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Well researched and well told

Revisado: 04-08-22

I love this podcast. The host’s delivery is soothing but not boring. The stories are so well researched and well told that even when it’s a story I know about, I really enjoy the episode.

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Great story telling is just the start -

Revisado: 12-23-21

It's not just the story telling that is great. James covers the legal cases, including appellate practice, in a way that makes me wish he'd taught my law school classes. The rapport between the hosts is reliably genuine and often hilarious. Could not love this podcast more!

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best discovery in ages!

Revisado: 04-10-14

This is the first Karin Slaughter book I've listened to (or read) - I didn't have any trouble jumping in to the story without knowing any back story. The characters are all nuanced enough that it didn't matter that I'd missed 6 books before. The story, which moves back in forth in time, was riveting. I didn't know whodunnit until pretty close to when it's discovered in the story; I didn't want the story to end. Best discovery in ages!

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Like a bag of potato chips

Revisado: 12-28-13

I like urban fantasy, so this book was right up my alley. The characters are likable; the main character is funny; the narration is nuanced and the story itself is fine. That being said, I purchased this title a few years ago and listened to it. I re-listened to it, because I saw the title in my library and couldn't remember it at all. When I re-listened, I remembered little bits, but not much. It is like a bag of potato chips: filling, satisfying, no nutritional value. But you're still going to eat it.

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Wodehouse Chick-Lit

Revisado: 12-12-13

The characters are of the same lot as Bertie Wooster, but in a different era, when the royals are penniless. It's an amusing story (though the mystery part is slow in development) with likeable characters. The narration is quite good, though the narrator's accent sometimes swerves between Irish and Scottish. It won't blow you away with plot twists or brilliant word play, but it will keep you entertained for a couple of hours. It was a great break from listening to darker, more serious books.

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A little twee but very funny.

Revisado: 09-27-13

It's a ridiculous plot written so that it is amusing and the reader just accepts, "Sure - it's a minotaur who just, y'know, has to go through regular high school life being gigantic with horns." It's a little bit about the way narrative arcs tend to follow patterns; a little bit about personal agency; a little bit more than pretty good. It's got a bit of a pat ending, but there are worse things.

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Pratchetty, funny and clever

Revisado: 09-27-13

It's not just Pratchetty because there is an anthropomorphized death, but because it is also an amusing and engaging and absurd satire of human behavior. I'm not giving anything else away - but I've been a little disappointed with the long earth books, as they are so not like the discworld books, and I wish there was more Buckley on Audible, because it seems a promising way to fill the void of funny, smart satires.

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Just get past the first half an hour...

Revisado: 08-28-13

I really enjoyed this book - John Scalzi is a funny writer; Wil Wheaton is a great narrator. HOWEVER, the first half an hour or so is unbelievably stilted when read aloud. It's a lot of "he said," then "she said," then "he said" ad nauseum. I think when reading print, my eyes skip over those things and it's not a big problem. In audio, it's as if it's all I could hear. The first part, consequently, is irritating and confusing. Past that, it's a well written story that is ultimately about choices and consequences - thought I didn't realize it for awhile, because it is also very light and funny.

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I need a little more character growth!

Revisado: 07-22-13

When I started this series, I liked that Chess is an unconventional heroine - I appreciated that with every action, she was also overcoming a gnawing self-doubt and loathing, that she was darker and more complicated than most heroines I have come across in the genre. I understand that in reality, a person with her background and problems would be haunted with self-doubt and recriminations. In writing, though, the mantra of "I don't deserve this, so I'll ruin it," has gotten a bit old. It seems to be even more prevalent in this volume than in previous ones - again, understandable, but it feels like the character isn't growing. And it sounds whiny. My irritation with Chess is not enough to keep me from listening to the next book, but if she doesn't make a breakthrough, I think I'll give up.

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Mystery, urban fantasy, comedy.

Revisado: 02-10-12

There are a LOT of books about women who happen to stumble on mysteries with a fair few of them having a paranormal twist - This one stands out, because the main character is really, really funny and likeable - she's very Stephanie Plum without being a clear knockoff. I also think that the narrator (who also voices Stephanie) is much better suited to this character. Totally worth the credit.

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