"a nice find, great read, front runner in its field"
Yes, I would, and will someday. As someone who reads/listens to 4-5 books a week, I've become a bit jaded to formulaic plots and figuring out the end game well before the end. I've been coming across a lot of great reads lately, though, and this is one of them!
Gabriel Kennedy, obviously, but all of his personal friends, too.
I read a review where someone knocks the narrator, but for the life of me, I don't understand why! I thought Mr. Kafer did an excellent job. His vocal talent and reading of various characters never took me out of the story (uber important), and he did a very nice job with consistency. I thought he was superb.
It was simply a good ghost story...a good story period! Well plotted, spooky, enough humor to keep the book from becoming utterly gloomy...a very nice find, and I love to come across an author I've never encountered and be so happy with a spent credit.
The only critical thing I would have to say- and it's a minor point, certainly nothing to take away from a great story- is that based on the time this is taking place( meaning the 21st century, I'm guessing 2010 or 2011), I was surprised not to hear much about the internet being a factor in making this a huge phenomenon. There was very little talk of web stuff at all. Mr. Golemon, I mean absolutely no disrespect and you did a wonderful job. But it did sort of stand out for me. But that is a very minor point. This, like the book "14" by Peter Clines, was just a fantastic find I would highly recommend.
"Seeing the Movie Didn't Ruin The Reading/Listening"
The character development is always great with King, but this is such a concise, short story that precision is paramount to a great story. He hits the mark brilliantly, and it's a beautiful, rich story of the brotherhood of man, and the good and ill that individuals are capable of. Frank Muller was fantastic as always.
"Samuel Jackson is pitch perfect"
Having a five year old, knowing exactly how the author feels, listening to Jackson NAIL the reading.
"So glad Neil Gaiman has teamed with Audible!"
This was a great, fun listen that probably wouldn't have crossed my radar were it not for the partnership between Gaiman and Audible. The narration was fantastic, and no easy feat when trying to convey the speech of a rambling Minotaur with angst!
its surreal nature, heart and humor.
The name is PERFECT, as is. To change it would be sinful.
"excellent"
Everything: story was fantastic as was the performance
Not only is Mr. Davis an outstanding narrator, he lends a distinct voce to each character. Pitch perfect.
What I loved most was the lack of contrivance in The Windup Girl. Nothing felt
"Desperation"
Classic King-Kathy Bates does a superb job on the narration.