Dyan D.

Disappointing

Revisado: 04-25-25

It wasn’t much of a mystery. It was obvious from the beginning who-dunnit. It was more of a character study about a lonely man and a troubled girl, which might have been alright if that is what one was expecting.

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Ridiculous

Revisado: 04-01-25

I loved it starting out but when the fantasy started, I began to dislike it. As it progressed it became more and more ridiculous. “It” didn’t eat the whole time it was in the trunk but when it got out it was ravenous and began killing everything. Then when adalaide accepted it as her sister she became tame and didn’t kill anymore??? I was extremely disappointed.

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Christine baranski’s narration

Revisado: 02-26-25

I don’t think this would have been as good in the written version because baranski made it even funnier and more interesting. Some of it was a little boring because I wasn’t familiar with a lot of the theater people she talks about but otherwise very entertaining.

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Just so so

Revisado: 03-28-24

Narration was very annoying. It was as though he was reading a business journal and trying to make it exciting. The story lacked intrigue or excitement. I got this because of the NYT review but was very disappointed.

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Great story

Revisado: 02-25-24

The story was great but she didn’t give enough information about some things and too much about others. For instance, the sex between papa and Eliza went on way too long. The voice of Conna Lee was annoying but the other voices were good.

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Tedious

Revisado: 11-06-23

All of the characters, with the exception of Clarice, are unlikable. I got so tired of the depressive ramblings of everyone, that I couldn’t wait for this to be over.

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Not my favorite

Revisado: 09-13-23

I really wanted to give this a 3.5 but couldn’t get that too happened. Although it was good and the story was compelling, it was my least favorite of the three books I’ve read of his. I thought there was way too much unnecessary description. For instance, he described Titus getting dressed in his uniform in great detail. It was as though he was trying to make the story longer.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 09-01-23

The reviews I read described it as darkly humorous but I did not find it so. I barely smiled a few times. The haplessness of penny was an annoyance for me. I could not feel sympathy for her. The narrator was terrific. Her accents were right on.

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Repetitive

Revisado: 09-01-23

Although interesting, there was too much of the same info and situations about the marathon. It seemed like she was trying to make a short story into a long one. I have been a big fan of her previous books but this one was not my favorite. The narrator’s voice was annoying at times. The men’s voices were better than the women’s.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 02-25-23

Brilliant! The story itself was vey interesting but the addition of her singing between chapters was absolutely genius!

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