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Unlistenable

Revisado: 12-16-18

An unbelievable phony nod to noir. Worsened by the unlistenable shoddy narration! To complete the required 15 words review, here is my recommendation: don't bother.

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A restorative

Revisado: 02-22-18

Where does Last Bus to Woodstock rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

quite high

Who was your favorite character and why?

Morse; always.

What about Samuel West’s performance did you like?

The pace, the punctuation, the absence of the usual English exaggerated dramatization. Just outstanding.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Look up the Tv series, enough.

Any additional comments?

An enormous restorative to the original series; brilliant narration

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Frivolous

Revisado: 06-07-17

What would have made Waiter to the Rich and Shameless better?

some wit

Has Waiter to the Rich and Shameless turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes indeed

What didn’t you like about James Patrick Cronin’s performance?

His square ruffian posture

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Waiter to the Rich and Shameless?

None, just rewrite the whole thing, albeit with some flair

Any additional comments?

A real waste of time …. and money

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First-rate

Revisado: 02-19-17

What did you love best about Wicked Takes the Witness Stand?

The narrative and the narration.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Wicked Takes the Witness Stand?

Pinning the murderers, but!

Have you listened to any of Jim McCance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. This one made me want to explore his other narrations.

If you could give Wicked Takes the Witness Stand a new subtitle, what would it be?

Would be the same.

Any additional comments?

A gripping, expertly written true crime story, superbly narrated.

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Substandard Audio!

Revisado: 02-14-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Struggled with this one; not up to the usual high standard audios from Audible: hissing, echoes, etc...

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Politics!

Revisado: 02-14-17

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I happen to subscribe to S.S Van Dine's Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories where, among other rules, the detective novel must be just that, no side issues of "dallying" with "atmospheric preoccupations," particularly politics. If you share this view, you can easily skip this one.

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A Good Listen

Revisado: 02-05-17

What made the experience of listening to Entering Hades the most enjoyable?

A new and engaging perspective on a recurring theme.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Another testament to the delusional scientism of psychoanalysis at the heart of which rest the myth of repressed childhood sexuality and repressed memories that became one of the many metaphors by which to understand personalities, including those of horrendous serial killers.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Not quite but OK.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Captivating.

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Excellent Listen

Revisado: 02-05-17

What made the experience of listening to Above Suspicion the most enjoyable?

The engaging expressive portrayal of the characters.

What other book might you compare Above Suspicion to and why?

None.

Which scene was your favorite?

The court haggling.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me sad, but in a positive way.

Any additional comments?

Joe Sharkey's masterful writing shows how, in the words of S M Eisenstein, the most interesting question in the psychology of art is neither theme nor content, but how this theme or content becomes, from an "object" of reality_an object of art., how an 'event' becomes a 'work.'

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Narration

Revisado: 02-05-17

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The writer, yes, not the performer.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Not really.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

It was all him and very little Bramah or Carrados.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really

Any additional comments?

The problem with most “celebrity” narrators, is that they induce so much drama into a performance to the extent of obscuring the very work they are narrating. In this particular instance, it was almost all Stephen Frey and very littlle Ernest Bramah or Max Carrados. Couldn’t complete this, half way, I had to call it quits.

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Innuendos

Revisado: 10-15-16

What disappointed you about The 7th Canon?

Anachronistic, tangential socio-political thoughts, which I think defy a main rule for writing a "suspense" story: Timeless neutrality.

What do you think your next listen will be?

A classic detective story.

Would you be willing to try another one of James Patrick Cronin’s performances?

Not really

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Too few to mention.

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