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The MC was just too toxic

Revisado: 11-08-24

I understand that we're probably supposed to hate the MC, but it was a bit much. I can't enjoy reading about assholes, and between him and Screenie, with the extra bite added by Jeff Hays, it was honestly way too much.

I kept listening only because of the music - I thought that was a great touch.

The pace was solid, and the characters did pick up towards the end, but I still won't be continuing with this series.

2.5⭐

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So. Many. Eating. Noises!

Revisado: 09-21-24

also, hard to follow the story at times, even with headphones. but the eating noises...!

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Don't bother if you have other books

Revisado: 08-18-24

If you have Jackson's other books, you probably already have the "romantic language" and "describing people" bonus episodes. The bulk of this text is the useful phrases book, and it's literally just random phrases and words in Spanish, sorted by theme, with no translation or space to practice. I don't get the point of it.

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Incredibly aggressive

Revisado: 08-18-24

This book is basically somebody saying something very aggressively in English, and then giving a Spanish equivalent. While I agree it's important to understand swearing in languages you're studying (and I swear a lot in English) this was too hard to listen to.
There's no context given for the words (so 'fool' in English is translated as multiple things in Spanish), and while there's lots of regional swearing represented, Spain itself isn't one of them (ie less helpful for me).
I've bought a bunch of Jackson's books over the years and enjoy the call-and-response method for learning, but that was absent here. It really is just a narrator yelling at you and then hearing the Spanish version.
Pass.

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Great listening practice

Revisado: 08-18-24

I'd previously read this in English, some 10 years ago, and decided to listen in Spanish having just finished B2. Zero comprehension issues - the narrator is very clear (though hilariously, abruptly clears his throat in the second-last chapter).

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Really dragged on

Revisado: 08-08-24

This book is just a massive downer. Lots of sexual violence, exploitation, despair. Good narration, but ultimately not for me.

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Hilarious

Revisado: 06-04-24

Really solid for upper B2; there was just one story I struggled with. I'd definitely listen to more from this author!

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Deadpan narration of biting satire

Revisado: 02-17-24

I completely understand why people wouldn't like this book, but I loved it. It was darkly hilarious, at times relatable, at times horrific. It felt very 'millennial woman meets Fear and Loathing', embedded in trauma and satirical social commentary. It made me think, and it made me feel a lot of things. 10/10 deadpan audiobook narration, too.

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Absolutely outstanding

Revisado: 01-08-24

The wittiest writing I've encountered in years, and the narration (by the author, an actor) is a delight. I listened to it while hiking, and was snort-laughing to myself on the trail like a lunatic. An immense pleasure, and I wouldn't make this comparison lightly, but a worthy successor to Douglas Adams. GIVE ME MORE

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Intolerable narration

Revisado: 12-15-23

I hate Bryson's narration so much, that it rendered the book tedious and irritating. Definitely not a mistake I'll make again!

Also, he seems to have missed the whole discourse about the 12 gifts of Christmas ALL being birds.

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