J. M.

Short enough book for quick overview

Revisado: 12-07-23

Buy kindle version (or paperback) and follow along for best results. Repeat few times and you will get pronunciation well.

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Great listen, bad guide book

Revisado: 11-09-23

The audible part is great. The author has an seamless way to introduce different concepts. However, there is no structure to the content. For example, it does not say Chapter 1, Chapter 2 etc. Furthermore, the accompanying pdf (which is essential to see spelling etc) does not follow the audible structrure. Also it does not provide Chapters as in the Audible app. Therefore, it makes the user like me confused. These issues could have been easily corrected but the author did not care enough to do that.

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Pain in the neck book

Revisado: 01-08-23

Even though the narrator did a great job, this book is an enormous bore. Surely there are other books worthy of Top 10.

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I should have

Revisado: 11-25-18

Stopped this 8 hours ago. Bad story but good performances. Pain to listen to this.

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Take it with a grain of salt

Revisado: 05-08-16

This is what happens when a holier-than-thou, arrogant employee meets an infantile startup culture. The story had to be told but don't fully trust the narrative. The author shares plenty of blame.

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Like chewing a stale cardboard

Revisado: 03-23-16

Content was sub-par. Narration was even worse. The concept was good but could have been executed much better.

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Very heartfelt work

Revisado: 04-11-15

I had long considered Deepak Chopra as bit pretentious. But this book is solid as a scholarly and inspired work. I also recommend watching his pbs video on the same topic. Both clarifies so much about the concept of god. I have started daily meditation practice inspired by this book.

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An excruciatingly boring book

Revisado: 09-21-14

Would you try another book from Gillian Flynn and/or Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne ?

No

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The twisted plot line is imaginative. But the first person narration by two of the most repulsively boring characters in recent literature makes it a chore to listen to.

Which character – as performed by Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne – was your favorite?

Neither (It is not a judgement of the narrators, but the characters)

Could you see Gone Girl being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I see Ben Affleck tailor-made for Nick Dunn. Not sure of the female character

Any additional comments?

Here is my full review:

This is the most painstakingly boring book I have ever listened to. The happiest task I have done in a while is deleting the damn audio book from my iPhone after finishing.

Why?

Many reasons. Partly because this narrative is in first person by two characters who are repulsively boring. The narrators, who are cast perfectly to the characters, does such a good job that it backfires mightily for this audio book. They just amplify the my dislike of the characters. If I was reading a physical book, I would have skimmed many pages. I cannot do that with audio version.

In other words, every half hour I devoted to this book in my afternoon commutes was like sitting in a dentist chair. Imagine getting your teeth cleaned everyday for three months.

The first part of the book is excruciatingly boring. That is 10 hours.

Things get better in the second part. But you have to suppress all your commonsense questions to get on with the story line.

Nonetheless, the author is very imaginative with the plot. That gives this book three stars instead of two.

The only reason I completed this book is the sunk cost of few initial hours listened, and a personal challenge I gave to myself to finish it. Believe me, I gave up on this book at least five times and one time I actually deleted it! I downloaded it back as a personal challenge and because of all the damn glowing reviews in this site.

Bottom line: If you are deciding on what to listen to next, my advice is to move on and get a better book. I am sure there are many better options in this site.

Thank you for reading my review.

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