"A very entertaining listen."
I might, yes. I plan on listening to all the Dark Tower books again in order.
I enjoyed how the Man in Black made an appearance.
I think Stephen King did a better job reading this book then most are willing to give him credit. He did I good job with all the characters, but if I was to pick a favorite I would have to say young Roland.
If Stephen King happens to be reading this review, thank you for writing this book. Another story of Roland was an unexpected treat.
"Religious propaganda in a super hero shell."
Scot Wilcox really tried to make this entertaining. He changed his voice for each character, and really went over the top with Powerhouse.
I'm torn about this. This could have a been a fun yet stereotypical super hero story. It didn't take itself too serious and had many funny moments. What I didn't like was how they put all the religious propaganda into it. The book is broken into chapters with the superhero vs some bad guy, and about half of them end up involve religion, going to church, or something else along those lines. No where in the publisher's summary or the author's website does it mention anything about religion and how large a part it plays in this book.
Please don't take this to mean I'm anti-religion as I consider myself a religious person. But I'm not a fan of it being pushed on me in a book like this.
If you are looking for a super hero tale with many low IQ characters and religious notes, this could be perfect for you.
"My least favorite Christopher Moore book."
It was amusing, but every character seemed to have the same sarcastic sense of humor.
For sure. I've read or listened to every other book he's released and enjoyed them all. This one just happens to be my least favorite. I wouldn't listen to it again.
I've listened to Fool and one of the Dune books he's performed. He's not my favorite voice actor, but he does a good job with all the characters. I really have no complaints about his reading this book.
I was inspired to write this review.
To anyone that this review turned off from buying this title, I'd encourage you to listen to Lamb, The Stupidest Angel, or A Dirty Job, all from Christopher Moore. I'd consider those his 3 best.
"16 Hours of Blah"
There was so much wrong with this book I don't even know what I'd suggest. At the time I write this I have over 300 books in my Audible library. This has been the only book that I've given a 1 rating to it's story. After 8 hours of straight listening, I couldn't tell you who any of the characters were, what they were doing, or why they were doing it. This book is everywhere. It seems very random to me. Random and boring. The characters are bland and don't make an impact.
I'm very disappointed in this book. After reading the publisher summary and some other reviews I really thought I'd enjoy this title. Thanks for trying John Lee.
Probably Wind Through the Key Hole by Stephen King.
I've listened to quite a few books that John Lee has performed and never had a complaint before. He does a good job with a boring book.
The cover is kind of nice looking. It also was the only book I've ever read/heard that talked about origami people folding.
I'll be looking into the author's other work, but unless something really stands out I won't be making another China Mieville purchase.