Carolynn

Humor

Revisado: 08-17-24

The fast pace and twists and turns in the plot, the surprise ending and the humor kept you on your toes!

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Definitely classic Wodehousian and yet with a new

Revisado: 11-19-18

I admire Wodehouse's brand of humor and this book definitely captured the flavor of that, while, at the same time, extending the odd bunch of characters associated with Jeeves and Wooster into new territory. Both of the main characters showed more seriousness, depth and range, without losing their basic personalities. Perhaps Bertie is just growing up a little bit - which would please Aunt Dahlia. I loved it! Hope there will be more stories.

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Great story, but confusing narration

Revisado: 03-30-16

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

There were two narrators, but each did all the parts in the section they read. I would have preferred that the lead characters - the two main detectives - Carpenter and Quincannon - were read with the same voice.

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Great Beginnig

Revisado: 01-09-12

Would you consider the audio edition of Cocaine Blues to be better than the print version?

I recently read or listened to the entire series of Phryne Fisher books by Kerry Greenwood in chronological order. I highly recommend doing it in order. I own about half of them and got the others from my library. Some were books and some were audiobooks on Audible.com or on CD. I think that listening to the books adds a great deal to the stories, since they are performed so well. The performance adds depth and definition to the characters and gives you a better feeling for the setting and the story line. As the first book in the series, listening to Cocaine Blues sets you up for visualizing the characters in other books, even if you are just reading them. Doing a mixture of both kept the characters fresh in my mind and helped define their personalities.

Any additional comments?

The Phryne Fisher mysteries are fun to read and give you a lot of background on Melbourne and other parts of Australia in the 1928+ era. The descriptions of clothes, food, settings, and activities are very interesting, and enhance what are good, light mysteries. There are recipes for cocktails, which is entertaining even if you do not plan to try them and adds to the story.

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With Morning Comes Mistfall

Revisado: 01-09-12

Is there anything you would change about this book?

It was not a bad story line, but may simply be a genre and setting in which I have little interest. As a short story, the end was too predictable, especially since the main characters pretty clearly delineated what would happen from the beginning of it. I would have preferred more character development, and a different dénouement.

Was With Morning Comes Mistfall: Free Story worth the listening time?

I would not choose to listen to another story by this author, but it is interesting to listen to or read new authors. The story was written and read in a way that made the futuristic material seem believable and simply part of the story, rather than something outside of one's experience.

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