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Relatable characters. S...l...o...w...b...u...r...n...!

Revisado: 03-12-25

I exercised an enormous amount of patience to get through this story.
Granted, there are a variety of plot twists and reveals that are somewhat satisfying, but the fact that you have to wait sooooo long in between for things to happen makes this mystery, thriller, (genre) story hard to get through.
the background was set up fairly quickly. the 'big bang' happened in the beginning of the story, but the pacing afterwards made me lose interest.

there's a lot of payoffs evenly paced out that come together towards the end, but if you don't have the patience to make it that far you might be confused for a while or just bored.

I think I understand why the character Charlotte was written this way, but the more she was mentioned, the less I liked her, even more than the bad guys.

B-

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best biography I never knew I needed to hear

Revisado: 12-23-24

I'm pretty much a hardcore science fiction and thriller book reader and listener. but I've liked Matthew McConaughey's swag for a while, so I thought listening to his memoir would be interesting.
I'm a 46-year-old mother of two. even though we grew up in slightly different generations, different cultural backgrounds, and follow different career paths, I found this book to be extremely insightful and helpful to someone who's pretty much already lived half of my adult life.
I wish I had read a book like this in my twenties. I think it would have helped me to be more courageous and more of myself authentically.
this memoir opens my mind to want to read more biographies especially from regular down the Earth folks like Matthew.
this is one of the few books that I could see myself listening to again and again. sometimes just for the comfort of that wise friend who always gives you good advice, and other times with a pen and paper and hand to take notes.
this book was very therapeutic, and funny

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I feel weird saying this, but the narrator had a sexy voice

Revisado: 08-10-24

I'm a heterosexual woman, but something about the way the story was read wa sly, sultry, and seductive. The voice artist did an excellent job of melting into different characters and dialects. The plot was almost over my head (I'll have to go back for a second listen for some things to make sense) but the narration kept me engaged.

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having trouble following

Revisado: 07-12-24

story seems like it's interesting with lots of stuff going on but it's hard for me to connect the dots. I think I stopped at chapter 2 or 3. the third person's story.

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Excessive apologies distracting

Revisado: 04-19-23

I'm still somewhat in the beginning of the story. I believe chapter 2, and I have a few observations that influenced the enjoyability of the story for me. one: there is excessive apologizing.

don't know if it was influenced by the editors or our current PC culture, but there were many places where there were apologies that I didn't even realize something offensive had taken place and I am a Generation X woman. apology upon apology to the point where it is more of a distraction than attempts of atonement.

my second observation is that perhaps the written version makes a different experience for the annotations. having the choice to gloss over or completely ignore the footnotes and just to read the story probably would have help the pacing of flow better.

otherwise, if I sift through the chronic moments of peacemaking and apologetic commentary,
I can appreciate the insight to Mr Wheaton's world of child acting and coming of age story in the Hollywood industry.

as a christian, I'm offended more by the constant swearing in the book than at the other moments of misogyny, bigotry, homophobia, ableism talk, and whatnot(most of which flew past me until they were pointedout).

Another commenter said *say it once, and be done with it." lots of apologizing for things that you said as a younger more immature you. but still dropping the F-bomb like it's World War III. luckily, I'm not extremely prudent and am able to mentally disregard the strong language in order to take in the message.

when is all said and done I am happy with my purchase with wil Wheaton's annotated memoir. I grew up having a crush on him and was curious to find out more about him. in this day of age of cancel culture, you're probably damned if you doing damned if you don't so I'm pretty sure he did what he had to do. good share. I respect him for being vulnerable and open with his fans and public in general.

you are enough and you are appreciated .

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intriguing story, with just a few rushed parts

Revisado: 12-14-22

I am really enjoying my growing collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy Tales from the African continent. I believe this is my second or third book from this author. great plot and twists. kept my interest from beginning to end. somewhere towards the middle and end there were a few rushed parts where I thought I missed something because either the conversation changed quickly without very much transition or something new happened abruptly without explanation. I found myself rewinding the story a few times just to make sure I hadn't missed something. other than those two or three rushed plot transitions toward the end, it was a very enjoyable read/listen. I'm looking forward to continuing with the series

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satisfying, entertaining

Revisado: 11-16-22

still not sure if this is a book about paranormal activity or if everything was about perception and misunderstandings. all in all, very entertaining and kept my interest for the couple of days I listened to it

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nice little listen

Revisado: 10-30-22

just as enjoyable as the short story about the toilet paper. keep them coming please!

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I may have to listen to this one twice

Revisado: 06-13-22

very well written and performed. But I don't understand how the two plots are connected. For that reason I may have to listen to this one a couple of times to understand what's really going on.

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I was confused for a while but I like it

Revisado: 06-13-22

not sure what to say. I'm still digesting it. glad I gave the narrator a chance. i was prejudiced in the beginning. good story. unique point(s) of view

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