Mary McKinney

Great description of cult

Revisado: 09-07-24

Loved the continuing evolution of Strike
This series is getting long winded. I’d prefer a third shorter

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I returned this book

Revisado: 05-01-19

Terrible narrator and uncaptivating story. I loved the butcher’s boy series but not this one.

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Terrible ending

Revisado: 05-10-18

The memoir ends as though the author has walked off a cliff. Right in the middle. No closure. Abrupt.

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Amazing, gorgeous, moving

Revisado: 03-02-18

This was one of the most lyrical, exquisitely written books I’ve come across in years.

My one complaint was a minor quibble with the narrators. They did a beautiful job of capturing their main African American characters. However, when they read the dialogue of the white characters they still sounded very black. It was somewhat distracting. Also, the narrator who read Richard had a beautiful deep voice even though he was supposed to be the ghost of a malnourished 12 year old boy.

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Worst Narration Ever

Revisado: 12-07-12

The American narrator butchers this book by creating horrid fake Danish accents for the dialogue. He sounds like a sick, slowed-down Arnold Schwarzenegger imitator.
I also wonder about the translation -- some sentences used words in odd ways and I hope that there are not as many trite phrases in the original. The story was quite good and I liked some of the characters but I wish I had read rather than listened to the book.

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Fun and Excitement!

Revisado: 11-06-12

I never read books of this genre but was intrigued by the positive reviews I read on audible. The story, narration and characters exceeded my expectations. I couldn't turn off my ipod and listened late into the night. This story would make a great movie and I hope it hits the big screen sometime. I appreciated the humorous dialogue and the interesting range of characters. The narrator does a great job of giving consistent, unique voices to each character.

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A Wonderful Beginning to a Great Series

Revisado: 11-02-12

I loved hearing the backstory of Harry Hole after reading all of the later books. The narrator was an unfortunate choice because most of the characters are Australian and he can only occasionally provide a sentence or two of a passable Aussie accent. This weakness detracted from the listening experience to the point I wished I'd read instead of listened to the novel. The plot is engaging, with lots of fun twists, although it falls apart a bit at the end. The romance is a nice plot line as well -- but has many weaknesses towards the end of the book. Nesbo does a great job explaining and showing sides of Australia and the tales told in the book are delightful.

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A Good Listen

Revisado: 10-31-12

This book crept up on me until I was quite engaged. Much more of a psychological portrait of a midwestern community than a murder mystery. The author did a good job of writing from multiple points of view. The climax goes on and on and on... I'm surprised that this book won an Edgar but I look forward to more novels from Roy.

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Changed my life!

Revisado: 10-27-12

I downloaded this book on a whim, not knowing what to expect. If you'd asked me before listening to Alexander's story I would have said that no afterlife exists. However, this is a compelling and convincing portrait of an experience -- an amazing and wonderful experience -- while the author was in a coma and had no apparent brain activity. What happy news!

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An excellent addition to a reliable series

Revisado: 10-10-12

This is an engaging addition to Connelly's great series. Both plots kept my attention and it is fun to watch Bosch's daughter become a wise-beyond-her-years teen.

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