Hit Man

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Robert Forster

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Keller possesses all the qualities of a professional killer. He's cool, confident, reclusive, icy, and ruthlessly efficient. But this seasoned hit man is also prone to self-doubt as he finds himself caught in the clutches of a mid-life crisis. Between contracts, he learns a few crucial truths about himself and the ways of the world he's become detached from, and winds up a wiser - if not better - man.

©1998 by Lawrence Block (P)1998 by Dove Audio, Inc.

Very different,quirky,fun reading

Don't let the title scare you away. Thanks to Audible reader B.J. and her review, I tried this book and enjoyed it very much. Try it, you'll like it!

Not my idea of interesting...

I purchased this one based on the strength of its reviews, so I had great expectations. I was disappointed.

I finished the book, but found it to be disjointed. I never connected with the main character, found no suspense or mystery, and only considered it moderately entertaining. Basically, the hit man goes here and there doing his job and trying to "find" himself. I guess the "plot" of this book is the character development of the hit man, but since I never considered his character all that interesting, the book fell flat for me.

Boring

I struggled getting through this one, the story just didn't get anywhere. There were a few twists that I felt could develop into something worth a credit, but unbelievably, all of them just got dropped on the side lines.

Didn't even warrant finishing.

I have only put down a couple of books in my life before finishing. This was one of them. I gave it a good shot, kept listening to see if it would improve and it just didn't. I was hoping for some interesting or inventive kills, a plot, something to warrant further listening. But it just wasn't there. Honestly one of the worst books I have every tried. I would recommend skipping this book.

hit man

it was confusion,never nowing witch way but nowing it was always murder listen to it several times and could not get into it

OK

While you do you feel empathy for Keller and the narration was great, the story was dull and bland...I finished it but that's because I thought it would pick up...It never did...

No Twists- Nothing Happens

Light fare. Nothing happens. Goes from one job to another. A series of unrelated scenes. Save your money.

Couldn't make it through this one

very dull. I feel as if I wasted a lot of time waiting for this audio to get better, finally gave up after two days.

Not good

A collection of short stories from Playboy magazine jammed together into a book, these stories are simply boring and trite. The narration by actor Robert Forster is hammy and overdone. Not recommended.

An odd book

I love Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder series. This book, however, doesn't match those. Beyond his amorality, the main character for most of the book muses about everyday occurrences of normal living. I didn't hate the book, and, as usual, I listened to it all, but I was very glad when it finished. It was boring.