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Poorly written, poorly narrated

Revisado: 08-20-24

While I find the topic to be generally pretty intriguing, this book was difficult to get through. The writing style is very informal and is at times pretty cringeworthy. The narrator comes off as arrogant and his tone is quite distracting. I wish he had just stuck to the facts instead of peppering the stories with unnecessary personal commentary.

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Extremely Boring

Revisado: 07-22-23

I didn’t like anything about this book. The narrator is rather monotone is his delivery and there are way too many details and descriptions of little importance. I really tried to stick with it, but couldn’t. Wouldn’t recommend.

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Hard to Follow

Revisado: 08-26-21

The narrator wasn’t bad. Storyline is all over the place and is difficult to follow.

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Hard to Follow

Revisado: 08-26-21

The narrator wasn’t bad. Storyline is all over the place and is difficult to follow.

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“Modernized” 😦

Revisado: 04-14-19

I love Agatha Christie’s work and have quite a few titles by her in my library. I’m a huge fan of dramatizations/performances, but this one missed the mark. The performance itself was fine, but I didn’t enjoy the “modernized” versions. The words “computer”, “mobile phone”, and “dot com” shouldn’t exist in the vocabulary of a Christie story. Disappointed. Returned after listening to the first chapter.

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Authors and Stories are fantastic, but the narrator kills it.

Revisado: 01-03-17

I'm sorry, but the narrator for this audiobook is just abysmal. I actually enjoy many of the author's whose works are showcased in this book, and was excited to see such a large collection all in one place. Unfortunately the narrator makes listening to the stories impossible. Inflection, intonation were just terrible, and it seems she narrates all of the stories included. This was a huge disappointment. Returned it shortly after purchase.

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Should Come With a Spoiler Alert

Revisado: 04-15-16

The narrator is not very good. There are lots of mispronunciations and her overall tone is kind of awkward in general. I think that my biggest gripe with this piece however, is that it reveals the endings to several books. If you haven't read Bleak House, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Death at the Priory or The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher I highly suggest you do so BEFORE listing to this particular book, otherwise, Spoiler Alert!, the endings will be ruined for you. Three of the books, whose plots and conclusions are spelled out, are still in my library, "unread". The latter of the five I finished long ago, and I must say that if I had listened to this book before those two I'd be pretty disappointed with the spoiled endings!

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Poorly Written and Poorly Narrated

Revisado: 12-22-15

The narrator of this book sounds like an automaton, though the book is poorly written to begin with so it's not like he had a lot to work with. Every other sentence starts with the word "however". Its use is gratingly repetitive. The author of this book seems to think too highly of his theories and his investigational inquiries. I didn't mind the lengthy section of coroners' notes and witness testimony. Truth be told that was the most interesting part. The last few chapters absolutely reek of pomposity and self aggrandizement. He makes passive aggressive remarks about other published Ripperologists and then has the chutzpah to declare that he, and he alone, has found out the true identity
of Jack the Ripper.

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5 Stars

Revisado: 01-06-09

Great Stories, Fabulous Narrator!!

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Loathesome

Revisado: 01-18-08

This story is horribly perverse and seems to have been written by someone with pedophilic tendencies. This piece is neither interesting nor time-worthy. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time listening to it.

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