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Nasal, overly-breathy narrator

Revisado: 12-20-22

I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish listening to the story. For some reason, the narration and main character voices are nasal, whiney, and entirely too breathy. It’s distracting. I can hardly pay any attention to the story.

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Ew

Revisado: 11-27-22

First, this particular narrator is one of my least favorite. I don’t know why, but her voice (especially when doing male voices) really grates my nerves.

Secondly… this book is triggering. I just want to know the main character is in therapy, because she’s going to need it.

I mean… I might need it after listening. It’s pretty disturbing.

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Good Listen

Revisado: 09-29-20

The story was interesting - lots of twists and turns.

I adore Bahni Turpin. She is an excellent narrator. I would’ve enjoyed the book more had she narrated it all alone.

I’ve heard Amy McFaddin narrate before and enjoyed it. I think as a southerner I was distracted by some minor flaws in her continuity of accent. It’s likely that people who are not southern Americans will enjoy it, and likely others may as well. It just wasn’t my perfect cup of tea.

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Worst. Accents. Ever

Revisado: 04-24-20

First, I have to say, the story line is interesting enough that I did not give up, which is saying a lot for an audio selection of this length. However, Kevin Pierce's accents made the marathon listen difficult.

It's a shame, because overall, Mr. Pierce is a VERY good narrator. As long as the character is a typical, "average white" American, his reading is like butter for the ears. He sounds like a "good ole' boy", as we say in Texas, and his voice is soothing and interesting.

But this book has gang members who are not white (and really should not sound like they are), Hispanics, Cajuns, Cubans... and all of those accents sound like a terrible blend of good ole' white boy and Transylvanian or something similar. It's like listening to Dracula say things only a Cajun should be saying. It's very confusing.

As a Cajun raised in the places he's reading about and someone who has always lived in a multicultural setting, it was physically painful how bad his accents were.

Now, to be fair, Cajun accents are difficult and not very common. Very few people can pull it off. But most Americans have a lot of experience with most of the other accents, and none of them sound right. If you're going to be a pro, and you're going to read accents, you really have to get it right.

This is not that.

The story itself is very good, and any other section read by this narrator is good... but if you are accent-sensitive as I am, you may want to just read the book yourself or find another version.

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Can I give it 6 stars?

Revisado: 10-10-17

I really like the voice the King men have developed by working together. Great partnership! Very nicely crafted.

I also loved the narration.

All-in-all, an excellent work by everyone involved. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars.

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Feels like a copy of a copy of a copy.

Revisado: 06-16-16

I'm getting tired of young women in books who are saving the world while doubting themselves constantly, all the while, trying to decide between which of two boys she wants to love. There were a few interesting twists and turns that I appreciated, but overall, I felt underwhelmed.
Self-esteem in a main character would be awesome.
Friendships with other girls would be awesome.
And although the reader had a variety of accents and shades of tone at her disposal, I just didn't personally connect with her voice.
I think Ms. Nofke has potential, and I hope she keeps writing. She is a creative storyteller deep down, I think. If only she would be brave enough to embrace that and tell a story all her own.

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I think I just found my newest favorite book.

Revisado: 10-23-15

What did you love best about The Martian?

Everything.

What does R. C. Bray bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

R.C. Bray is hilarious! His performance was outstanding. Seriously, give this guy an award. Also, I didn't have to read the scientific jargon, which may have been meticulous or distracting. So I really appreciated it. Good reading, mister! You get a gold star.

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

I don't think I've ever been so desperate for a character to survive, so disappointed with difficulty faced, or so elated when something went right. The main character often survives through difficulties by his wit and sense of humor, which is pretty impressive.

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