Susan

Let me begin by saying that this is a very strange story indeed. It will stay with me for a good while. I do want to emphasize, however, that I feel that the narrator did an exceptional and very entertaining job with very difficult material.
I loved most parts of this story and ...well, some parts were horrifically fascinating. Like a gruesome traffic accident that you cannot look away from even though you know you'll have nightmares from the sight.
This is not a book that has a "specific" story but rather an intimate portrait of a microcosmic slice of humanity. I cried, I laughed (especially at the neighbor girl, May [sp?]) and I cringed. In fact, I believe I ran almost the entire gamut of emotions that I am capable of...including some disappointment in the way in which the author finished this story. I don't always expect everything wrapped up in neat tidy bundles but I felt a little flat, so to speak, in the last act.
Would I have missed this opportunity to have entered this world and met these characters? Emphatically no. Would I have liked a slightly different conclusion? yes.

This is worth listening to due to the captivating voice qualities of the two narrators. It was a wonderful idea to have one voice for the Alex Cross character and his world and another for the "bad guys" and their world. I especially liked the way the one narrator portrayed a particular asian charactor complete with subtle terrifing inflections.
The story is very formula though, with an easily guessed outcome, but enjoyable enough to pass the time in the car to and from work.