Nicholas

Decent story with odd narration

Revisado: 01-20-12

Would you listen to A Confederacy of Dunces again? Why?

No. It was a better book to read than listen to. Narration of different voices really threw me off.

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Confederacy of Dunces?

There was a very memorable moment involving a stripper, a bird, and an earring.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Barrett Whitener?

No on in particular. My main complaint about the narration was the huge decibel spike every time a character said

If you could rename A Confederacy of Dunces, what would you call it?

Better leave that one to the author.

Any additional comments?

While i enjoyed the book I just could not get over the narration. Every time the reader got to certain voices it made me wonder why they chose to read it this way. Anyone who has listened would understand the odd voices, I believe.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Thoroughly enjoyed this listen

Revisado: 10-26-11

Would you listen to The Snowman again? Why?

Most likely not as it was a murder mystery that would just lose the same grip during another read.

What did you like best about this story?

My favorite aspect of this story was the setup that took place years prior to the events of the main story. It really set the mood for the plot.

What about Robin Sachs’s performance did you like?

I appreciated the fact that Robin did not attempt to strain voices of the opposite sex. Many times the narrator goes a little overboard attempting to perform these voices.

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

No extreme reactions, but it was gripping and impossible to press the stop button.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Great narration of a good story

Revisado: 10-26-11

I must admit that I chose this book based more on Bronson Pinchot than the actual story. After listening to it I still feel the same. It was a decent overall story appealing to anyone nearing their midlife crisis, but was not followed through in the details. There was a lot of explanations regarding scenery, etc. that failed to paint the whole picture. I have also grown tired of seemingly every book I seem to listen to spending too much time on sexual storylines that I feel add very little to the story. All in all I did not regret this listen, but it may have simply received higher marks due to the narrator.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Great story and writing, but mixed narration.

Revisado: 10-21-11

I found the material extremely interesting and well written. Gave just enough background information on the characters to set up the conflict. My only gripe would be about the narrator's accents, which were sometimes a little distracting.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Great book outside of the graphic rape scenes

Revisado: 08-14-10

While I truly enjoyed both the majority of writing (and narration) there are a couple of graphic rape scenes that seem to be unnecessarily included, and overly detailed. It actually made me slightly sick. The worst part is that outside of these few minutes the mystery, action, and writing style are superb. Without those graphic scenes it would have been 4 or 5 stars.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña