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Good but not his best

Revisado: 04-02-25

I’m a big fan of the Sean Duffy series so I tried this one. With few tweaks this could have been another in the series. Same writing style and same plot and same characters. An interesting story for a road trip but otherwise..meh. A lot of diversions that were more filler than necessary for the story. And the narrow escapes got a bit ridiculous.
Not his best work, just more of the same but not set in Ireland. And the eastern mythology subtext really was not needed although it was interesting to hear his thoughts about Denver.

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Good story mostly

Revisado: 03-23-25

With all the characters it was a bit hard to keep them all remembered. I think this is a book better read than heard. The narrator did his best to differentiate but again, the characters tended to blend in the listening. Overall a decent story. Recommend but in paper not air

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The best book on the craft of fiction

Revisado: 12-07-24

I’ve read this book three times and now listened to it. It is in my opinion the best book on the craft and writing of fiction. It is itself a great piece of writing. If you like writing and if you like fiction then read this or listen to it. Better yet, do both. You will not be disappointed

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Not that good

Revisado: 10-31-24

I really liked the Thursday murder club series and was hoping and thinking this would be similar if not the same. Hoping for good writing, good story, good characters, the whole thing.
Did not get any of it. Osman was a good writer and story teller but this book and hopefully not a series is plain bad. Nothing happens. The story just stalls and is repetitious and the writing is awful.
Maybe he hoped to capitalize on the Thursday series. It didn’t work. This book, to coin a phrase, and in a word, sucks. I couldn’t get through it. Left it with 4 hours to go.
Don’t waste your audible credit. Get it from your library so you can return it and not waste a month
On the plus side, the narrator was pretty good. Didn’t have a lot to work with, but she was good
Waiting for my next credit

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What a great book

Revisado: 07-15-24

The story has laugh out loud moments and some truly sad moments. Heller hit a grand slam with this one. Yes it has some repetition but so do other great stories. It’s part of the point of the story
The narrator was excellent. The music interludes were a bit surprising at first but ok, just not clear what they were there for
Overall yes it’s great. I’ve read it three or four times and now listened. It doesn’t get old and it is always a good read. Highly recommend

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Ok but

Revisado: 02-16-24

Travis McGee does not or should not sound like this. Story is alright but not great. Overall an ok listen but there are better

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Not his best

Revisado: 11-20-23

I liked the Sean Duffy series very much and this bears some resemblance to it. But it pretty much devolves into a travelogue of New York City and then into a story about a psychopath. Lots of violence but without purpose and unlikely situations that are exaggerated even more. Sean Duffy at least didn’t follow a character who just routinely kills people and then moves on. Won’t be reading the rest of this series. Violence is fine but only when it makes sense with the story, not when it is the story
Great reading though.

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Great book but

Revisado: 11-01-23

This is a really good book and will get you thinking. And that’s the problem. You will need to go back and reread parts which is tough to do when you are listening and not reading. Better to buy the book or get it from the library. It’s worth it and you will understand a lot more

The narrator is also not the best. He sounds like William f Buckley very odd accent and to my ears annoying and pretentious. Not sure where he is from but only WFB spoke like this.

So read it don’t listen to it. Very good book and worth reading

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Fun story

Revisado: 09-04-23

As always Sean is the man. A bit over the top sometimes but still, it’s a story and a character so the willing suspension of disbelief and all that. I hope this not the end of the series though. Crabby and Sean are great characters and a story told with an Irish inflection is just the icing on the cake
Hoping for more.

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Not his best

Revisado: 08-22-23

If you read Deacon King Kong or The Good Lord Bird you will be disappointed with this. If you haven’t read them you should. This one is contrived and a bunch of stereotypical characters doing stereotypical things. Not sure why or what the point is.
McBride is a really good writer so maybe his editors or publishers we’re leaning on him. This is not his best by a long shot.

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