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More narrative, less speeches, maybe a ray of hope

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-31-24

Still not done with this title but I am running out of enthusiasm. Maybe it stands out more in an audio book, but the level of exposition revealed through constant tedious speeches is wearing me down. It’s like Bond films, when the evil genius has Bond tied to a chair and reveals all the details of his plot, only that happens in every chapter. And so many of these vampire leaders speak I the same, stilted way. Ironically Joe Pitt himself is terse to a fault. At one point I think he wishes he could puncture his eardrums rather than having to listen to someone and I totally get it.

The other thing is that I know noir characters can never have a happy ending, but having Joe Pitt suffer so much again and again is trying. Can’t anything work out for him?

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Great story, wrong narrator

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-21-23

My first Mike Carey book and I enjoyed the story, although be aware it does center around violence against women, but is not gratuitous in its descriptions.

A couple of times the changes in time can be confusing. As a novel introducing the main character, there are a certain number of flashbacks.

Kramer is a great narrator but I’ve only heard his nonfiction reads so it was a bit jarring to hear him read this book. His voice is quite distinctive. But the bigger issue is that he’s not from the UK. He does one of those clipped mid-Atlantic accents and it comes in and out. I would think Felix Castor would have a very definite regional London accent. I can’t imagine why they picked Kramer for this book.

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Good story, marred by defects

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-13-20

I will be brief as others have covered much of my complaints.

First of all, if you are looking for coronavirus escapist fantasy, this is the wrong book. I won’t spoil it but trust me.

The book could have been 25% shorter with very little effort, as a lot of the tension is artificially drawn out with tied up phone lines, missed calls, or people who are sick and can’t pull it together enough to utter a couple of sentences.

The whole world of time travel existing in a university environment is kind of hard to swallow. And the mismatch of technology in the rest of the world really sticks out. Time travel, but you can’t take your phone with you.

But what is truly unbearable are the characters like William’s mother, or Agnes when she is being churlish, or Mr. Gilchrist. You really get sick of hearing them arguing or whining. It’s probably even worse in an audio book. Probably a testament to Jeremy Sterlin’s work as reader that I was ready to strangle Hermoine and the rest of the lot.

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Avoid at all costs

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-24-20

Great cast, horrible script. Seems pretty clear Jack McBrayer's part was written for him, since it is really only maybe 5 degrees off from his "30 Rock" character, but personally I don't want to hear or see him playing the same character.

Wasted talent. Unfunny jokes. One of the characters had an odd way of saying things, always getting common sayings a little wrong. Not once was it amusing. Maybe the coronavirus has killed my sense of humor? Perhaps, but getting to the end of this was a chore. At one point I was so sick of people screaming at each other that I almost gave up. I wish I had.

I think there is a distinct way you have to approach non-visual comedy and this wasn't it.

Waste of the people trapped in virtual reality conceit. Really, if you want to see an interesting story along those lines, you could probably find it in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Or, "Ready Player One."

I like Henry Winkler--see his latest work on Barry for sure--but really have to wonder why they had to have a name actor for his short part. Couple other parts were like that, too. Of course, Hollywood does the same thing with voiceover, still....

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Speculative thriller with flimsy plot

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-29-17

I bought CHANGE AGENT on an impulse based on Audible rankings/suggestions.

People can argue all day long about genres, but for my money this isn't science fiction. It's a speculative thriller. Kind of thing you might get from a Chricton or Dan Brown. If that's your bag, then you'd probably like this. I guess I should have been tipped off by the NYT bestseller descriptive.

There is a ton of futurist tech in this book and it's all introduced and explained in the most laborious way. Autonomous cars, phablets, retina-reading projectors that do away with screens--it's everywhere and in your face. Way overexplained.

The characters often speak in stilted language, and I found many plot elements and developments hackneyed. The technological developments are more believable than the plot that is based on them. The villain is about as believable as a Bond villain, which is to say, not very.

The reading by Jeff Gurner saves the book, in my mind. He does a capable job with a number of accents.

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