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Wanted to Like It More

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

Revisado: 08-29-23

I found myself in a love/hate relationship with this one. I enjoyed the plot of the story - it goes to some very dark places and examines some very fragile and unhappy characters...these parts were all very well-written. It took some time to get there. The opening of the novel was very stretched out and repetitive and the story starts out as something that doesn't seem to fit the book's description and then explodes into an exploration of depravity.

Giving it three stars overall because of the slow start and then what turned into a very slow ending. I also had a hard time with the protagonist, Hannah. Given her plight, I felt badly of the way I felt toward her, but after some reviews here, I saw that I wasn't alone. I think that my dislike of the main character stemmed not only from the way the character was written, but the way the narrator read her voice--which was very grating at times.

Overall, it was a good listen overall, but I wasn't bowled over, as I had anticipated I would be.

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Best Listen in Awhile! A+ Narration

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

Revisado: 11-14-22

I absolutely loved this one. Part Silence of the Lambs, part science fiction, part love story - at times I wondered how it was all going to come together and then it did in a very satisfying conclusion. I was worried approaching the ending, but Koontz pulls it off. If you're looking for a great listen with A+ narration, this is it! In all honesty, the narration definitely brought more life and layers to the story than if I had read it in print. Five stars for this one from me.

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Better Than Psycho 2 but...

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

Revisado: 11-10-22

This one is better than Psycho 2 (which is completely terrible on all storytelling levels). Sadly, for many pieces of this one to make sense, you need to make it through Psycho 2. The story, however, is Psycho in name only. There's the house, there's Fairvale, there's some Bates thrown in for good measure. It's all wrapped in a nice little mystery but overall it just is. As a huge fan of the first Psycho novel and Hitchcock's film, I'm very curious why Bloch went in the direction that he did with the sequels to his most popular piece of writing. As he did wonderfully with Psycho and then pretty disastrously (in my opinion) with Psycho 2, he weakly relies on somewhat thin psychological commentary in order to help achieve the overall climax of his story.

On a positive: The narration on this one is great and the performance made the novel very listenable. So if you are into this genre and like a good small town murder mystery with great narration, add this one to your list.

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Meh

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

Revisado: 10-25-22

Season One is not available, so I went straight into season two. While this is a horrific crime, I feel like there wasn't much information regarding the religious/demonic aspect that seemed to be substantiated. Some of the story details regarding the exorcism seemed vague. Some leaps taken. A bit referencing The Exorcist is thrown in for good measure.

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Eh.

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

Revisado: 09-06-22

Based on the pretty stellar ratings that this title received (as well as the great and creepy artwork for the title), I expected a much better and more enjoyable supernatural horror experience. I stuck it out until the end because the run time was not that long and I was curious where the story was headed. At times, I felt like it was going to turn the corner, but it fell completely flat every time. Moments of characterization were lost by moments of gore that seemed to be over the top for the sake of being over the top. The storyline felt very contrived at times. Overall, it felt like (if you are a comic book fan) Marvel's Venom, but with a demon instead of a symbiote.

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Returned This One

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

Revisado: 08-30-22

I'm sorry...I love Bill Murray as much as the next guy, but this one was just not good. I returned it before being able to complete it. Not only is the narration very difficult to listen to at times, the story is just flat. Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing are just that: anecdotes of things that Bill Murray has done at various time in his life that...let's face it...no one else would get away with. There is no "tao" here - just bland story after bland story told by a narrator (the author) who sounds like he has a mouthful of wet cotton balls.

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Wonderful Look at Two Hollywood Icons

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

Revisado: 08-30-22

I could not stop listening to this one and was sad that it had to end. It's a great look at these two Hollywood icons (both in their friendship and in their separate lives). It never became a biography filled with assumptions; it never became "trashy." If anything, it was a very honest and revealing look at Liz Taylor and Monty which discusses their triumphs and their tragedies. Highly recommended for Old Hollywood buffs.

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Very Dark Places

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

Revisado: 08-08-22

Great listen, especially if you love Ellroy. The inspiration behind a heavy pulp fiction writer. But it is VERY dark and cringe inducing at times. Heavy on the pulp, heavy on true crime, heavy on depravity.

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Casino Royale Audiolibro Por Ian Fleming arte de portada

Glad I Stuck Around...

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

Revisado: 03-06-22

It took me a bit to get into this one. During the first portion of the story which takes place at the casino, I struggled. For a short audiobook, it felt agonizingly long at the beginning. Thankfully that changed! The book definitely went places I didn't anticipate and as the story and the action picked up, I found that the narration also became better. Loved the last third of the novel and the ending. Ready to dig into the next Bond novel. Giving it three stars due to the rocky start I had with it...

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Flat out AWESOME!

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

Revisado: 02-17-22

I absolutely loved this book. What a great listen. The writer/narrator is truly passionate about comic books and all things Marvel. When it ended, I really wanted more. As a huge comic book fan myself, I loved getting lost in the Marvel story. This author needs a podcast to keep telling Marvel history as it unfolds.

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