A Harrill

Just ok. Not much happens in this book

Revisado: 09-04-19

This book started off reminding me of Office Space but then nothing very interesting happened

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A great listen for Halloween

Revisado: 10-20-18

This was a compelling ghost story. Gets a bit slow toward the end of part 1, but picks up with a flourish in part 2. Only negatives are the way characters are built up only to be summarily discarded in part 2.

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Wonderfully voice acted

Revisado: 04-18-18

The voice actors on the book were really top notch and helped to bring out the main storyline. Really enjoyed this ecological sci fi series.

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It’s not what you think it is - it’s better!

Revisado: 02-04-18

The book starts off pretty plausible, but then the stories become wilder and zanier and you begin to realize that this is all a fun work of fiction. Very well done and ably performed by he great Norm Macdonald.

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Kind of a dumb story, but will some real laughs

Revisado: 01-06-18

There wasn’t much in the way of story here. Several friends get sucked into a game of “DND” by a mysterious stranger and get into some amusing situations as they try to learn the rules of he game and figure out their character abilities. The downside is that there wasn’t much plot here and the story kind of wrapped up abruptly without ever having given the characters a goal. Laughs come especially through the superb voice acting that really brings each character and it’s quirks to life.

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Takes a while to get going, but worth it in the end

Revisado: 11-20-17

Wasn’t sure if I’d like this book after listening for a couple of hours. At first, there’s not much conflict or foreshadowing as the author establishes character relationships. It’s hard to see where the story is going. It quickly becomes clear, though, so stick with it for a superb finish. The voice actor does a wonderful job with the various characters and accents.

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Serviceable zombie/survival story but not a lot new

Revisado: 09-28-17

The author does a great job at keeping the momentum going, but there’s not enough character development for me to feel that invested in the story and characters. For example, the kid that Lee rescues in the beginning of the book and who had an interesting back story, is rarely mentioned after his key scene even though he’s along for the ride for the second half of the book. I enjoyed this one but definitely won’t be investing in the rest of the series.

There are also a lot of concepts borrowed from other similar books: the fast not undead zombies (28 days later), pack/herd behavior (Cell).

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A rare miss for Croshaw

Revisado: 08-02-17

I immensely enjoyed Mogworld and Will Save the Galaxy for Food, so I was eager to pick up Jam to see what else was in store from this usually fun to read author/narrator. Jam was rather disappointing. The premise was fun, and there are plenty of interesting characters, but the plot never seems to really go in any direction and the interesting characters are written out as soon as you get to know them or completely change their demeanor toward the end. The end was also disappointing. No real conclusion and it didn't feel like the time invested in listening had any payoff at all. Since (I think) this was one of his earlier books, I encourage readers to check out later works where the author hones his storytelling and narrating toward hilarious ends - especially Mogworld.

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Well performed. Not a lot of new material if you Reddit

Revisado: 07-06-17

Great performances, but there weren't a lot of surprises here. The banana slicer and Haribo sugar free gummy bears reviews have been Internet famous for some time. It still was a cute mashup of various product reviews and some were very clever. Could have done without some of the songs.

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Not your usual survival story

Revisado: 07-05-17

I love post-apocalyptic stories and was eager to listen to this one. The problem with this book is that there is very little conflict or real hardship faced by the characters and it tends to get a bit boring as a result. This is a tale of highly competent and - for the most part -likeable and resilient people who band together after a flu pandemic. While there are stories of personal tragedy, almost everyone moves past it quickly and are eager to start their new lives. Any negative characters quickly disappear from the story without much fanfare. Towards the end, the reader has to endure repeats of the same conversations and topics as new characters enter the group and need to be brought up to speed. It all gets a bit tiring toward the end as the characters move toward the inevitable conclusion.

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