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stupid beyond belief

Revisado: 04-24-25

the fever dreams of a 13 year old girl caught up in middle school dram would be a thousand times more interesting than thisthis absolute rubbish.
why is this even being offered to readers?

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Reader is a total train wreck!

Revisado: 12-01-11

Good Grief! This may be an engaging novel, but I'll never know because I could not get past the reader's awful consonant crunching Noo Yawk accent, sibilant Sssthes, sing-song delivery and pauses in the middle of sentences where there's no comma, much less a period! I have listened to hundreds of audio books with dozens of different readers and this one was - bar none - the worst! I pity Colson Whitehead that his audible audience is missing out on some decent writing because it is ruined by such atrocious delivery. Total fail!

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Pretentious but brilliant

Revisado: 10-20-07

Really enjoyed this all the way through. I agree with other reviewers that the linkages between stories were rather weak, but as stand-alone efforts they showcase a flair for different writing styles while still maintaining some thematic unity.

The only disappointing part was the story line read by Cassandra Campbell. The woman cannot read - a nasally monotone and several glaring mispronunciations ruined an otherwise stellar cast of readers. The reader for the Zachr'y segment was outstanding and probably made the audio version miles better than the printed version - which only underscored the weakness of Campbell's reading.

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Why do talentless people write books?

Revisado: 02-24-06

Would that I had read these other reviews before purchasing this audio book. Oy! Bad attempt at Borsht-belt humor from two self-absorbed New Yawkers. The topic could have been fun and an interesting listen if the authors were less intent on padding out their meager book(let) with their own mindless prattle, and actually answered some of the questions they asked. Answers are short, abrupt and incomplete, and what could have been fun romp through medical human interest stuff was instead a complete waste of time.

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Unsatisfying

Revisado: 07-18-05

The book was formulaic, cliche-ridden, and utterly predictable.

Still, it would have been a fairly good and diverting listen, but for the very poor delivery of the reader. His awful comic-book French and Scottish accents were so bad and off-putting that I tended to focus more on his wandering accent than on what he was saying. Perhaps the reader of the unabridged version was better, but this guy should just stay with his American inflection and admit defeat in the face of 'zee French accent.'

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Okay Book, Lousy Narration

Revisado: 07-10-03

Interesting story, evocative, and very well written. The audio version, however, is marred by an outer-borough New York accented narration (when the characters are Midwestern and/or Greek) and horrible mispronounciations of place names and common everyday words. The narrator can be forgiven for his botching up foreign words and dialogue, but c'mon, at least be able to pronounce everyday American places and words.

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Terrific book, but a less than terrific reader

Revisado: 01-25-03

Cooper's book is undoubtedly a masterpiece of American literature. I just finished listening to it and was captivated by the story. Unfortunately the experience was marred by the rather wooden reading and flat intonation of the reader. It was rather off-putting and I almost stopped listening at first. I'm glad I slugged it out, but it would be great to re-listen to this with a more engaged reader.

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