Julia Reis

Incomplete- haven't finished

Revisado: 12-12-16

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I can't tell if it was the narrator's tone or the book itself that made listening seem like a chore. The content was very dark and self-obsessed, like so much contemporary literary fiction. I felt like a passive therapist who listens to a client drone on about himself. The story had so much potential but ended up mainly serving to understand the main character's psychology rather than having the story and dialogue front and center. The main character was insufferable, self-obsessed, and passive, that even if that was the point, it was annoying to hear. I probably wouldn't have gotten this far except that I'm interested in the content, as ancillary as it feels to the larger project of self-analysis.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator used a monotone, insistent, driving voice that detracted from the story. It was tiresome to listen to the accusatory tone with which he read every sentence's adult male character.

Any additional comments?

Hoping the ending will change my perspective.

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