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Heather

CHARLESTON, SC, United States | Member Since 2005

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  • Christine Falls: A Novel | [Benjamin Black]
    Christine Falls: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    Christine Falls: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 31 mins)
    • By Benjamin Black
    • Narrated By Timothy Dalton
    Overall
    (607)
    Performance
    (185)
    Story
    (183)

    It's not the dead that seem strange to Quirke. It's the living. One night, after a few drinks at an office party, Quirke shuffles down into the morgue where he works and finds his brother-in-law, Malachy, altering a file he has no business even reading. Odd enough in itself to find Malachy there, but the next morning, when the haze has lifted, it looks an awful lot like his brother-in-law, the esteemed doctor, was in fact tampering with a corpse, and concealing the cause of death.

    Vivienne says: "Engaging debut."
    "Plodding, no plot, and incomplete characters"
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    I wanted to like this so much. Timothy Dalton is a wonderful narrator and there is a sultry, atmospheric quality to the writing that appealed to me. However, the characters were never fully formed on the page, and the plot was not a mystery. I would question the characters' motivations if I ever saw them as people themselves. A disappointment that I would not recommend.

    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • Life of Pi | [Yann Martel]
    Life of Pi
    UNABRIDGED

    Life of Pi

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Yann Martel
    • Narrated By Jeff Woodman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (8423)
    Performance
    (3883)
    Story
    (3894)

    Pi Patel has been raised in a zoo in India. When his father decides to move the family to Canada and sell the animals to American zoos, everyone boards a Japanese cargo ship. The ship sinks, and 16-year-old Pi finds himself alone on a lifeboat with a hyena, an orangutan, a zebra with a broken leg, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger.

    Theresa says: "Best audio of the year for me"
    "Couldn't finish it."
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    I rarely if ever stop reading a book. I gave up on the Life of Pi because of Martel's condescending, know-it-all writing style. I like a smart writer and a smart protagonist, but I do tire when they both tell me how brilliant they are. Groan.

    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • A Snowball in Hell | [Christopher Brookmyre]
    A Snowball in Hell
    UNABRIDGED

    A Snowball in Hell

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 29 mins)
    • By Christopher Brookmyre
    • Narrated By Kenny Blyth
    Overall
    (59)
    Performance
    (21)
    Story
    (20)

    Simon Darcourt, an inventive killer with a sense of humour, is creating his own celebrity talent show, one that is generating more publicity than its contestants have ever had in their lives. The catch is that those lives won't be very long. The police turn to Angelique de Xavia, a cop who has crossed his path before. However, the police are not the only people who want Darcourt. Now she's faced not only with tracking him down, but also with the task of ensuring she doesn't end up dead once she's served her purpose.

    John says: "More Brookmyre, Please"
    "Typical Brookmyre with a great villain"
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    Simon is one of the most entertaining villains I've had the privilege to encounter. The "good guys" pale in comparison. I came into this without having read the earlier books, but I don't think I missed much there. Fun read, and I do enjoy a book where you're rooting for the villain, even if he is a bad, bad man.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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