Deja Dead

De: Kathy Reichs

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

From the New York Times bestselling author of Speaking in Bones, the first Temperance Brennan novel in the “cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series” (The New York Times Book Review).

Her life is devoted to justice—even for those she never knew.

In the year since Temperance Brennan left behind a shaky marriage in North Carolina, work has often preempted her weekend plans to explore Quebec. When a female corpse is discovered meticulously dismembered and stashed in trash bags, Temperance detects an alarming pattern—and she plunges into a harrowing search for a killer. But her investigation is about to place those closest to her—her best friend and her own daughter—in mortal danger…

“A genius at building suspense” (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brennan books are ripe with intricate settings and memorable characters” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Excellent story, excellent narrator.

I rarely choose a book because of the reader but in the case of Barbara Rosenblat, I sometimes look her name up and see what she is reading and if it is something I am interested in or in the genre that I have an interest I will order it just because she is reading it. I sometimes think that if she read a phone book aloud, she would make it interesting and hold the attention of the audience. Kathy Reichs is a wonderful author. I have only ordered one other book by her because of limited finances but in the future when I have another job, I will be ordering the Temperance Brennan series. Thank you once again, Audible people for a wonderful several days of entertainment.

Avoid at all costs!!

The performance is so awful!! You can hear the woman eating and sucking on mints or ice the whole time. Also it has a constant feedback of hiss and the story doesn’t hold up to time.
TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE

Fans of "Bones" might be disappointed

This is a pretty cut and dry detective story and mystery. Those of us who have come to love the Temperance Brennan from the television series won't find her here, however. There's little resemblance to the quirky, rational forensic anthropologist we see on television and the character as she was originally penned. The Tempe from the novel is a divorced recovering alcoholic with a grown daughter when we meet her, and while she's a likeable enough protege, I was really hoping for the internal monologues of the character from the TV series, and it's simply a different person.

A great book by a great author but...

This is a really great book by one of my favorite authors but I suggest you just read it unless you can handle a narrator smacking and chewing in your ear for almost 12 hours. Her voice is fine but she seems to be sucking on candy, eating or chewing gum throughout the reading. It drove me nuts and makes me upset that I used this months credit for it.

Great story telling - both by author & narrator

Loved the way this was told. The writing was great. Brought character to life as both a professional good at her job, dealing with real world coworker kind of issues, and personal life issues without dwelling too much on any - just enough to make the story fully dimensional. I LOVED the narration. Felt as if the character was actually talking to us - as a real person - not a voice over for television ads. Highly recommend- although be aware there are a few gory details if that’s not your thing.

Absolutely fantastic!!

I love Kathy Reichs books. They are in-depth and detailed, and everyone of them will keep your going to the next one.
Barbara Rosenblat is one of my favorite narrators. She always adds the drama to the stories.

narrator is reading to herself

The story is good. However, the narration sounds like she's reading something she's never seen before, it's distracting, which made it hard to get into the book.

Bones lovers NEED to read this

Would you listen to Deja Dead again? Why?

Sure, eventually. I think mysteries/thrillers are best the first time through, and this one is fun to read because I love the show "Bones" so much; I would like to read it again later and see how much I remember and if there are things to catch that I didn't the second time through. Plus, Kathy Reichs' writing style is BEAUTIFUL, so even though I know the mystery, her descriptions and snarky style (from Tempe's point of view) is enough to get me to read it again.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tempe Brennan is feisty, sarcastic, tough and it's hard not to love her. Being that the narrative is from her point of view, it's easy to get inside her head and feel and think how she does; she's so cool and fun that it's hard not to love her.

Which character – as performed by Barbara Rosenblat – was your favorite?

I did like Temperance, but I also enjoyed the French-accented characters. I have very little reference for an authentic accent so it sounded good to be. Better than I could have done--and had I read it myself I wouldn't have imagined the accents or pronounced words correctly. So kudos to Barbara Rosenblat for preforming this one for me.

Great book; well narrated

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. It has been at least 20 years since I first read this book. I had forgotten most of the details, so it was a bit like reading the book for the first time.

What does Barbara Rosenblat bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I didn't have the negative reaction to the narration that some people have had. I still prefer to read a book for myself, but I do enjoy listening to books during my commute to and from work. This narrator has done a fine job. I only noticed a few words that were pronounced incorrectly, and those were medical terms. Her French pronunciation is fine.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I won't give the details, because I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone. For me, it was early on when I realized/remembered that Brennan was going to face an especially difficult challenge.

Any additional comments?

I've been a fan of Kathy Reichs for around 20 years. Her books never disappoint. I look forward to purchasing more of her books on Audible in the future.

Great book!

I have watched the show Bones on reruns but never felt the need to read the books. I had to read this for a Forensic Anthropology class and actually liked it. The only problem was that the narrator had a very smackey? sound when she would talk. By the end I would feel grossed out when I would hear her, but I had to finish for class.