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Horrifying and Compelling

Revisado: 08-05-24

The Reformatory is an excellent horror novel inspired by a real, and too little known, history. Set in the Jim Crow South, The Reformatory sets a compelling cast of characters in terrible circumstances, with a supernatural twist, while still managing to inspire hope. Listeners of Due’s The Good House will surely enjoy this one too, which might rightfully be called her masterpiece.

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Fantastic Fantasy Mystery Adventure

Revisado: 05-23-24

This book is awesome. Excellent world building, compelling characters, mystery, adventure, humor, and action. This is exactly what I look for in a fantasy novel. Probably one of the best debuts I have ever read. I can’t wait for the sequel.

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Great urban fantasy

Revisado: 01-29-24

This is a great urban fantasy novel, perfect for fans of The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Eric Carter series, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, etc. A funny and youthful protagonist stumbles into a hidden world of supernatural beings. Narrator is excellent.

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Awesome

Revisado: 08-02-23

Really great story and excellent narration. Suspenseful and moving, highly personal and nostalgic while still thrilling.

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Great!

Revisado: 07-11-23

An awesome sequel to Orlando People. This one continues the story through the format of a locked room mystery on a ship. Narration was excellent!

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Fun

Revisado: 07-10-23

Another fun book! Some reviewers have commented that a chapter is missing, but it’s been fixed.

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Great

Revisado: 07-04-23

The Donut Legion is a fun Lansdale thriller. Set in East Texas, this book has everything! After a vision of his ex-wife (a ghost?) and finding her missing, Charlie sets out to find out what happened. The resulting journey involved donut shops opened by the local UFO cult, an alphabet of sexual acts, a very good lawyer, and a chimpanzee (not a monkey). Overall, this book was a lot of fun. I had previously read Moon Lake, and generally found this one to be a bit lighter and comic, while still being exciting. The audiobook is read by a cast including both the author and his daughter. It was enjoyable listening to Joe R. Lansdale read his own story, although the audio quality was not up to the level I’m accustomed to. Some of the dialogue strained believably and almost sounded like a comedic bit in a sitcom rather than a crime fiction novel, but I nevertheless found the listening experience enjoyable.

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Great book

Revisado: 06-11-23

Wrath is a terrifying sci-fi horror thriller. Exploring themes of genetic engineering, biological uplift, and community. Wrath is perfect for fans of Jurassic Park, M3GAN, Nick Cutter, etc. not for the squeamish, some of the most potent horror in this book is gross body horror involving rats. The narration was occasionally a bit over-the-top, but generally good. The plot was slow to start, but once it got going, it was fantastic!

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Not as good as the previous two

Revisado: 06-10-23

While I enjoyed listening to the conclusion of the trilogy, I did not particularly like the direction the story went. Beginning with the conclusion of the previous volume and continuing throughout this installment I found character choices strange and straining belief. There was also much less historical fiction in this work than the last two, perhaps due to the more contemporary setting. This is more of a thriller than a historical sci-fi and I just didn’t connect with Aster the way I did with Mia and Lola. I don’t regret listening, but this was my least favorite book in the series.

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Great book!

Revisado: 01-15-23

I really enjoyed Run Time. I previously listened to Catherine Ryan Howard’s COVID lockdown thriller 56 Days and I knew I wanted to check this one out based on how much I liked it. Run Time did not disappoint. I throughly enjoyed the unique structure of this novel, interspersing sections of screenplay between chapters of regular narrative prose. A truly fresh take on the alternating timelines/POVs I often find tiresome in other books. Although a few minor aspects of the reveal/twist seemed strained to me, I nevertheless enjoyed the story very much. I’ve found that I enjoy listening to Irish crime novels, and other books set in locations removed from my own personal experience, far more that I enjoy reading them with my eyeballs due to the additional layer of detail and immersion added by the narrator. The readers for Run Time do not disappoint, making the Audible edition superior to the print in my personal opinion. I highly recommend Run Time to fans of thrillers and the film industry.

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