The Forgotten

While I agree with some of the reviewers that the sound effects were irritating, don't let that stop you from listeneng to this book. There are some interesting twists and overall, I enjoyed the book. The sound effects are minor.

Puller is a Jack Reacher/Mitch Rapp character. I found many similarities.

When I first started listening to this book, I thought that I had a corrupted download. They have sound affects that made a humming sound. It didn't last long.

I liked the first book in this series better. I hope that the next book is a little more interesting.

I love David Baldacci's books so I will buy the next one.

Fun, classic Baldacci (for those who know his stories). I will listen to this again. Don't believe the cranky reviews. The sound effects are basically like old radio stories (for those of you not old enough to remember, where sound effects were way more intrusive). However, in an audiobook, I admit I prefer a single reader, even for male and female parts (assuming the reader is up to it). That having been stated, nothing needs to be said about the plot or writing other than that they are good and entertaining, as usual.

A poor plot combined with unnecessary sound effects make a hard to stick with listen. From the first (where we hear the sound of a boat) to the end this is full of the kind of sound effects I remember from the old radio days...but not done as well.

The plot drags on and on and isn't helped by the narrators. It took me days to get thru this-I like to finish the books I buy but this novel--gawd--it isn't worth buying.

I usually enjoy Baldacci novels-though this and the first novel in the series are the first books I've bought as audio....I can't decide if it's the pacing of the plot or the terrible add ons of music, the ocean, the speed boat, guns shooting etc etc.

I wish producers would read reviews and understand that most of we readers dislike the sound effects.

I can't recommend it...not worth a credit.

Absolutely! The book has non-stop action, lots of twists and turns, and all the escape scenes are quite believable. I judge the quality of a book by how long it takes me to get through it. This book had me listening at every opportunity including the middle of the night-- just couldn't put it down. Took three days from start to finish. That makes it a five star book for me.

I had several favorite characters, but John heads the list. A hero from the same mold as Jack Reicher and others like him.

Julie Carson tops the list. Orlagh does a great job in bringing her to life.

The book evoked strong emotions in support of the plight of those caught up in today's slavery trade.

Although I love Baldacci's books, I almost didn't buy this book because of the negative reviews of several readers who criticized the sound effects, and the poor and rapid speed narration of Orlagh Cassidy. For me, nothing could be further from the truth. I loved having the male and female parts read by two different people, and found Orlagh's performance to be spot on.

I was disappointed by the narration.

I have listened to other books by this author, but don't remember them having sound effects.

The narration seemed clipped and abrupt . The pace was stacotto (sp)

I could not get past the narration I felt I was listening to an old radio performance

I need to be able to check out the sound before buying and my sample of the book won't download for me . I DO NOT like sound effects in my books.

The book was great. A little farfetched at times, but that's expected in thriller fiction. What I didn't like were the annoying sound effects and the female narrator...just sounds "staged", not natural. Other than those minor things, I enjoyed it as I do most of Baldacci's books.

Engaging story about the horrific practice of human trafficking. No clue if these scenarios actually exist but they are more than plausible. I am really getting to like Puller. I like fictional characters that we can follow in a series: Childs' Reacher, Cornwells' Scarpetta, etc. Looking forward to the Puller adventure.

It is action packed and on a topic that seems to be in the news (Human trafficking).

The story around human trafficking was interesting.

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I have read too many detective stories I think! The indestructible male hero is getting a little old and ludicrous.

The story was worth my time --- had trouble putting it down!
The readers where outstanding!!