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  • The Land of Laughs | [Jonathan Carroll]
    The Land of Laughs
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    The Land of Laughs

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Jonathan Carroll
    • Narrated By Edoardo Ballerini
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (218)
    Performance
    (195)
    Story
    (192)

    Thomas Abbey is a man stuck in a rut. To kick-start his life, he takes a sabbatical to work on a biography of his favorite writer, the mysterious Marshall France. Although Abbey has been warned that France's daughter, Anna, has blocked all previous attempts at her father's biography, he is surprised to find her the soul of small-town hospitality and quite excited about Abbey's proposal. Even stranger than Anna's behavior, though, is the town itself. The people seem to know what their future holds - freak accidents and all - down to the hour.

    Acacia says: "It's Not You - It's Me"
    "A Disappointing Marathon"
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    Performance
    Story
    Is there anything you would change about this book?

    Shorten it by half! Make at least one of the characters likeable.


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    Pruning. It went on and on even when it was obvious where the whole thing was headed something like having one's head beaten against a brick wall. The central idea was good but was hideously overworked until it died of sheer exhaustion.


    What didn’t you like about Edoardo Ballerini’s performance?

    He made a great job of some very tedious material, no complaints there.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    No.


    Any additional comments?

    What is it about American writers which makes them feel they have to bludgeon their readers senseless in order to get their message accross? Is the American reading public slow or something?I bought this book mainly on the recommendation of Neil Gaiman, for whom I have great respect, but I will be looking at his opinions on other writers much more critically in future. What were you thinking Neil?

    8 of 10 people found this review helpful

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