Sue T.

I cannot get enough to the Butcher's Boy

Revisado: 01-13-23

I did not know that I was going to be so taken with these novels when I reluctantly tried the first. Wow was I wrong. For me they have every thing: trade craft; interesting characters; and plenty of action.

There is one further installment and I am to consume them all in just a few weeks.

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Not for me.

Revisado: 12-26-22

I found myself both bored and annoyed. The selfishness of many of the characters just wore me out.

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Unnecessary and unbelievable 2nd character

Revisado: 05-28-22

I thoroughly enjoyed about the hour and a half. The tradecraft and very good narration made up for any implausibilities. Then a second front-and-center character was introduced. As I said in the headline: this character was unnecessary, distracting and the relationship unbelievable. I was very disappointed.

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This book made me so happy

Revisado: 05-21-22

I had never read anything by Thomas Perry before. A reviewer mentioned that this is Perry's only book with humor. If that is true how too bad. The characters, writing and narrator were perfect for me. Though essentially a "caper" story it does involve some killing. I was surprised each time but each was just right.

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Gave up

Revisado: 02-15-21

I find that I am no longer interested in coming-of-age stories in general. When Gilbert started spending chapters on a teenager's discovery of a book detailing the supposed "erotic journey" of its anonymous author, I totally lost interest. I am returning the book.

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Delightful and totally engaging

Revisado: 02-05-21

What a lovely book. I was entranced from beginning to end. There were the occasional moments where I thought:"I am *so* worried about what might happen to these people I love!" While that was true, never did I consider leaving them.

I found the book when looking for something else narrated by Juliet Stevenson. I had just finished "Once Upon a River" and could not imagine another voice I wanted to hear at that moment. Fortunately, Ms Stevenson is such and excellent narrator that every performance is unique to the particular book.

There is no way of knowing which book will grab which reader, I encourage you to give this a try.

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DCI Walker makes me grind my teeth

Revisado: 05-30-20

I have very little tolerance for a main character who has no self awareness. When that is inevitably combined with an enormous chi- on-the-shoulder, I'm done. I found DCI Walker annoying, boring, and predictable. The rest of the characters were 2 dimensional also. I gave up after about an hour. Just not for me.

I also found the narrator to breathless and grating at the same time. Thank goodness for Audible's returns policy.

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Very interesting content ruined for me by narrator

Revisado: 05-08-20

I know many, many people like Scott Brick's narration. I tried. Really I did. Even though this is a subject about which I am fascinated, I could not take any more after 7 hours or so. Brick, despite his sort of flat voice, manages to read this dramatic material with melodramatic pacing and tone. The thought of listening to another 12 hours of Brick's ruining of this excellent story, finally moved me to gave up.

I am happy to say that I have released myself from having to listen another minuet to him.

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Tried to like this book

Revisado: 02-09-20

I purchased this because of some positive reviews. However, I found myself annoyed with what seemed to be the author's agendas (for example feminist politics - and I hasten to mention that I am a feminist), which did to seem to be her characters' agendas. The characters required most often to give "lectures" seemed very two dimensional. I gave up after about 90 minutes.

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Just not for me!

Revisado: 01-23-20

I had hopes for this book given some of the reviews I had read. However the combination of 2 dimensional characters, clichéd writing and a narrator who seemed as bored as I was made it clear this book was a waste of a credit. No thanks.

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