The Man from Primrose Lane

I never fully settled into this book because I was looking forward to a 'cold crime mystery' read, not a detour into the twilight zone. That said, the writer is clearly talented and while the sci fi angle never quite gelled for me, I was entertained and would try another of the authors efforts.

This was a very convoluted book which may have been easier to follow in print.

Through NO fault of the narrator--he was excellent--it was often difficult for me to understand immediately in which time period the story was taking place. There were flashbacks and changes in POV and time travel and an evil cat. There were different versions of the same character. Alternate universes.

Those with weak stomachs be aware that several descrptions of bodily functions were a bit too graphic and detailed. It is ok to say that some character vomits, but I do not really need to know all the contents of it.

I did get to the end of the book after several starts and stops and going back over chapters. As I said, maybe it would have been better to get the print version.

Maybe.

The most interesting was the mystery aspect about the strange man who wore mittens all of the time.The least interesting was pretty much everything else,which dragged.

It was alright.No dislikes.

It does need a follow-up to explain who the man was and why he turned out the way he did.

No.

The book starts out as a pretty compelling crime drama then takes a wild left turn into the land of science fiction. It really feels like the author painted himself into a corner with the story and then used the sci-fi twist to get out of it. I wish he would've just stuck with the crime novel.

I would. The writing is really good and he tells a compelling story. It's just not the story I thought I was getting/buying.

As a native of Northeast Ohio, it really bothered me when the reader mispronounced several names. For example, there's an exhibition hall in Cleveland called the International Exposition Center. We call it the I-X (

Interestingly convoluted story that is part detective, part sci fi, and part a study in obsession. It is written in a way that is as engaging as it is easy to follow. I even bought it for my kindle so I could keep reading at work.

The narrator was totally amazing taking on so many characters. I wasn't crazy about the time travel concepts but still could not stop listening. If I were reading the book, I would not have put the book down. Very grabbing!

loved it... quite complicated toward the end but we'll thought out. LOVE Renner and his stories

I was so into it, then they started with the science fiction and time travel element and ruined what was a truly extraordinary book

It takes a second to get going but then I could hardly keep up. What a great read.

Quite the rollercoaster! Interesting premise, with lots of cool twists (which should not be spoiled!).