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Narration was horrid!

Revisado: 05-11-23

The narration made this book almost unbearable. His voices and accents were horrendous. The story was just ok.

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Decent Story....Horrible Narration

Revisado: 08-18-21

I struggled with this book. The narration was absolutely horrible. The voices for the characters as well as the attempt to cover up her non-American accent were very distracting. As for the story, I love a good strong female character. Hood has made Alton seem like a damsel in distress at times in this book and then turns it right around to her being an authoritative and bossy woman. Neither of these is an appealing character trait for me.

The plot was an interesting one though and a great warning of the capabilities of dangerous people with technology.

I might try one more of these books before giving up on what could have been a great series.

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Not what I expected from a Baldacci book

Revisado: 02-19-19

I love David Baldacci books! I was excited to see a new series come out with a female heroine. I was sorely disappointed. This book was not full of the twists and suspense that a normal Baldacci book has. I was intrigued as the book started at the prison with Atlee speaking to the man she is sure killed her sister Mercy...reference to the title. This is the last we hear of this plot until the end of the book where we end up in the prison again. Atlee Pine's considerable strength, almost Olympic berth, MMA fighting skills are over the top.

On top of all this, the narration of the male characters was horrible. Every single character sounded like slightly different versions of a stupid block head of a man...similar to the Planet Fitness commercials where the body builder walks around saying "I pick things up and put them down."

I will continue to read David Baldacci books, but it might be awhile before I pick one up after this disappointment.

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OK Story, Terrible Narrator

Revisado: 02-09-18

The story is a enjoyable if you are looking for entertainment, even if it is a cookie cutter plot. I would have enjoyed the story much more if the narrator had been half way decent. I almost quit listening within the first 15 minutes. With her little smirk in her voice in so many places she must have thought the story was incredibly humorous, some in the most inappropriate places. Other times it seemed as if it was her first time reading the book, with awkward pauses and odd cadence. Listening to her swallow during her pauses was also incredibly distracting and annoying.

I think this would be a great easy beach read, but don't waste an audible credit on it.

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Fantastic Listen!

Revisado: 07-27-17

This book was very well written. I loved that Rebecca Skloot integrated both the science and facts along with the personal factor from both her perspective and experiences as well as those of Henrietta's family. I have recommended this to multiple people already.

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It was just ok

Revisado: 07-27-17

Would you try another book from Tish Thawer and/or Michelle Marie?

I would read another book by this author, only if I wanted a quick read that I didn't have to think about.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have developed the story much more. This was pretty much straightforward this happened, then this happened, then this happened. There was no character development and the dialog between the characters was simplistic.

Would you be willing to try another one of Michelle Marie’s performances?

I didn't really care for the narrator. The reading was a bit quick, and her voices were laughable in some aspects, and rather annoying and childish in other aspects.

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Narrator Ruined the Book

Revisado: 04-19-17

Would you be willing to try another book from Elizabeth Hunter? Why or why not?

I will try reading the next book in the series as I have heard good things about the series as a whole. I will not listen to the next book though.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her reading style and voice were very distracting. Her intonation, accents, voices, and general interpretation of the book were absolutely horrible.

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Could not finish

Revisado: 03-05-14

What was most disappointing about Mira Bartok’s story?

The story was random ramblings of a woman's memories of her childhood, scattered with ramblings from her mentally ill mother's journal, with bits and pieces of current time fit in. I could not get into the story even after listening for 2 hours.

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

The book jacket makes it sound like an interesting story.

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What a disappointment

Revisado: 02-07-14

What disappointed you about Seriously...I'm Kidding?

I love Ellen DeGeneres...and I was very excited that she was reading her own book. The story itself rambled on from one stream of thought to the next, none of which were very interesting.

What didn’t you like about Ellen DeGeneres’s performance?

Her tone was drab, the moments she went off on tangents (one involved me having to listen to her eating an apple) were awful.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was incredibly disappointed.

Any additional comments?

There were a couple funny moments, and some good points, but they were few and far between.

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Good story, narration was less than stellar

Revisado: 07-31-13

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the story, as I have with all of James Rollins' Sigma Force novels. However, the narration was awful. All the accents sounded Asian, including the Italians. I think I would have enjoyed this story much more if I would have read it myself.

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