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I don't get the hype.

Revisado: 05-03-24

I stuck it out with book but I couldn't wait for it to be over. 2nd try with this author and I was even less impressed than I was the first time. Unlikeable characters - all of them - no pathos; predictably contrived plot; anticlimactic.

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Heartfelt and beautifully told.

Revisado: 01-14-24

Reluctant as I was initially, I loved this story. Robin Miles narrates it perfectly as is usual for her.

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A lot of sex.

Revisado: 12-08-23

I mostly enjoy these Kylie Brant stories, though they lean towards more erotica than crime or mystery. This one I found a bit heavy handed and padded.

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Outstanding production

Revisado: 12-04-23

Robin Miles is a master narrator. The way she brings this story to life is phenomenal. All the accents she pulls off is incredibly impressive. I could not have enjoyed this more.

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Holly remains a delight.

Revisado: 09-08-23

This was my first audio experience involving Holly (read the previous stories where Holly appeared via physical books) so the narrator was fine to me. I liked the story overall. I personally interacted very little with other people during the heights of the pandemic and lockdown so I can't judge if all the vax/mask talk and elbow bumping rings true. It did seem a little much at a point. Interesting villains though. Twisted. Holly is still a great character and I appreciate her ongoing evolution.

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I didn't love this.

Revisado: 05-01-23

This was disappointing to me. The story, the protagonist, the narration, the anticlimactic ending, all of it. I expected better from Koontz.

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Excellent podcast!

Revisado: 11-22-22

Scott and Matt are awesome. I'm not that into podcasts in general, but this came up as a recommendation after I listened to one of TDT titles for the umpteenth time. I return to the series from time to time just to hang out with the Ka-tet. This podcast was a delightful discovery and I binged the 1st season. Listening to them deconstruct and discuss TDT was so much fun and more than a little enlightening. They illuminate aspects I'd never picked up before on during my many, many trips to the Tower and I now see it in new ways. Give these guys a listen. They're smart, insightful and funny. Scott's love for the series mirror my own and I love experiencing it vicariously through Matt who's on his first trip. I've got a long way to go to catch up to them in real time but these back episodes proved to be real gems.

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Sleep inducing

Revisado: 10-28-22

I suppose someone might call this a "slow burn". I say it dragged. King likes exhaustive character development, I know but this (main) character's life story just wasn't that interesting to me. Read in David Morse's low, slow voice, it was down right boring. I kept thinking, something interesting is going to happen soon but the climax was delayed and delayed some more. And then the payoff was depressing.

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Mixed feelings

Revisado: 09-16-22

I was surprised to see the print version was only 608 pages (while that may be a lot for most authors, it isn't for King). I thought for sure it must be one of those cinderblocks he writes, which is to say this felt like a super long listen. To me, it was indulgently long and a few times my mind wandered (which of course dragged it out even more because I'd have to rewind it.) Still, I never lost interest in the story, the meat of which took quite a while to get going. There were themes from classic fairy tales (loose ones) and echoes from his own Dark Tower Series. Charlie, in fact, struck me as an older version of Jake Chambers. Maybe it was his beloved pet or it was his time and adventures in a parallel world filled with strange and often terrible things. He's the only "gunslinger" in this story though, which is weird and imaginative in that Stephen King sort of way. I enjoyed it overall and the narrator was excellent.

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Meh

Revisado: 07-27-22

This had promise and started out okay but ultimately the story and protagonist underwhelmed, even annoyed me. I didn't like the narration either but that may have been more the fault of the writing itself. This one disappointed me.

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