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Great story, shoddy editing, and too many mistakes

Revisado: 04-25-25

I enjoyed this story a lot but the audio editing was abysmal! You can clearly hear where pickups were recorded because the change in quality is very noticeable and jarring. Definitely not the quality I have come to expect from Audible. Also, what on earth was that pronunciation of “Marin” in the second chapter? You’d think that the actors or producers would know how to pronounce the place the story is set…jeez. I enjoyed the story and the performances were good for the most part but there are too many mistakes and editing issues to rate it higher.

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Intriguing but…

Revisado: 01-25-25

…the rasp in the one actor’s voice was borderline unlistenable. This usually doesn’t bother me, but in this instance it really did. Not pleasant listening to with headphones. But otherwise a good story!

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Compelling mystery

Revisado: 11-17-24

Loved the authentic autistic representation. More of this please! Story was compelling. The multicast scenes were excellently produced with the sound effects. But the main narrator’s mouth noises got so bad about halfway through…it made for a difficult listening experience.

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Great book / poor narration

Revisado: 10-27-24

It was hard to focus on the author’s excellent writing because of the quality of the narration. She had a decent enough voice, but there were so many awful mouth noises when she spoke! It was torturous to listen to with headphones. I recommend listening to this one over your device’s speakers. Again, it’s written very well, but it was really hard to focus because of all of the extra noises.

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Horrible Histories for adults

Revisado: 10-21-24

Dear adults who grew up on Horrible Histories, especially liked Rotten Romans, and wished they knew a little more about all things murder - this is the listen for you! I learned a ton and was thoroughly entertained. Excellent narration. Bravo!

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Magical

Revisado: 10-12-24

I was fortunate to attend a few of these live recordings, and it is so nice to hear them all again! Chris, Claire, and the Punch Brothers have crafted a charming, silly, and beautiful radio show. And the guests! Such a talented line up. I do hope there are more in the future.

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Soulless narration

Revisado: 10-06-24

Was this narrated by AI? Because it totally lacked emotion. It felt so impersonal, and the narrator’s delivery was so dry that I lost track of the story. I love the movie WALL·E and was excited to hear a short story based on these beloved characters…but this was such a fail. Come on Disney, you can do way better than this.

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Inconsistent and Confusing

Revisado: 08-29-24

Great narrator, but as many others have pointed out, there are several plot details that don’t add up. The Truman Show just came out on DVD, but Pharrell’s Happy is a well known song? Inconsistencies like this made it impossible to know when this story was supposed to have taken place, and were very distracting. I’m glad this was free, because I would have been very disappointed to have paid for this novella.

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Great concept but ultimately frustrating

Revisado: 03-06-24

I loved the idea of this novel. A gothic novel ala Jane Eyre/Rebecca with queer romances? Yes please. Unfortunately the book did not live up to this promising concept. It dragged on a lot with (in my opinion) unnecessary detail, and the narrator was atrocious. I don’t know who told her that she was capable of performing an authentic British accent, but they lied because it was borderline unlistenable. I still enjoyed the basic story, but it could have been better. Glad this was available in the plus catalogue because it wouldn’t have been worth a credit.

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Charming thriller but…

Revisado: 02-26-24

Loved the characters, great writing, great narrator…I was all set to give this one 5 stars across the board, except there are many mistakes left in this audiobook recording. Lots of unnecessary mouth noises, hard plosives, and a few sentences that start, stop, and correct themselves - all things that should have been caught in the editing process. The hard plosives and mouth noises made it difficult to listen to with headphones. But apart from these editing errors I really enjoyed the story!

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