P. Chavez

Too slow.

Revisado: 07-15-24

Too slow. Cardboard characters. Unimaginative. Could of been good, but feels like it was written by a bot.

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Just too slow for me

Revisado: 03-02-21

Liked it...didn't love it. Great narration. Good characters. Enjoy the history lesson of the time and location.

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J.K. Rowlings needed a good editor

Revisado: 11-22-19

This review is for the first 4 books in the "Strike" series. The stories in the first two books were OK. Strike was a great character and I was hoping the story line in the next two books would improve. I am very disappointed and am done with this series. Yes, there are many substories and misdirections, but that not the problem. The problem is... the books are boring. Half way through both the 3rd and 4th book, I stopped caring "who did it" and couldn't believe I still had over 10 hours of listening to this dribble to go. Agatha Christie had many substories and misdirections in her books, but they were interesting from being to end. I do want to commend Miss Rowling's on her desire in Book 3 to explain how a sexual assault can affect a person their whole life. I thought her efforts were very successful.

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J.K. Rowling needed a good editor

Revisado: 11-21-19

This review is for the first 4 books in the "Strike" series. The stories in the first 2 books were just OK...but Strike was a great character and I had hoped the next 2 books would improve as far as story line. I have been very disappointed and am done with this series. Yes, there are many substories and misdirections, but that's not the problem. The problem is...the books are boring. Halfway through both Book 3 & 4, I stopped caring who "did it" and couldn't believe I still had over 10 hours of listening to this dribble. Agatha Christie had many substories and misdirections, but her mysteries were engaging from beginning to end. I do want to commend Miss Rowling's on her desire in Book 3 to explain how a sexual assault can affect a person their whole life. I thought her efforts were very successful.

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Loved it, except for one small problem....

Revisado: 03-12-15

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Shatner's great dramatic voice goes so low while telling his stories, there are times you can't hear him!!

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Some parts are a 5 star !?!

Revisado: 11-23-14

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This book is like going to an art museum , where the paintings are not arranged in any order or theme. It takes you more than 14 hours to wander through all the galleries; some of the art you love, some you don't, and some just totally mystify you. Though I loved the "music" of the words in this book, I always come back to my final thought, "Well, that was 14 hours of my life I'll never get back!"

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Slow Slow Slow and stupid

Revisado: 11-26-13

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Watching cement dry would of been a better use of my time. There is nothing to recommend about this book.

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A waste of time

Revisado: 10-14-12

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I, unfortunately, bought 2 of these books at the same time or I never would have listened to this one. Since I owned it, I thought I should give the series a second chance. In this book, we find out why Mallory is damaged and why she wants to be called Mallory. The whole book was such a bore I have already forgot why she wanted to be called Mallory…so much for suspense. These novels are so convoluted with intertwining stories of unbelievable characters and weak motives that by the end, you just don’t care and am only glad it’s over.

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2 Stars is generous

Revisado: 10-14-12

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Let’s see how many unbelievable and uninteresting cardboard characters this series has: There is Mallory, a drop dead gorgeous, extremely intelligent computer genius, but, drum roll, please… emotionally damaged, her partner is her faithful guardian angel cleaning up all her messes, her want-to-be boyfriend is a gentle giant who is also a computer genius and of course, independently wealthy…boring. Plus a terribly gruesome murder, with a cast of ridiculous secondary characters, but who cares, the whole series is a waste of time.

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I am so happy to have found this series

Revisado: 10-14-12

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I am so happy to have found this series with the wonderful Commissario Guido Brunetti. Raised on Hercule Poirot and falling in love with Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in the Louise Penny’s Three Pines Mysteries, I was searching for another similar series with a smart and likable lead character. I tried the NYPD sergeant Kathleen Mallory series by Carol O'Connell and was very disappointed with the cardboard characters . I am looking forward to listening to all the books with Brunetti and getting to know and like him even more.

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