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Ellen

califon, NJ, United States

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  • 81 purchased in 2013
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  • The Bone Bed: Scarpetta, Book 20 | [Patricia Cornwell]
    The Bone Bed: Scarpetta, Book 20
    UNABRIDGED

    The Bone Bed: Scarpetta, Book 20

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Patricia Cornwell
    • Narrated By Kate Reading
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (590)
    Performance
    (480)
    Story
    (484)

    A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over 2,000 miles away, in Boston. She has no idea why. But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the paleontologist's disappearance is connected to a series of crimes - much closer to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from the last living creatures of the dinosaur age.

    G. House Sr. says: "A tedious disappointment - Don't Bother!"
    "What happened!!! A refund is needed on this one."
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    Like the first few Scarpetta but they keep getting worse and this was dreadful - so many sub--'plots' - (it's hard to even consider them plots) - none came together and then the end just happened!!!!! Not a 'surprise ending" , just a "I've used up enough words and now time to publish" end).


    What was most disappointing about Patricia Cornwell’s story?

    A sensible plot just never developed.


    What about Kate Reading’s performance did you like?

    She made the best of what she had to read.


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    Initially good characters to draw from but absolutely no resemblance of a story plot.


    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • Sweet Tooth | [Ian McEwan]
    Sweet Tooth
    UNABRIDGED

    Sweet Tooth

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 5 mins)
    • By Ian McEwan
    • Narrated By Juliet Stevenson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (304)
    Performance
    (249)
    Story
    (247)

    Winner of such prestigious honors as the Booker Prize and Whitbread Award, Ian McEwan is justifiably regarded as a modern master. Set in 1972, Sweet Tooth follows Cambridge student Serena Frome, whose intelligence and beauty land her a job with England's intelligence agency, MI5. In an attempt to monitor writers' politics, MI5 tasks Serena with infiltrating the literary circle of author Tom Healy. But soon matters of trust and identity subvert the operation.

    Susianna says: "Perfect Book for your Literary Sweet Tooth"
    "Underwhelmed by this one."
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    Performance
    Story
    Would you try another book from Ian McEwan and/or Juliet Stevenson?

    I have read other McEwan's books and enjoyed them much more.


    What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

    Found the book just dragged along and now, about a week later, can't even remember the ending.


    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Narrows Gate | [Jim Fusilli]
    Narrows Gate
    UNABRIDGED

    Narrows Gate

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Jim Fusilli
    • Narrated By Joe Pantoliano, Joe Barrett
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (258)
    Performance
    (72)
    Story
    (67)

    A powerful epic novel in the spirit of The Godfather and On the Waterfront, Narrows Gate follows the lives of three men as they clash with the dangerous and seductive environment of a Mob-riddled New Jersey waterfront town before, during, and after World War II.

    James says: "Great fun!"
    "the worst audio I have listened to"
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    I was so disappointed - If I could ask for a refund, I would. I have listened to so many books of all genres and this is possitively the worst I have even purchased.

    1 of 7 people found this review helpful

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