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Way too "deus ex machina"

Revisado: 08-18-16

Totally unbelievable, not unlike a romance novel where a young, pretty girl lawyer meets a quirky BILLIONAIRE and then there is a life threatening chase cross country

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Not a recommendation for a depressed person

Revisado: 08-05-16

Over whelming, deeply sensitive, insightful, and so very very intimate and sad. The protagonist is a victim beyond all victims. And, he is also extremely intelligent and surrounded, in his adulthood, by loving friends.

But its continuous downward spiral into the deepest circle of hell, I found myself wishing and hoping for his death. After listening to 24 hours of this book, I could not go any further. Too much pain and suffering, described in a detailed and realistic way.Too realistic for me. I have had to give up.

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Groundhog Day repeated in this awful book

Revisado: 08-01-16

I gave up on this book at the halfway mark, picked it back up, and then stopped 70% of the way through. It is tedious, the story is repetitive. In his efforts to help a mother find her kidnapped daughter from 30 years back, the detective (also an alcoholic) goes from one person to another asking the same questions and getting nowhere. The plot is stuck in a swamp of never-ending drinking and searching.

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Oh So Troubled...

Revisado: 03-22-16

I love this author but this book was a total downer. The story of a loner who had purposely isolated himself from friends etc. Lives on the tip of a peninsula in Norway, where he is only guy on the mailman's route. VERY slow moving. Pulling teeth.

Mankell is a master at painting the picture, but the subject of this picture is a big yawner

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This was a terrific follow up to the Lizbeth story

Revisado: 09-16-15

I couldn't put this book down. I was hesitant to buy it since I thought that it was bound to be a disappointment. But it wasn't. I still got mixed up with all the Scandinavian names, but it sorted itself out. This book introduced a new character, Lizbeth's long lost sister, who is her nemesis. I am hoping since that relationship was not resolved, another book may be in the offing.

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Depressing but well written WWII book

Revisado: 03-03-15

What did you like best about The Alphabet House? What did you like least?

well written, good character development

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

least interesting is that it covers 10+ months of a person in captivity... excruciating but very powerful

Do you think The Alphabet House needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

The last few chapters seemed very deus ex machina

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Just misses being a thriller

Revisado: 01-12-15

What would have made The President's Pilot better?

the author attempted to be Tom Clancy including very long, very detailed, very boring descriptions of long distance flight (including every button the pilots pushed). The intricate details just got to be too much very quickly.

What do you think your next listen will be?

A Ken Follet.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Narrator was a bit marble-mouthed but definitely tried to keep the listener listening

What character would you cut from The President's Pilot?

none

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Big disappointment from this author

Revisado: 11-27-14

What did you like best about A Last Goodbye? What did you like least?

I thought it would be a mystery from this author. Instead it is a melodramatic story about a woman and a dog

Would you ever listen to anything by J.A. Jance again?

Yes, because I know this author does write good mysteries

What does Alison Fraser bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

nothing much

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

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Pulling my hair out, one strand at a time

Revisado: 08-30-14

Would you try another book from Louise Penny and/or Ralph Cosham?

I have listened to many Louise Penny and have found them to be an easy listen with a cozy feel. This one is soooo cozy that it is really difficult to follow. A real snoozer and definitely not worth the effort

Would you ever listen to anything by Louise Penny again?

No

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No, her other books set the scene in the little Canadian village quite nicely, and described the characters well too. I wonder if adding this guy Ralph is the problem. I never thought that L Penny's books could get sleepier but this one did. Her other novels did entertain.

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Nice Narration, interesting plot

Revisado: 07-30-14

What did you love best about Heft?

Rank it solidly in good novels

Who was your favorite character and why?

Arthur Oh
The professor who is a recluse and morbidly obese and his latina housekeeper

Any additional comments?

really liked the relationship between Arthur and Yolanda

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