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Flat characterization

Revisado: 10-22-18

One of the poorer Virgil Flowers stories. Slow. That f’n flowers thing is juvenile and I have grown very tired of its usage. In this story the chicken pot pie thing is also juvenile and over used. Seems to be a book that wasn’t well thought out. I would have rated the performance 4, he usually does a good job, but the star rating system wouldn’t allow it?

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Their best effort yet

Revisado: 03-10-18

This is certainly the best James has written yet, and maybe the best book I have ever read yet. This may be due to the fact that we have similar life views as we age and both friends of Bill. I appreciate the fact that he didn’t bring in current popular political bashing to prove how great he is. A true poet. His poetry is in fact enhanced by the narrator. Yet, it is there in his prose, but Will certainly enhances the experience. There are few books that are better listened to than read, but this is one of them. He works at the craft of his narration and it shows and is rewarding to the listener.

Thanks Dave and Clete, for a wonderful ride

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Really Disappointed....Beware

Revisado: 12-09-17

So I’m listening and listening for something “really creepy” because of all the reviews saying so. It never happened. Not of the Stephen King style anyway. A tad of violence, but not creepiness at the “end”, but that “cliffhanger” had less to do with literary technique that trying to sell another book.

So why say Beware? I get the feeling I have been cheated by all the creepy reviews and short introductory precursor. Not a real horror novel.
Please notice that so many of them had received a free book in return for a review. Maybe not, but I have never seen so many reviews from free books in an Audible review.

Narrator was Ok, but a little to young sounding to betaken as serious horror elder protagonist. I do however appreciate his seemingly edit free performance.

I’d really call this a Young Adult genre. Tamed down violence, tamed down language, tamed down literary technique, tamed down sentence structure, tamed down vocabulary, tamed down extended descriptions (kinda like the most stee was the scariest thing I had ever seen in my life...;rather than a description of it) well you get the idea. I wasted my time reading it assuming it would get better. It didn’t. We are so lucky for Audible’s return policy.....//

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Disappointed

Revisado: 10-05-17

This is the only King “Novel” I have ever been unable to finish. How sad that such a great writer feels it necessary at this point in his life to write a political diatribe using already cliched simplistic concepts that I am already aware that he holds.
What’s the point?
No new ground is explored. No new ideas. No explanations of topics that people may not have thought of.
It just seems to be a vehicle for a childish rant.

Narration is similarly awful. All the voices seem the same. No real difference between male and female...............

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Clever

Revisado: 04-24-17

Good storyline, very good narration. Totally unique concept. A little slow sometimes but very glad I stuck with it. I'd read another by this author and/or narrator.

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Couldn't finish it

Revisado: 01-04-17

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Boring, and juvenile......

Have listened to all in this series. This just didn't keep my interest, maybe it was just my mood, but surprised that by 2/3 of the book, that I gave up.

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Mixed feelings

Revisado: 08-30-16

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The ending was absolutely cliched and incredibly stupid. It ruined an otherwise good book that for whatever reason touched me and kept my interest. How could and author who could create the feeling in this loving relationship be so trite in the end.

Still worth reading but......

What three words best describe Tom Taylorson’s voice?

Another mixed review. Good voices and characterizations.

Sloppy edits at the end. Demonstrates the narrator's distain for the reader. If he had a sense of craft he would have re-narrated the whole chapter, instead of the intrusive edits if he weren't so lazy.

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Nicely done

Revisado: 08-16-16

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Good story, good character development, good narration.

1st class rendition of Stephen King genre.......not to be missed.

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Unique

Revisado: 07-06-16

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Never read anything like it.

Very dark, disturbing, interesting at the same time....even some bits of redemption, a study in humanity after the fall.

Well worth reading.

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First Class Writing

Revisado: 03-17-14

What made the experience of listening to Galveston the most enjoyable?

Quality, literate writing. Interesting use of simile and metaphor, imagery, rhythmic word choice. Not quite James Lee Burke, but definitely moving towards that.

What about Michael Kramer’s performance did you like?

Fit the characters, decent female voices, main character perfect. Some less than ideal edits, but overall very good.

Any additional comments?

Not what I was expecting, more of a character study than a crime novel, but very pleased I listened.

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