Kitewood

Voice could scratch glass

Revisado: 04-08-24

I couldn’t finish. Got 7 chapters in and could not abide the author’s voice, sorry. And when speaking for her mother, it was truly the sound of a witch’s cackle. I read to relax to sleep. Not advisable. Maybe it would be a good book to read, but very unpleasant to listen to.

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Westlake at his best

Revisado: 01-05-24

I’ve loved Westlake for years and just re-started the Dortmunder series on Audible. This narration captures the tone far better than the previous books; the mild-to-major snark, with lightly tossed snipes and snides. The regulars’ conversation, probably my favorite feature of any Dortmunder book, is fantastic. Laugh-out-loud moments pepper this book. Highly recommended.

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Entertaining; caveat for dated slurs.

Revisado: 10-27-23

I love Dortmunder stories. Westlake is an all-time favorite. I did find the racial/gay slurs a bit jarring, but I’m old enough to be able to take in in the context of the time and simply overlook, understanding we have come a long way.

Performance was really good. Did find Andy’s voice a bit too high-pitched and Mae’s sounded like she was a man due for an iron lung. When I read these books decades ago, I did not have these impressions. Still, John came through like the character we know him to be.

Now that I prefer audio to reading, I look forward to listening to my favorite books. Not all Dortmunders are done in audio, but enough to keep me amused for a while.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 11-01-22

I’ve listened to the King and Maxwell series, Camel Club (my favorite so far), Will Robie series, John Puller. All great. So was expecting to enjoy this as well, with all the great reviews. Not so much.

The storyline was fine, the characters interesting. But how many times did Baldacci think we had to be reminded of Decker’s unusual memory. I lost count after maybe 40 times. We get it. A couple of times would have been sufficient. Sort of reminded me of a student having to reach an assigned word count. Enough already! And I found the unbounded compassion of the FBI agent for the protagonist to stretch credulity.

I do enjoy McClarty’s narration. Sorry to see he was unable to continue in future novels.

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Sorry, lost interest

Revisado: 12-21-21

This just got confusing to me with multiple timelines in each story. Maybe if I was reading in print, I would not have gotten lost.

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