Amanda Gannon

Cute Mary Roach book Horribly Narrated

Revisado: 12-03-21

Couldn't finish this with the narrator shouting at me in a nasally monotone. Planning to find the book at my library and read it that way. Save your money and don't buy the audio version!

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Stereotypes galore

Revisado: 11-03-20

I have no idea how this book has so many good reviews. It's poorly written and reads like an instruction manual on how to write a zombie book. The narrator reads with a painfully bad southern accent, particularly the black character, who is written as an insultingly bad stereotype. There's also a part where the narrator pats himself on the back for not taking advantage of his female friend when they were drunk, and then says he regrets it. Thanks for reminding me why Alabama is the second-worst state.

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Ew

Revisado: 06-13-20

This should be under erotica, not science fiction. The sex scenes aren't there to add a little spice to the plot, they are the plot, and they're cringy. To be fair, I only made it about 6 chapters in before I had to turn it off.

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Could Not Finish

Revisado: 09-15-19

I made it most of the way through the discussion about Sandusky and Nassar and couldn't finish. It seemed that he was normalizing believing pedophiles instead of their victims. It was disgusting when he used the inconsistency of Nassar's victim's stories to try and discredit them. Victims of trauma frequently remember dates or details incorrectly, it doesn't mean they weren't actually victimized. They don't deserve to be victimized again by the court of public opinion. I strongly disagree with the overall theme of the book, and think we can all be a little more of a whistle blower without walking around mistrusting every one we meet.

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Horrible Audio Quality.

Revisado: 08-23-19

I only made it through the first chapter, the audio was too bad to continue. Poor recording quality.

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Not Barry's best work.

Revisado: 04-02-18

I have loved Dave Barry's writing since I started reading his column syndicated in the Tampa Tribune as a kid. This book was slow moving and slapstick. I did not finish it. Would recommend literally anything else by Dave Barry over this book.

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Another relatable masterpiece by Sheryl Sandberg.

Revisado: 05-16-17

Great book, great perspective, great author. I appreciate Sheryl sharing such a personal experience with everyone.

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Cliche crime novel with unnecessary time travel.

Revisado: 03-26-17

If you like stereotypical PI crime novels that feature larger than life alcoholic detectives rescuing typecast dames while mentally and physically humiliating any one who crosses them, this is the book to boost your fragile male ego. I think the reviewer who wrote that the book was, "written by a smart person for people who aren't," summed it up pretty well.

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Not for me

Revisado: 09-09-16

I did not enjoy this book. The author seems obsessed with having a baby. My partner and I are successful, career minded people who delayed having children and are just starting to explore asisted conception possibilities so I was initially excited to hear someone else's journey. Unfortunately, I just couldn't relate to the author at all. My sense of self and accomplishment is in no way tied to my ability to make a baby and it seems like the author's is, which is cool for her but not something I want to invest time hearing about. The reader was plodding and monotone and made a bad narrative worse. To be fair, I only made it to Chapter 3 before deciding I didn't want to waste any more time so maybe it gets better or I missed the point.

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Well read but I didn't enjoy the story

Revisado: 08-27-16

This book seemed to have no point. I stuck with it for a while because the narration was great but I finally had to admit that it just wasn't holding my interest and I didn't care to invest another 10 hours finding out what happened to Simon, or Peter, or the rest. If you find a full Catholic Mass riviting, you may enjoy this but it was just too dull for me.

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