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Painful Listening Experience . . .

Revisado: 01-07-13

Would you try another book from Jeffery Deaver and/or Skipp Sudduth?

Not with Mr. Sudduth doing the narration. His mispronunciation of several different words and inconsistency with the same word made for an excruciating listening experience . . . like someone hitting the wrong key on the piano . . . or scraping their nails on a chalk board. The word weapon pronounced as wheapon was so annoying that I almost just stopped listening altogether . . . perhaps I should just go back to eBook copies of Deaver's works. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and this is the first time that this has occurred.

What could Jeffery Deaver have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Found someone else to do the narration.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Skipp Sudduth?

Anyone else . . .

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

The story line was okay . . . wish I could erase the memory of listening . . . but I'm afraid that it was ruined even if I read a print copy . . . it would be replaying in my head.

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Another Great Episode about Vish Puri

Revisado: 07-22-12

If you could sum up The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken in three words, what would they be?

Love this series!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken?

Getting more info about some of the other characters.

What about Sam Dastor???s performance did you like?

He does a great job with different voices for each character . . . hopefully he'll also read for all future episodes.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Here's another new P.I. - this time from India.

Any additional comments?

Been waiting for the release of this . . . after listening to the previous two books . . . I was very pleased with this latest addition and I'm looking forward to a long relationship with these characters.

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Aaahhhhhhh, What to do with the Body????

Revisado: 04-23-12

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Very enlightening and humorous at times . . .

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stiff?

Too many to list just one.

Have you listened to any of Shelly Frasier???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Never listened to this reader before - but she did a great job . . will look for her again.

If you could give Stiff a new subtitle, what would it be?

Aaahhhhhhh, What to do with the Body????

Any additional comments?

I finally got around to listening to this . . . enlightening and funny at times . . . if I ever planned to write a mystery story . . . this book would provide great background material.

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A Great Listen

Revisado: 01-03-12

Where does A Place of Execution rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

So good I listened to it straight through to the end.

What other book might you compare A Place of Execution to and why?

Her works remind me of the BBC series Midsomer Murders that I own.

What about Paddy Glynn???s performance did you like?

She did a great job with developing different voices for different characters . . . was easy to listen to. Would look forward to listening to other works she has narrated.

Any additional comments?

First introduced to V. McDermid through the PBS series WIRE IN THE BLOOD that I liked so much I wanted to read more from her. Since then I have listened and downloaded most of her books and am enjoying the prospect of reading all of them. She tells a great story . . .

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Unable to download . . .

Revisado: 12-13-10

Gee I would have liked to listen to this but once it got into my library . . . the download link was not active . . . so I couldn't download or listen to it :(

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Another Winner . .

Revisado: 11-15-10

I've always loved Fannie Flagg . . . she is a master storyteller. Not many authors are able to narrate their own books . . . but she does a fantastic job!!! The characters she creates are so representative of so many people we've known and loved or hated throughout life. I'm so glad I bought the audio version . . . it's like remembering when you were small and your parents read you a story . . .

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Another Good Read . . . or Good Listen

Revisado: 05-11-10

I've read all of the offerings from Preston & Child (the writing team) and now I'm trying to catch up with the offerings they had done as individuals. I found this book to be very interesting and combines the reality of meta data collection and the many mal uses of that information alluded to by other authors and woven into this thriller. I thought it was very good and really wouldn't have changed anything. Great book!!

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A True Dose of Reality . . .

Revisado: 03-09-10

I purchased this book and had it sitting on my iPod to listen to . . but decided after watching the Academy Awards on Sunday to listen to it before I rented and watched the movie. And I was not disappointed . . although the language is raw . . the feeling is real. And the further you get into the story . . . you realize it's not just about being black, poor or the result of a system of well-fare that frequently instead of helping people . . only makes them more dependent and promotes fraud. It also reminds us of a society that preys on females . . . and that abuse crosses all color barriers. And it's the story of one girl's ability to overcome all of these barriers . . . and develop into a whole person. A truly inspirational story . . . now I'm looking forward to watching the movie based on it as well.

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Great Autobiography!!!

Revisado: 11-23-09

I really enjoyed listening to this book. Many people write good books - but not many can read them out loud as well. Craig Ferguson can do both!! It brought new insight to his personality and life that I was not aware of before . . . and has made me want to read more and see more of his offerings. Great job!!! Highly recommend it!!!

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