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Surprisingly uninteresting

Revisado: 03-30-24

I couldn’t finish most of the stories. I already cared about Harper Blaine from reading and re-reading the Graywalker series, so I did manage to slog through those, but I wouldn’t call the experience enjoyable. There were some good ideas in the other stories I skimmed or skipped. But, they all felt like car tires spinning on ice - something is happening, but nothing is engaging.

The final story came closest to what I’d expected. It was better than OK, now that I think about it, but the narrator voiced Harper rather soft and sweet, and that distracted from the story a bit.

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Missing text, but otherwise throughly enjoyable.

Revisado: 12-03-23

At the 51:17 point, an entire sentence is missing. It’s jarring, because the narrator’s tone sounds like she’s remarking on something just said and the rest of the paragraph seems to come out of left field. It’s not really a spoiler nor does it leave a plot hole, it’s just really annoying to know that something is missing, but have no idea what or how much was left out, so, I had to get the ebook to compare.

The missing sentence is “Melayna‘s volunteered to be on the staff counseling service,“ Ann said.

It makes me wonder if there were other missing parts that weren’t as obvious.

The individual stories flow together almost like they’re just chapters in the same book.

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Awesome story - lackluster narration

Revisado: 03-07-20

I've read and re-read this book many times. First, in hardcover and later on Kindle. I was happy to see it available as an audiobook, and didn't hesitate to purchase it in yet another format. I was excited to revisit my "friends" in the Sargasso, but the narrator sounds so bored and disinterested that it was hard for me to enjoy the story. I think I will appreciate using WhisperSync when reading the ebook is interrupted by other tasks, but I can't recommend the audiobook on its own.
I wish Luke Daniels had narrated; that would have been perfect.

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Girl-geeks are not kawaii

Revisado: 05-02-13

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

The book needs a decent narrator. Farhat's cutesy, whiny, valley-girl affectation made it impossible to enjoy the story. I've ordered the print book, and I'm sure I'll like it.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I couldn't get past the first chapter; the narration is that terrible.

What didn’t you like about Julia Farhat’s performance?

She read the book as if she were voicing an adorable but dim anime character. I kept getting the mental image of a cute little girl, wearing a confused expression, blinking her wide eyes while searched for the "any key". Not only was nauseating, it was completely incongruous with the narrative.

Any additional comments?

After some manipulation and a fair amount of geekery, I found that bending the pitch down to 89% of normal and setting playback speed to 129% made it almost bearable. Almost.

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