WildIrishRose

What?

Revisado: 04-25-23

What did I just listen to? Took a chance on this one and that's 61 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Maybe I'm missing something. I found the story pointless and boring. The characters didn't engage me at all, and the ending was trite. Narration was adequate (some of the characters sounded a bit hokey, though). I hate to leave bad reviews, but I definitely wouldn't recommend this one.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Reads like two different books

Revisado: 08-14-22

I liked the first part. Four buddies go on annual trips together, this time picking a Swedish forest. There is a confrontation; it divides the men. They find indications of an old religion, and something begins to stalk them. I won't describe any more because I don't want to give away important plot points. There is a "rescue" by a Norwegian black/death metal band. Whaaat?? At this point I felt like I started a different book. It felt like the author spliced two different books together. The ending was anticlimactic. Meh. For the most part I liked the narrator, but when it came to the Norwegian band I had a hard time understanding the accent at times. W hile I don't feel like I wasted my time listening to this, if I'd known it turned from "something stalking four guys in a forest" to "Blood Frenzy (band) capturing survivor/s of the forest debacle for dark religious purposes" I probably wouldn't have chosen this book.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Just. Wow.

Revisado: 08-08-22

I've read several of Paul Tremblay's books and I like his writing style. This book is no exception. He creates three dimensional characters like Stephen King's but with far fewer words. The story itself kept me engaged all the way through and there are a couple of wicked twists I never saw coming. Erin Bennett was very good. The only reason I gave her four stars was because on occasion, it was hard to tell the characters apart - not quite enough difference in the voices. I highly recommend this book. If you're a fan of psychological horror you'll get caught in this terrifying novel.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Beautiful and horrific NHS doctor's memoir

Revisado: 07-30-22

Adam Kay, author and narrator, did a great job at both. Each chapter reads like a screenshot of an event in Kay's time as an OB/GYN doctor in the NHS in England. I live in the U.S., so I have no experience in that system. All I have to go on is this doctor's stories, which aren't pretty. The narration is excellent. He conveys urgency, weariness, disappointment, guilt and every emotion in between. It has a lot of humor of the very black and sarcastic kind, and quite a bit of pathos. The book describes medical procedures, some in graphic detail; listener discretion is advised. But it's not all delivering babies, and doing Caesareans. He explains his emotions when things are successful and when things fail miserably. He also explains his feelings about the NHS and why he feels as he does. It was a quick listen for me and I was sorry when it ended. There's a limited series based on this book, and it's one of the most successful adaptations I've seen. If you like books about doctors. hospitals and medical procedures (as I do) this is probably just what the doctor ordered.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 10 personas

Stories good, reading not so much

Revisado: 05-09-22

I really enjoy Richard Chizmar's writing. The stories in this anthology are varied enough so that they don't feel repetitive. Not much horror of the supernatural or monster variety. It's more human beings as monsters, and many of these stories showed humans at their worst. I wasn't too keen on the reader though, and only listened until the end because of the writing. The reader had a speech pattern, pronunciation and/or inflection style that was very off-putting and constantly took me out of the stories. I would have given up if not for Chizmar's writing. I don't think I'd read anything by this reader again. All in all, loved the book, didn't care for the reader at all.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Wonderful story, great readers

Revisado: 04-08-22

I read this in High School some 50-ish years ago in high school and a couple times since then, and each time I loved it. Listening to it though...what a completely different pleasure. Nicholas Rowe, Sean Barrett and Neville Jason were perfect. The characters were distinct, each with their own singularly expressive voice. Some might find the descriptions and dialog wordy, but to me those words made people, locations, situations and even animals become easy to picture. The characters are wonderfully complex. Even though I already knew the plot, it's twisty enough (especially with these readers) that I had to force myself to stop listening in order to get some sleep. It's a great book for those who love long, detailed, historical fiction. I'll be listening to this book again.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Recommended

Revisado: 08-23-21

Robin Miles was a delight to listen to. The story was very engaging. Highly recommended.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Interesting story, narration was monotonous

Revisado: 08-04-21

I liked the concept of the story. The characters were pretty well fleshed out. I had a problem with the narration though. I understand why the beginning was narrated the way it was, but I think the overall narration was very monotonous. The exciting scenes weren't read in an exciting way. There wasn't enough difference in the voices of the characters. I'm a horror junkie so I enjoy a story that's a bit out of the box, but a more expressive narrator would have improved the book quite a bit.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña