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Jack

ATHOL, MA, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir | [Eddie Huang]
    Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
    UNABRIDGED

    Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 55 mins)
    • By Eddie Huang
    • Narrated By Eddie Huang
    Overall
    (34)
    Performance
    (31)
    Story
    (30)

    Eddie Huang is the 30-year-old proprietor of Baohaus - the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night - and one of the food world’s brightest and most controversial young stars. But before he created the perfect home for himself in a small patch of downtown New York, Eddie wandered the American wilderness looking for a place to call his own. Funny, raw, and moving, and told in an irrepressibly alive and original voice, Fresh Off the Boat recasts the immigrant’s story for the 21st century.

    Andy says: "authentic"
    "Talks TOO Quickly"
    Overall
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    Story
    What disappointed you about Fresh Off the Boat?

    Great Story, if you can feel his stylish hip, cool language, i.e., my f((ing crib, i guess it's mad good this...or sick that...or ailing this. Run DMC.

    We can live with the hip hop cool language because it fits his story in a very genuine, honest Asian American experience.

    My only real issue is the delivery. In Eddie's passion, he speeds his delivery so much so that delivery is mumbled phraseology. Young adults will love this book. I didn't because I don't want to struggle listening to the story.

    Will not buy another book unless this is fixed


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Eddie


    How could the performance have been better?

    Slower Delivery


    6 of 10 people found this review helpful
  • Death in Paradise: A Jesse Stone Novel | [Robert B. Parker]
    Death in Paradise: A Jesse Stone Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    Death in Paradise: A Jesse Stone Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 5 mins)
    • By Robert B. Parker
    • Narrated By Robert Forster
    Overall
    (115)
    Performance
    (36)
    Story
    (36)

    The local cops haven't seen anything like this, but Jesse's L.A. past has made him all too familiar with floaters. This girl hadn't committed suicide; she hadn't been drowned; she'd been shot and dumped, discarded like trash. Before long it becomes clear that she had a taste for the wild life; and her own parents can't be bothered to report her missing, or even admit that she once was a child of theirs. All Jesse has to go on is a young man's school ring on a gold chain, and a hunch or two.

    Jas says: "Great listen."
    "DO NOT GET THIS, "He said...." She said, ".....""
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    Story
    What disappointed you about Death in Paradise?

    Th narrator had a decent style in Hit Man by Lawrence Block. I thought I'd give him another go. I seldom offer reviews, but I do not want others to waste your earned money on this horrible narration. Please just listen to the sample and I absolutely insist that you do NOT support this horrible performance.


    Would you be willing to try another book from Robert B. Parker? Why or why not?

    No. The reason is because his story is decent, but he did not do his research. I live in Massachusetts. He does not have accurate details that even come close to the towns that he attempts to parallel. I understand that this book is fictional, but he does not even come close to telling a story that could happen in Mass.


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Robert Forster?

    Alan Sklar or Tony Roberts, but without the he said...and she said...


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Death in Paradise?

    Just more accurate Massachusetts details.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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