fun and different. I was concerned I wouldn't be able to tolerate the narrator because I couldn't stand his introduction but he grew on me. My only suggestion for Gareth is to stop doing American Southern accents, very bad. I have already listened to this anthology twice.

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A Very Aromatic Listen

Revisado: 08-24-21

Very informative and interesting. A must listen for coffee and tea drinkers. It made me think about my relationship with both.

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Took Me By Surprise

Revisado: 08-24-21

Definitely not what I expected but it made me listen all the way to the end. The stories and mini analysis after each were thought provoking and the ending interesting. The best thing about the book was the narration, I will keep an ear out for Christian Rummel.

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Good Enough for my Commute

Revisado: 08-06-21

So far this is my least favorite volume and only the last story was memorable. The narration is hit or miss. When Mark starts speaking loudly I think of a failed thespian, how he narrates distracts from some of the stories. Technically these stories belong under the horror genre but they don't feel like horror (if that makes any sense).

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Meh

Revisado: 04-30-21

A largely forgettable collection. This is the third volume I've listened to and the book's title is clearly subjective. For me, I have noticed after listening to 3 volumes so far, they save the best story for last and the stories seem to get better towards the end. The narration was great but couldn't stop me from fast forwarding or out right abandoning 3-4 stories. I will check out the other volumes; each volume has a few gems and it's great for my commute.

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The Final Story is Worth Getting This Book

Revisado: 04-14-21

Overall the stories were meh. There weren't as many stories as you'd think because half of them spanned 2 chapters. The last 2 chapters [final story] were the best and stayed with me. The strength of that story alone is why I would recommend this book.

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