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Tobias Oetiker

Switzerland | Member Since 2009

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  • The Hypnotist | [Lars Kepler]
    The Hypnotist
    UNABRIDGED

    The Hypnotist

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Lars Kepler
    • Narrated By Eamonn Riley
    Overall
    (15)
    Performance
    (14)
    Story
    (15)

    You need clues. You need time. You need a motive. You won’t have any of them.When a whole family is murdered in Stockholm, Detective Inspector Joona Linna knows there is only one person who can help find the perpetrator. Erik Maria Bark, retired hypnotist, is called in to work with Josef Ek, a fifteen-year-old boy who witnessed the brutal murder of his family.Following a series of accusations by his patients, Erik is reluctant to return to his craft but makes an exception for Joseph Ek

    Bjørn Borud says: "I'd rather eat glue"
    "missing the magic"
    Overall
    Performance
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    I loved the voice chosen for Joona Linna - just for that I might re-listen to some of the book. On the other hand, I failed to really connect with the story. Somehow it felt clinical and dispassionate to me. Maybe it is because the point of view of the narration is not clearly defined, which leaves me floating while reading it. There are books the capture and engage my imagination. Where I get attached to the characters and hope the story never ends, this did unfortunately not happen with the Hypnotist. Especially the long description of Eriks sessions with hist mental patients felt rather long.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Witness | [Nora Roberts]
    The Witness
    UNABRIDGED

    The Witness

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Julia Whelan
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5112)
    Performance
    (4417)
    Story
    (4383)

    Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems.

    Maha Bali says: "not great, not terrible"
    "Somewhat predicable but quite entertaining"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I liked listening to the book, I enjoyed Julia Whelan's renditions of the different characters. I got the impression, that Nora Roberts loves all her characters dearly, so much so, that she can not get herself to let really bad stuff happen to them. Which is comforting to know ... there is good in the world ...

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