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Performance Lackluster

Revisado: 08-08-17

Like: The story line was intriguing and unexpected.

Weak: The narration was lackluster and largely emotionless. Every male voice sounded the same. If you do not listen at an accelerated speed, it is very slow.

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Can't understand why this book so highly rated

Revisado: 08-03-15

Would you try another book from J L Bourne and/or Jay Snyder?

If it has actual dialog? Maybe. If it's about more uninteresting zombies and shallow characters? No. If I have to hear the ammunition count one more time? No. ("I have 200 rounds of 223 and 97 rounds of nine millimeter" .... boy that was super suspenseful.)

What was most disappointing about J L Bourne’s story?

There is zero dialog. I mean none. If you want two people to talk to each other, you better find a different book. The character is shallow. The other characters don't really exist because it's all "read" from the on character's journal. Finally, everyone talked about this being a great zombie book, high tension, suspense, etc. I found nothing of that. Nada. It was plodding, unsuspensful, not scary in the least - my pulse never ticked up a single beat.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator was just fine. He did the best he could with such a single dimensional book, story line, and character.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Yep, if you want to know how many rounds of ammunition you need to kill zombies, yes.

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Different, but one of King's best

Revisado: 01-24-15

I've read a lot of King. I liked this because there is no supernatural, the characters were interesting, and the resolution was not entirely expected. Also, unlike a lot of King's books, he must have had an editor that removed the typical King deadwood. Refreshing.

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Unexpected

Revisado: 01-04-15

Loved it. I had never heard anything about the book our story line. It was completely different than I expected.

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Useless - Not a memory improvement book

Revisado: 07-16-14

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

This book has no actual memory techniques. The tips are relegated to taking certain vitamins, breathing exercises, and "you should work puzzles". The book description reads: "The audiobook is appropriate for those individuals that are interested in learning some tried and true methods that can be used to improve memory."BEWARE: NOT ONE SINGLE MEMORY TECHNIQUE IS ACTUALLY TAUGHT OR DEMONSTRATED. He did spend about 60 seconds on the "peg method". Even that, however, he referred to a memory technique. He did not actually discuss it, or better yet, actually TEACH something.The Title of this book is completely misleading. There are no Techniques. The Tricks are eating the right foods. And the Exercises involve different types of breathing. Frankly, the biggest trick is sucking you in to buying the book.The "Ultimate How-To Guides"? Absolutely not. If this is the Ultimate Guide to memory improvement, well, I'm sorry, I can't remember what it was I was just trying to remember. Amazon/Audible should actually do some real vetting of the material. Now, if you want to dramatically improve your memory, I would buy "Mem0ry Impr0vement" by R0n Wh1te (also on Audible). You will be instructed in a very practical, logical manner in at least 10 actual memory techniques, each one building on what was learned in the lesson before. And, guess what? You will actually memorize something while listening to R0n's book. R0n's techniques are simple, intuitive, and well grounded. You WILL memorize a 70 digit number, poem, faces and names, sales presentations, and a whole host of other things that you never thought possible. And, it's easy. The capper? That book was something like $2.36 which makes this book at $3.00+ a joke.

What could Jason Scotts have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Actually live up to the title. Lots of buzz words for a good "Google Search" hit, but no actual material to speak of.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration didn't matter. There was nothing to tell.

Any additional comments?

I will be asking Audible for my money back on this.

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Wool

Revisado: 03-11-13

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

She does an excellent job of narrating a lot of different characters, both women and men - it was really superb.

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