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Brilliant and captivating!

Revisado: 03-09-16

I've listened to this several times over the last few years and I still love it.

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Great book - BUT

Revisado: 04-30-14

What did you like best about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? What did you like least?

The development of the main characters.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The crazy chick (female lead) and her interactions.

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?

All of them were wonderful.

Did The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo inspire you to do anything?

Yes, to find other audio books not written by this author.

Any additional comments?

The book is wonderfully detailed, but WAY too many irrelevant details that the author spends way too much time on developing. Most of them fall away later in the book, and I sat there thinking WTF? There are dozens and dozens of "foreign" names to remember, floods of minutia, and an overabundance of "stuff" to wrangle with. I was never sure WHO or WHAT I would need to recall until the end; and by that time I was so awash with names and details that I just sat there nodding my head like I get it. It's a 5-star book in theory, but in the real world, I give it 3 stars.

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Good BUT the same as all the others

Revisado: 03-28-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would ask the author to break out of the EXTREME comfort zone that he has found himself in, and has thrown Odd into. I would ask him to forcible grab hold of the steering whel, yank hard to the right, and get himself out of this predictable rut called the Odd series.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It was a typical ending for the Odd series: nothing great, nothing bad; just... eh.

Which scene was your favorite?

All the scenes are solid, but so tiring and predictable.

Could you see Odd Apocalypse being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

If Odd Apocalypse were made into a series, it would be a little weak, as this book finds itself standing on the shoulders of the previous books. It would probably be better to let the TV writers cull a ton of repetition and predictability throughout the series and condense the SERIES into something that would be fast-paced, sketchy and awesome. It would have to be a mini-series, as most of his books are full of repetition and fluff.

Any additional comments?

He's great airplane or bus-ride material, but he's no great novelist with all eyes on him for some Nobel prize! I have purchased all the Odd audiobooks because it's a lot of fun, but it got tiring and old after the last couple, so I probably won't buy the next one - it's just too predictable and flat now. Odd's desire to not offend or be disrespectful to anyone has become so thick that that it's beyond annoying, to the point of condescending and sarcastic. On the other hand, The READER was great! I couldn't ask for a better voice!

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Almost as good as Heart-Shaped-Box!

Revisado: 10-01-10

Joe Hill claims he uses that pseudonym to write because he wants to be successful on his own merits, opposed to his family, the son of Stephen King. Aside from whether I think King is doing the writing or not, he's probably at least the coxswain. Horns is a solid, gripping novel that has our "hero" wandering around trying to figure out his new reality - who he is, what he is, why he is, and why people do what they do around him. The characters are real and interesting, but a little overdeveloped. Excellent read!

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Spoiler alert: last sentence of my review.

Revisado: 09-26-10

Ok, so the book starts off great - vile, murderous, and cruel. The two brothers are mouthy, muderous, self-centered, self-absorbed, inbred idiots who strongly believe they are pious and wonderful in Mother Mary's eyes. That's the book pretty much in a nutshell. The book moves well, until the slaughter of the demonic pig in one of the many towns they visit (not done in a comedic manner). Right around that time the story falls off into a maelstrom of unnecessary characters and extremely deep conversations that have no relevance or reason for being along the way, except for at that moment. Most of the book is reminiscent of a bunch of stoned, or drunken idots trying to sound educated. I found it highly annoying about half-way through and was hoping for the end to come soon. My sweet release came at the very end, when I thought "good, the characters are all dead and gone;. I can move on to the next book!"

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Way Too Long For No Reason

Revisado: 04-15-10

First this is NOT a spoiler!

The main gist is in the title of the book. Or if you prefer, imagine living under a dome with no real law, and the resources are quickly dwindling. Welcome to the story.

THE GOOD: The premise of the book! The introduction and mystique of the Dome! The character descriptions and development! The action descriptions! The realness of the characters!

THE BAD: Read below...

Is Stephen King a great writer? Yes! Is this book his best work? No! I would say it qualifies as average. About 25% of the book is engaging "action," which means people are doing some type of activity, or something is happening to them that makes you sit up and pay attention. The remaining 75% is needless character development and chatter. King introduces dozens and dozens of characters and then weaves the story through and around them, which makes it tough to form a relationship with them. I found myself skipping back to re-listen to bits throughout to try and follow who he's talking about at any given time...and what was important to remember, and what I could chalk up to as blathering. Tough to tell.

There are too many characters with too much attention paid to each one for what seems to be no real apparent reason...so many details. I found myself also being forced to try an follow and connect their stories, and recall conversations - and less time actually enjoying the book. Maybe it would have been easier to read than listen to...?

The final outcome was boring and un-eventful. The lead-in to the ending was being built, and built, and built and then ... plop. So little detail and attention was paid to the ending.

This book would have been WAY better as a short story, or a "normal-length" story...chop out 3 of the 5 chapters and call it good :)

Heck, even King says in his own voice at the end that he loves books with tons of characters and drawn-out character development! Cool if that's your thing :)

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Good Listen!

Revisado: 10-04-08

This is a good listen, but like the others say in these reviews, it's not for the faint of heart. The book moves at a good pace and the author/reader is incredibly dynamic. She is an actress, for those of you who haven't figured that out already, and she brings these characters to life...almost a bit too realistically at times. The only real issue I had with the reading is that Gemma (the young lady in the book) is read at a super-fast pace that can be grating and annoying; just like a REAL kid! Very few breaths are taken when she speaks as Gemma and that, coupled with the speed wore on me a bit. Otherwise, she did a phenomenal job!

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A lot of information!

Revisado: 03-29-08

Ok, this book has a massive amount if information and ideolgoies being introduced at a fast pace. Though I don't agree with his "proof" of why agnostics should really give up being agnostics and become aetheists (among other things), the book is full of good stuff and should be read in book format to fully understand its concepts; otherwise you'll be hitting rewind a LOT to get the info to sit in your head properly. This is the reason why I gave it 3 stars. It would have gotten more, but he just moves too fast for the casual listener to really comprehend what he's saying.

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Hard to slow down for this one

Revisado: 03-29-08

Just like most good literature of the past, this book probably scared the heck out of people! The book is well read and moves at a comfortable pace, but I wasnt able to thoroughly enjoy it after being jaded by all the modern horror out there these days. I felt like I was reading a child's horror book, trying to be frightened by a scary coat hanging in the closet (not really in the book!). Excellent for the older crowd who want to bring back memories of better years in writing.

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Depressing and Slow

Revisado: 03-29-08

I am a fan of all things Stephen King, but this book was way too depressing throughout and moved very slowly as an audible book. The ending was a bit of a let down with just "ok" closure. I liked the book for the writing itself - it's incredible, but it could easily have been cut in half and been more effecive.

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