Chapter VII

“You’re beginning to figure it out now, aren’t you?”

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Mildly intriguing

The narrator… absolutely flawless. I could listen to him speak for hours. Even to report on a narrowly interesting tale of mental illness in America. I found John very likeable and oohed and ahhhed from time to time, but really… the story didn’t go anywhere.

S town

I enjoyed this mystery.
It began as a strange story but ended as a mystery solved!

Beautifully tragic

Very good reminder as a matter how well you know someone and we don’t know them.

John B is fascinating and relatable

Being a southern native, born and raised, still living in northern Florida close to the Alabama line, John B is totally relatable and feels like home. Listening to him and the other Alabamians speak, is like sitting around a campfire reminiscing about friends and loved ones we too have lost. I listened to the final chapter a few times, processing John B’s final thoughts. Suicide hits close to home for me, as it does most. It feels like a hint of closure I never got for a few of my very good friends, who’s lives were also cut short. Thank you for this

Intriguing

The story is riveting. I enjoyed hearing about their lives and felt connected to the people in this story.

Fantastic Reporting

The way the story evolved was surprising from where it began. John was a fascinating case study for sure.

Wow

What an absolute mix and roller coaster of emotions! Great short listen during a long drive.

A must listen..

Nothing is what you expect, making this one of the most gripping and interesting stories I’ve ever heard..

Not sure what all the hype is about

I listened, mostly, because this happened an hour from where I reside. As if I needed a reminder of how horrible this place can be. The story’s alright but I guess it just wasn’t for me.

Spare Yourself…

…I took the bullet for you. I have never left a review before, but felt it necessary after wasting audio time on a road trip when I could’ve listened to road noise instead. This entire series is extremely (I mean XXXtremely) vulgar and pointless. I kept waiting for something interesting, poignant, or entertaining to happen… I was left with nothing but a new vulgar vocabulary. It’s the story of a very smart man who made very dumb choices. He thought he was better than everyone else and wanted the ear of a reporter to air his complaints. Why the reporter thought this would make a good story, I will never understand. Spare yourself the misery and skip this overrated series.