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Narrator Struggle street...

Reviewed: 01-08-2018

So for the first book in this series I wrote a review about how disappointed I was that the male narrator had been changed, this book only emphasised my disappointment. I wanted to reach through my car's Bluetooth and ring the Fool's neck. I couldn't decide if it was the way he was acting in the book or the way the narrator portrayed him. His voice was so whiny and pathetic I wished half way though the book that he would die just so I would never have to listen to that voice again... UGH (Pulling hair out). I finally decided that if I was actually reading the book, rather than passively listening to it the Fool wouldn't irritate me so much, every time I had to listen to the Fool's voice I imagined myself reading it instead and tried not to want to stab my car's stereo. I wonder if my car/phone will survive the next book in the series.

So very disapointed that the Narrator was changed

Reviewed: 01-08-2018

After having made it this far into all of Robin Hobb's books and having thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them I was very looking forward to this series also. And then I read the comments about the narrators and thought to myself surely they can't be that bad...? I was wrong. Having come straight out of listening to the Tawny man trilogy narrated by Nick Taylor (whom I loved) and straight into this one I was horrified by the change in narrators. Accents were wrong, pronunciation of characters names were wrong, it was so off putting. I wondered if the narrator (Lee Maxwell-Simpson) had even listened to the previous books to get a grasp of what, we the listeners, had been experiencing previously. I really believe continuity in narrators is a must when listening to continuing series. The story was still great.

"Fantasmical"

Reviewed: 10-11-2017

To quote the urban dictionary this book was "Fantasmical", fantastic and magical.
I am in love with J.K. Rowling's books and to add Stephen Fry into the mix = Splendiferous!
*WARNING* You won't be able to stop here though, you will have to listen to all the books in the series because they are that good!

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Didn't get much work done this week

Reviewed: 14-08-2015

Loved it, finished it in a week. Good flow to story, usually read a book and pick holes in the story, but not with this book.

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Awesomely Fabulous!

Reviewed: 18-06-2015

This book just like the first one, did not disappoint! I almost wish I had of come across this series once all the books had been released, waiting for each next book will be tedious beyond belief, but ultimately, I'm sure, well worth it. I can't wait for the 3rd book.

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Superb! As a woman I loved the story!

Reviewed: 21-05-2015

I was concerned initially that this book may be a little masculine for me, I wanted to know that there were women that had read this book and also reviewed it. I read all the reviews, especially the few that women had written, and I really had to search because there were only a few.

I went ahead and purchased the book anyway, still thinking that there may be too much war and fighting in it for me. And initially there was, but then it expanded, opened itself up and became a wondrous piece of writing which all the previous reviews had been telling me about.

The character development is complex and insightful, the characters grow on you and you find yourself cheering for them every time fate steps in and takes a step backwards for them.

I finished the book wanting more and am now on to the second book in the series which has opened up some of the questions unanswered in the first book.

Go on, take a chance, you won't be disappointed, you'll love it.

Intricate, sublimely written book

Reviewed: 25-03-2014

Where does American Gods rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Look it's not my favourite Neil Gaiman book and it's not one that I will probably listen to over and over again, but I'm definitely glad I did listen to it.

What other book might you compare American Gods to, and why?

I actually don't think there's anyone out there that I have come across that even compares to Neil Gaiman, his mind is intricately deep.

What about Neil Gaiman and George Guidall ’s performance did you like?

I liked the warmth in their voices. I loved it when Neil came on and read his parts.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

God's gone mad!

Any additional comments?

I honestly think this book may be better read. Sometimes you come across books that cover so much and are so in depth that its nice to be able to dwell upon the words written on the page and reflect upon what the author has written. With an audio book this is harder to do.

I loved this book

Reviewed: 25-03-2014

What made the experience of listening to The Help the most enjoyable?

The characters were fleshed out well and explored in depth

Who was your favorite character and why?

I don't think I could distinguish between Aibeleen or Skeeter, I enjoyed their characters development, how they moved from being quite contained and suppressed into strong, independent, internally powerful women.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When Minny got her revenge on Hilly.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Celia and Minny finally opened up to each other.

Any additional comments?

The narrators were great! I had put off reading/listening to this book for a while, I wish I hadn't it's such a beautiful book.

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