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AI reading is just not it

Revisado: 10-18-24

While the AI voice wasn't intolerable, it made it hard to keep engaged with the story. There were times were the inflection either wasn't there, or didn't make sense for the scene. Sometimes hard to tell who was talking as the voice was pretty much the same for all the characters. I think the story is probably pretty good, but like I said, I had a hard time keeping engaged because of the narration. Glad this was free and I didn't spend money/use a credit

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Too short!

Revisado: 05-10-24

I'm hooked in the world and want more! Narrator still isn't my favorite. Too much whispering and everyone sounds around 80 years old and they are not supposed to be. But, I did get used to it, so I'll keep listening, but would have been better with a different narrator.

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Great new story!

Revisado: 04-12-24

Narrator was a miss for me. She whisper talks and I had to have my volume up ridiculously high in order to understand what was being said most of the time. On top of that, most the characters sounded like they were 80 years old, I'm sure partly due to the whisper talking. Sometimes it got to the point of distracting enough that it took me out of the story. That said, I enjoyed this new concept from KH, it was interesting and I was hooked so it got frustrating when the narration took me out of the story. I'm looking forward to more from this series, though I may get the books if the audiobook is read by the same narrator.

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I'm not a child

Revisado: 10-31-23

I had a hard time getting into the book due to the narrator's performance. She was pretty exaggerated and I felt like she was reading the story to a 5 year old at bedtime.

The story itself is okay. It's cute I suppose. I was looking for a light, easy listen, and this hits those categories so that's why I gave the story 3 stars. However, it is written like someone right out of middle school, though the narration might be a part of what makes me feel that way. Maybe it's better to read instead of listen to, but because of my listening experience, I'm not interested enough to give book 2 a try.

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Wonderful

Revisado: 04-10-19

I'm a huge Stephen King fan and I put this book off for a long time because of so many bad reviews. I'm so surprised! I thought the book was fantastic! The narrator, Marin Ireland, gave a simply phenomenal reading. I will definitely be listening to this book again in the future. I feel like maybe the people that didn't like this book might need to open their minds more to the realities of the world around them. Or at least just relax a little and enjoy the performance. I typically enjoiy a book more when I read it myself, but I think this is one book where the narration took me into it in a way I wouldn't be able to have done myself.

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Awful production

Revisado: 07-02-18

This is one of my favorite Stephen King books, and I am so bummed out. Eli, the narrator, gave a decent performance. But whoever produced or edited this is utterly insane. There are weird, random, LOUD musical interludes, which, while bad, still wouldn't have been AS bad, had the music not started while the narrator was talking, or at least was kept to a very low background level. The narrator has a pretty soft voice to begin with, and when the music is playing, it is so hard to hear what he is saying. I'm really disappointed because this is one of my favorite reads, and to those reading this review, don't let this awful production stop you from trying to read the actual book, it is worth it.

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Maybe better to read

Revisado: 10-28-16

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would probably recommend they read it instead of listing to it. The production is weirdly done. Random bursts of music that makes you think a new story is starting, but really it's just a different chapter, except sometimes a new story is starting. It is as difficult to follow along with as that sentence was.

Would you ever listen to anything by Joe Hill again?

I love his novels and would definitely listen to a novel, but probably not another short storey collection.

Have you listened to any of David LeDoux’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any of his other performances, but would again. I think his performance was terrific here, but it was edited or produced badly.

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One of the best read books I've listened to so far

Revisado: 07-15-16

Would you consider the audio edition of Menagerie to be better than the print version?

I do. I think Gabra Zackman did an excellent job bringing the characters to life! All of the different accents and nuances she gave the characters were terrific.

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Doesn't go anywhere

Revisado: 04-06-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Anybody who doesn't mind a book that drags.

What was most disappointing about E. K. Blair’s story?

This is an almost 16 hour listen. Four hours in and I'm like, WHERE IS THIS GOING?!, it is moving so slow with little to no intrigue. It started well enough, but two hours of the most boring "getting to know each other" scene and I had to turn it off. Seriously, an hour of, hey lets go jogging together, AN HOUR! I do want to clarify I did not complete the book. Maybe it gets better? But if it was like this for 2 of the first 4 hours, it put dread in my heart wondering if the next 12 hours were going to be the same, just couldn't chance it.

What about Angelo Carillo and Piper Goodeve ’s performance did you like?

I only heard one narrator, and he brought little to no depth to the characters. I'm not sure if due to bad writing. I feel like wrong inflections were placed in certain scenes/dialogs.

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Very funny... ;-)

Revisado: 04-01-16

What did you love best about Excerpts from The Encyclopaedia Britannica?

Great prep for my time in the spotlight on Jeopardy

What did you like best about this story?

The information I can't believe I've lived without for so long!

Have you listened to any of full cast’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but all the performers where great! I can't wait for the thesaurus version.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, over and over again!

Any additional comments?

Nobody should live out their lives without giving this a listen!

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