Kelly A. Thompson

Egad, don’t bother

Revisado: 03-04-25

Everything about it was annoying. Premise.Dialogue. Characters. Could not stand it, and I usually love Bachman.

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Bring the tissues

Revisado: 01-16-25

This book was heart-wrenching and told in such a beautiful way. It is a story of loss and the attempt to understand the mystery surrounding that loss, all while interpreting life’s circumstances through the foggy lens of your own mental illness.

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Drivel

Revisado: 08-29-24

I developed no connection with any of the characters. I have always finished a book, but with three hours to go, I wish I could just throw in the towel already! It is not as if it will redeem itself in that short time. All of the characters are written and performed as the same self-involved, self-important, arrogant people. The voice actor uses the same tone and inflection for each character and I get the sense I am to visualize a 1940’s screen comedy, but she doesn’t achieve the illusion. The characters that are presented as people to be admired for their ‘unique and confident’ demeanor and personalities are just bores. i know Elizabeth Gilbert is a very popular author, but she is absolutely not for me. The writing is dull and often problematic. The strongest example of this is her handling of the topic of the holocaust with just a paragraph of discussion between a jewish teenager and the main character. It ends with both of them changing the subject to the main characters current ‘problems’ (deciding what to do with her life, oh my!) and giggling about her lack of direction. (What is a white woman with no more stockings to DO?’). i wont read her again despite the accolades.

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Great backstory!

Revisado: 12-15-23

It was the prequel (ish) I have been waiting for! And of course, a Gerald Doyle performance treat!

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Skip it

Revisado: 11-25-23

This book was absolutely not for me. I chose it based on the reviews as I wanted to try something new. (To give you a sampling of authors I enjoy reading: Jo Nesbo, Mick Herron, Stephen King, Alice Sebold and Anthony Doerr, ) The plot, the characterizations and the dialogue were all sophomoric. The attempts to present important and topical issues fell flat because of the childish, soap opera-esque writing. The main character is a young (read extremely naive and arrogant) diversity and inclusion consultant who seems to he 'playing office' and continually steps out of her lane. The consequences of these transgressions are not, in any way, realistic. I kept hoping that there would be a major twist, that the book could not be THIS bad. After finishing it, I realized that I need to address why I continued to read it with that level of hope (despite the writing on the wall/pages). The narrator added to my interpretation of the book in that she made the characters sound so juvenile that I felt they just started middle school. This fact, combined with poor writing, also made it extremely difficult to take the plot seriously.

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A metaphor for my life

Revisado: 06-28-23

I have made a lot of bad choices in my life and choosing this book was no different, and yes, I have said that before. I have been awful at choosing books on this app since I finished the Harry Hole series. (They were fabulous books!) I tried to figure out whether it is because of the translation, the narrator, or the author, I concluded that it is a trifecta, unfortunately, This story didn't know it, but it was nothing but a ridiculous attempt to re-create the scripts and tone of Adam West's Batman, just not funny. The narrator is very adept at distinguishing characters with his voices, but is completely wooden and dull. He so rarely has a character speak with emotion, that when he does, it is like a jump scare. One last note, there is one word used so often that if I had a dime for every time,, I would be able to buy more disappointing audiobooks without feeling cheated.

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What in the world is this nonsense?

Revisado: 11-03-22

I just cannot take this book anymore. Quitting with five hours to go because it is as if I am listening to a movie trailer on SNL that never ends. It is a Sheriff Andy, Barney Fife/Brooklyn 99 story set in Copenhagen. The misogyny runs amuck and the fact that this seems to have been translated by a middle schooler doesn't help at all. Ugh.

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Where is Gerald Doyle when you need him?

Revisado: 09-20-22

I gave this book a try because I loved all of the Slough House books. I did not realize that the voice actor would annoy me as much as she did. She made characters sound pompous, petulant or just plain dimwitted. The main characters sounds as if everything is stated while she is pouting and has her hands on her hips. Almost everyone else sounds angry and demeaning I attempted to focus on the words rather than the reading and I failed miserably. As a result, her reading overpowered my interpretation of the story. The plot came up short and the characters bored me nearly to death. If I listen further, you may have to send flowers to my funeral. I am giving up on this one.

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These just keep getting better!

Revisado: 08-15-22

I started listening to this series after watching Slow Horses on Apple TV. I loved the writing on the show and was delighted to find that all the dry wit and sarcasm came right from Mick Herron's pages. I have been listening to the books in order (you don't have to but it enriches the experience) and this was the best so far. Excellent writing, character development and exciting plot. Plan to keep your device charged.
Lastly, Gerard Doyle is an absolutely fabulous voice actor. I can recognize every character immediately. There is a consistency in his portrayals that I have not found with other voice actors and this remains so throughout the series. Worth every credit!

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DO NOT click on 'Pay with One Credit' I am begging you!

Revisado: 06-05-22

I did so many face palms while listening to this audiobook that I had to buy more arnica gel to make the bruises go away. The overall plot had some positives. However, the dialogue between characters who have just met is so ridiculous that I thought It would fare better as a Monty Python skit. Props to the author's and the voice actor's depiction of my Irish relatives guilt trips, that was a laugh riot, letmetellya. (Otherwise the performance was very spotty and one character melded into about four different voices near the end... I am not ashamed to tell you that this, too, reminded me of my relatives. You just never knew which one of their personalities would show up that day, possibly all of them.Who's to say? Don't bother with this one.

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