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I Almost Forgot About You
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Terry McMillan
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Non-member price: $40.62
Publisher's Summary
The number-one New York Times best-selling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning.
In I Almost Forgot About You, Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life - great friends, family, and successful career - aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Like Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back, I Almost Forgot About You will show legions of listeners what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to life, love, and the possibility of a new direction.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-2020
Love it
I laughed, got sad, and felt every feeling Georgia was feeling I highly recommend this book
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-06-2016
Meh.
I looove Terri, but this story was kinda boring, and she reads it like Eeyore.
75 people found this helpful
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- Tiger 2010
- 11-06-2016
I Almost Forgot About You
I gave this book 2 stars bc it seems to have a good storyline from the synopsis. Honestly, the narration was so bad I could not listen beyond the second chapter. I am an avid fan of Ms. McMillan's writing. On the other hand her voice is worse than finger nails grating on a chalk board. I want my credit back, and then I will purchase the ebook to read. Ms. McMillan no disrespect, you are an amazingly talented writer. Please leave narrating to the experts. You don't do your book justice. Submitted with honesty, love and much respect.
146 people found this helpful
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- Melissa
- 14-06-2016
The narration of this book is terrible
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A different narrator, would have made this book much better
Would you ever listen to anything by Terry McMillan again?
Yes, but only if she is not narrating.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Her voice is so flat when reading this book.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from I Almost Forgot About You?
I only got through the first chapter.
48 people found this helpful
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- Justine A.
- 16-04-2017
Something's Terribly Wrong...
...when a publisher doesn't dissuade the author from narrating her own work when she either just doesn't have the performance/acting/reading ability or just doesn't enjoy her own work enough.
Based on the reviews, I had to check out this audiobook. A narrator, especially an author-narrator, can't be THAT BAD, can they?
Yes. Yes, they can.
My actual quick-notes on the narration during and after listening for as long as I was physically, emotionally, and psychologically able to: "She sounds bored, perturbed, pauses weird, suddenly speaks again, shouting. Reads too slowly. Suddenly shouts chapter headings."
Perhaps the story itself is amazing, but listening to it is painful, shocking, heartbreaking, and that destroys the ability to hear/feel the story itself. For the days Terry McMillan sat in a studio recording this, she just wasn't in the mood and not at all a fan of her own work. Supposed "director" and "producer" of this audio presentation cited at the end of the audiobook: what in the HECK were you thinking??! Did you LISTEN to it? DID you direct Ms. McMillan?? (don't admit to it if you did) Were you contractually obligated to employ the author as narrator and unable or unwilling to secure a performance artist to narrate instead to ensure a quality product that would certainly earn more royalties for all involved? Wrong decision.
22 people found this helpful
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- Melissa
- 28-06-2016
Cute story, HORRIBLE Narrator
This book held my interest because of the story but it was a hard fight not to quite in the first five minutes due to the very unsuitable narrator.
16 people found this helpful
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- Angelique
- 13-02-2017
Excellent
Well she did it again. I loved the book. Her reading, not so much. Her voice wasn't meant for this, but regardless the story was great.
13 people found this helpful
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- Michelle
- 14-06-2016
Great Story, Horrible Narration
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes and No. I would recommend they buy paper back. Narration was boring.
What other book might you compare I Almost Forgot About You to and why?
none
What didn’t you like about Terry McMillan’s performance?
Narration was horrible. I couldn't distinguish between characters.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
no
21 people found this helpful
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- Leti B
- 27-10-2016
A different narrator needed
I enjoyed the story line; however, Ms. McMillan's narrating was mono toned and made it a difficult to continue to the end.
9 people found this helpful
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- Kelly
- 02-07-2016
Better with different narrator
The story was interesting however the performance was terrible. Would have been much better with a different narrator.
14 people found this helpful
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- Melissa
- 01-07-2016
Good Story but ....
The story was pretty good but I did not like the narration - the performance was very flat. I found myself constantly replaying certain parts because I felt like I missed some details or something was confusing. I wonder if I would have felt the same way if I was actually reading the book. The story line was pretty good but I lost interest towards the end.
14 people found this helpful
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- SharonC
- 24-07-2016
Brilliantly written.
Had me laughing out loud in places. Wonderful, relatable characters. Well narrated by Ms McMillan
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- TheRealMrsB
- 06-08-2020
Am I missing something?
I bought this off the back of all the reviews. I am familiar with the author, after reading Disappearing Acts over 20 years ago now. This is the first time I have listened to an audio version of this author. I wanted to love this book! Sadly, I got to chapter 3 then gave up. I just did not enjoy the narration, I felt Terri McMillan just reading the words, there was no inflection in her tone, just a steady drawl that never changed. She almost sounded bored. She doesn't change her tone for the different voices which makes it very hard to identify which character is speaking. This may be a very good story going by the reviews, but perhaps this book needs to be narrated by a different person.
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- Lisa
- 22-02-2017
loved it , had a lot of humour mixed in
loved it , had a lot of humour mixed in with real life struggles and drama
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- Gloria
- 09-12-2020
Disappointing
The author seems to believe bad language and trying to be funny is worth listening too. Save your money
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-2020
LOVED. IT
I just enjoyed listening to this story. Told very well and I'm a sucker for a good romantic ending
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- Marfonpar
- 01-10-2020
Brilliant
Talk about keeping it real. I recognized a little of me in every character. Awesome!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-06-2020
Great story... wonderful characters...
loved every minute of it . I've not read any Terry Mcmillan for years and this was a great reintroduction to her. still the best femail black writer in my opinion.
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- Lola Thorne
- 07-05-2020
addictive voice and delivery
binged this! recommend for a story about human connection and the journey we find ourselves in
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- Bajan queen
- 05-05-2020
I almost forgot about the brilliance of Terry McMillan!
Just beautiful! The themes spoke to me as I’m in this chapter of my life! But more importantly this novel has reawakened my love for reading brilliant stories!
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- charlotte terrelonge
- 03-05-2020
loved it
loved it and enjoyed hearing the story being read by the author. would recommend it
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