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A really special book

Revisado: 02-06-25

I truly loved this book. The narrator does an incredible job bringing Katie’s voice to life.

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Felt like a deep and funny conversation with a friend

Revisado: 12-19-24

My only complaint is that I wish it was longer — I was so sad when it ended that I didn’t get to spend any more time in Micaela’s company! This story is so wonderful and funny and charming that its depth almost sneaks up on you. It’s an incisive critique of the self-help industry but feels just like a phone call from your best friend. A lot of this is due to the author’s wonderful, natural and conversational narration.

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Worthwhile

Revisado: 01-16-22

I bought this book because I was looking for a Christmas-themed thriller to read. After I was a little ways into it, I realized there was something a bit off about the female characters and googled Klavan. It turns out he's a conservative commentator, which makes a lot of sense based on some of themes in the book. If that kind of thing really bothers you, I wouldn't recommend reading this. I am not conservative, but read on anyway because I was intrigued by the plot. I do feel like I got a lot out of it -- the story was intriguing, the scenes well constructed, and the message (about judging people on an individual basis) was interesting to me. The depictions of female characters still annoyed me at times, but I'm glad I finished it regardless. Oh, and the narrator is great.

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Fun romantic comedy

Revisado: 12-22-17

This book gets off to kind of a slow start, but ends up being really fun and surprisingly sexy.

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Ari Graynor is the perfect Izzy

Revisado: 06-02-16

I've loved these books for a long time and I'm really enjoying rereading them with Ari Graynor's narration. She sounds exactly how I'd imagined Izzy! Maybe someday she'll play her in the movie...

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Surprisingly good

Revisado: 09-25-15

This story takes a while to get going -- the beginning is a little slow and bland, and I almost stopped listening -- but when it finally does, a few hours in, it's actually something really special. I actually found it to be surprisingly unpredictable and interesting, with real, relatable, well-developed characters that I grew very attached to.

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The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games

Revisado: 07-04-15

The series is like a combination of The Bachelor and Hunger Games, but it definitely only has the depth of the former. The characters are shallow and repeatedly make stupid decisions for no particular reason. And yet... and yet I can't stop reading this series. It's a little like how I felt reading Twilight, another series which I read in its entirety while never quite liking it.

The narration is not terrible, but is very flat and mechanical and makes the characters seem even less vivid than they already do.

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Terrible... and yet I'm still reading

Revisado: 07-04-15

I find the characters in this series to be unlikeable, selfish, and underdeveloped. America herself seems to have no problem keeping two guys on the line, despite repeated reminders of serious consequences. Maxon is condescending and boring. Aspen is probably the worst of all. And yet there must be something to this story, because I keep listening, and will probably finish the story.

The narration could definitely be better. It's not terrible, but I think the characters would come off a little more vividly if her tone wasn't so flat and Siri-like.

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Kinsella's best book

Revisado: 07-04-15

Even though I'm a grownup girl in her thirties, I really enjoyed Sophie Kinsella's first YA book, even more than I have her previous books. It was such a vivid depiction of what it's like to suffer from anxiety -- while actually being funny and heartwarming, like all of her other books. The characters in this book are so funny and lovable. I can't say enough how much I enjoyed this book. Anyone suffering from anxiety, or who has a loved one suffering from it, should especially listen to this book. Narration was absolutely perfect.

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Not the best of the Ceepak series

Revisado: 06-10-15

Would you listen to Fun House again? Why?

Probably not. I love the Ceepak series, but this one is not the best.

If you’ve listened to books by Chris Grabenstein before, how does this one compare?

This is probably the weakest book in the Ceepak series -- which, granted, is a series I love. But there's not much at stake for the main characters in this one, and the mystery isn't too difficult to solve.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Woodman – was your favorite?

Definitely Danny! The narrator plays him perfectly.

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