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Delightful, suspenseful, and witty

Revisado: 12-11-20

Overall impression: A story should be, first and foremost, an engaging experience, and Episodic Sleep Disorders does not fail to deliver. Even if I had not read any of the character’s other escapades, this story can stand alone as an excellent tale that is rich with suspense, intriguing characters, and a protagonist who is witty and cunning. It’s like stepping into a popular folktale - one gets drawn in with immediate ease and eagerness to have the story unfold.

Story quality: The story quickly draws you in with hints of the macabre, promises of mystery, and a setting that slowly winds around your subconscious until you can picture, smell, and feel the eerie little town without even realizing that you’re doing so. While it is very different than the first story, the change of tone does not at all detract from the identity, wit, charm, and appeal of the character Sparrow. It is more like the character found his way into one of his own tales and the result is truly delightful.

Recording and narration quality: The performance quality is great and it is quite easy to listen to the narration. So many times, when an author reads their own work, I find myself wanting to shut off the recording every so often because of their inherent voice quality or because they are trying too hard. Fortunately, the author has a voice that is naturally pleasant to listen to, and I quickly got lost in the story. I tend to consciously assess voice work at the start of any audio book, but in this case I quit actively focusing on it quite early in the story. There was one instance, however, where the sound effects overpowered the volume of the narration. While it did make it more difficult to hear that part of the story, it was short lived and did not detract much from the overall experience.

Final words: My hats off to the author for both this story and the performance! You have continued to draw me in to this character’s world. I continue to think of Sparrow as a believable and real person living in a parallel universe, as I do with any of the truly great fictional characters that I love. I can’t wait to read what happens next.

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