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Miami Noir
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, William Dufris, Joe Barrett, Jonathan Davis, Ray Porter, R.C. Bray, Elizabeth Evans
- Series: Akashic Books: Noir
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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- Richard Delman
- 02-23-15
A perfect logistical nightmare.
Would you try another book from Les Standiford and/or the narrators?
No. The short story form does not lend itself to being rated in a coherent way. While the narrators are listed above, the authors are not! Odd. I am going back over my memory and trying to remember nine or ten stories, with as many authors and narrators... perhaps you can see my problem. It's a perfect nightmare. I remember bits and pieces from here and there, but it is incoherent and disorganized.
What could Les Standiford have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Somehow notating the names of the authors and narrators at the beginning or the end of the entire book, not just at the start of each story. So...the story with the alligator in the swimming pool is very memorable, very well written and creative. And, whichever story Jonathan Davis reads is great. And, there are two stories about very nasty men who rape their fourteen-year-old "daughters" and beat them as well: these are vile and repulsive characters about whom I would like to hear much, much less. Etc.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I don't think it makes any sense to try to organize my review into any coherent form due to the problems described above. The stories certainly did give me a sense of the ugly underbelly of the Miami cultures, with none of them having any particularly redeeming human virtues. Reading Carl Hiassen is a better way to learn about the destruction of Florida by the voracious developers and the hurricanes, meanwhile laughing your arse off while you are reading, or listening. William Shames is likewise very funny and endearing. Randy Wayne White is worth listening to, as is Mr. Standiford himself. This platform, though, is not, IMHO, the ideal way to show off the gifts of Florida's great writers.
What character would you cut from Miami Noir?
As above. The really nasty pedophiles would be the first to go. If I were you, I'd give this one a skip.
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- Jessica
- 04-23-18
LOVE this collection
This very much exceeded my expectations. Excellent stories that are all uniquely riveting, all sharing the incredible backdrop of Miami and the surrounding areas.