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Alchemist
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 23 hrs and 20 mins
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-2020
I’m torn.
I didn’t do a background research before reading this, so it wasn’t what I expected, or what I am into. I feel like pharma companies have so much shady business happenings that the magical cult stuff really wasn’t necessary. Also, prepared for some weird cult sex. Definitely wasn’t bad though, just not my cup of tea!
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- Syed Sarwar
- 14-03-2020
🕵️♂️ Well written
Very well written story. enjoyed thoroughly. Story had the ability to capture full attention and a desire to listen to the end
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- Anonymous User
- 19-05-2020
Long, but a good read
This was a fascinating book. Slow at times, it was a bit of a marathon read, but in the end once the different story lines came together, the pace really quickened. The different story lines were far fetched and it was difficult to follow at times, but once they merged the action really started happening. The narrator was engaging. Overall a great read.
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- Hawk
- 26-01-2020
No. Just no. Shallow drivel.
I was hoping for an intelligent thriller about the dirty deeds of Big Pharma, and if you threw a little satanism into the mix it would just reinforce my existing notions about capitalistic greed.
I dont know what category or genre this book is, but its utter garbage. I got 4 hours in and the reality hit. This story is mindless drivel. It is not a taut thriller filled with embellished truths, it is not a quasi-journalistic story exposing dirty secrets, it is, in fact, just mindless drivel. Nothing thought provoking in this book. Although set in the 1990s the characters are clichéd British stereotypes from 70s 'avant garde' TV movies and pulp literature. If this is 'horror' then it fails to create an impending sense of sinister events and instead relies on an all most soap opera approach to interpersonal relationships and some rather Edwardian 'parlour games' masquerading as magic.
I cant believe I wasted 4 hours on this. It is so not the type of story I was looking for.
I recommend that no one should waste their time on this book. Its just not worth it.
Serves me right for trying to read outside of my usual genres.
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- Kaili
- 29-03-2020
Wouldn't recommend
Too supernatural and weird. Wished I'd not completed. The accents were a bit off too.
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- Dudley
- 28-01-2020
Started so well - finished very poorly
This book started very strongly. The expose of big pharma, the possibilities of corruption because of the business model. Very credible characters & excellent story-line.
Then it happened - the story line deteriorated & became incredulous.
I think if we had been warned that this was turning into a ridiculous plot with a more ridiculous ending.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-01-2020
Not worth 23 hours of your time
Meandering storyline that takes 18 hours for any progress to take place. Infuriating characters and more effort put into sex scenes then building any sense of suspense.
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