Joseph Schifilliti

Very Enjoyable

Revisado: 08-28-23

Escape into the mind of an artist. In this case the artist is the film editor Paul Hirsch. We hear some of the inside stories for many of the films we all loved, some of the background, gossip and structure of the film industry, and a lot of the joy and surprise, that Mr. Hirsch crafted in his long career.

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Sci-fi thriller

Revisado: 07-15-22

I’m not usually a fan of sci-fi. But this was interesting, and his combination of romance and horror made it nice for escapism. And some of the writing was particularly moving

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Writing is unimpressive. Brick narration is fine

Revisado: 05-27-22

If you listen to books as a diversion to your exercise routine this one’s probably fine. It is easy to zone out pleasantly to Scott Brick’s narration. But this author really needs a good editor. They could start by getting rid of the many clichés. Then he might do some research about poker and try to understand what’s in a 52 card deck. If he hadYou cannot have a full house kings over aces and have another player have a full house aces over kings.

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Now I Know what they mean by “psychological thriller.”

Revisado: 05-21-22

This book is a witty, enjoyable, and curious psychological thriller. It offered up a fair number of surprises and kept me interested throughout.

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Davenport Next Gen

Revisado: 05-17-22

As good as anything in the series. Better than most. (I needed these extra words in order to post)

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Nice to get a deeper view of personal backstories

Revisado: 07-23-18

Sometimes you think you know the characters who populate your favorite books, but then you learn the details of remote events which made them the way they are. This was a nice look back at an old case that becomes a new case and also informs us as to early interactions between and among the main characters.

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Addictive character makes for an addictive book

Revisado: 09-19-17

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Thought the main character entirely too strange. He oozed an uncomfortable creepiness.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The main character's need to obsessively control his world.

Which scene was your favorite?

The captive moments in the cage were particularly psychotic.

Was You worth the listening time?

No. It left me feeling uncomfortable.

Any additional comments?

While "Ick" is not a particularly nuanced assessment, that is pretty much the way I'd describe this one.

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Too much, too histrionic, too unbelievable

Revisado: 08-13-17

What did you like best about A Criminal Defense? What did you like least?

I generally like legal criminal defense dramas and this one had a reasonable share of interesting procedural details.

If you’ve listened to books by William L. Myers before, how does this one compare?

No I have not.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Man, this guy had two modes to his emotional pitch: slightly hysterical and full-on hysteria.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Nope. The story was overly complicated, excessively convoluted and a sad commentary on the interpersonal relations of the main character.

Any additional comments?

Well, perhaps had I listened to the last 20% of the book I might have had a different opinion, but as I said it was all a bit too much.

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Interesting... and then a bit ubelievable

Revisado: 10-10-15

What made the experience of listening to The Bullet the most enjoyable?

Great narrator and interesting POV of the main character.

What about Cassandra Campbell’s performance did you like?

She seemed to own the character nicely.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were some pleasant subtlety to the romance scenes.

Any additional comments?

Get's a bit unbeliveable.

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Exceeded my expections

Revisado: 09-19-15

If you could sum up Make Me in three words, what would they be?

Meets his match

What did you like best about this story?

The flaws and failings of Jack Reacher are better developed than I recall in prior books of the series. There is a pleasant romantic development also. However, the story in no ways suffers any lack of action, murder and mayhem.

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Handles the assignment well, although I find his vocalization of women pleasantly amusing.

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

No I like savoring the good ones.

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