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Kept my interest but the science....Spoiler alert

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-08-24

I actually did not mind the narrator's somewhat pontific voice. It kind of fit the drama of the whole situation. What I did not get was how could any kind of biologic substance survive being embedded in radioactive material and then being burned up by lava? That seemed awfully farfetched to me. And I cannot believe that pilots with any brains whatsoever would have let people to talk them into flying helicopters so close to an erupting volcano so that everybody dies. I am Vulcan allergists continued to go away too close to the eruptions. Really?

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Too Long

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-02-22

I found the perspective of Edward’s point of view very interesting, for about 8 hours of listening. The narrator was good. It just moved too slowly to keep my interest. Quit without finishing.

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Choppy narration

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-30-22

Narration was choppy and sounded like a robot. Could not listen. It was not relaxing.

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Sweet Story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-01-21

This book was sappy in places and a tear jerker at times, but I fell in love with the characters. The best book so far of Kristan Higgins.

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Preachy and Long

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-26-21

I really liked the first couple of novels about the memory man, but I found this one really tedious. There was a lot of preaching about fracking and global terrorism. There was a lot of stilted dialogue. There were several totally improbable scenarios where the partaken is defeated dozens of armed men.Too much of it was not about Decker; I really liked his character and the other novels.

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Dragged

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-06-19

This was a pretty good story, but about halfway through I just kept waiting for something to happen. I actually thought the book must have been 18 hours long. I started skipping chapters. Enjoyed It somewhat .

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Almost a Spoof

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-11-17

Is there anything you would change about this book?

If the trials and tribulations the character faced had not been so over the top, it would have been a better story. Driving a car at high speed to save the children, after being shot, having broken ribs, after being stabbed, etc etc, while being sewn up by a vet tech and transfused with blood stolen from a medical clinic... Really? Put me in mind of Max Mayhem from The Fault in our Stars.

What was most disappointing about Mark Greaney’s story?

The story involved a top assassin who was targeted for assassination himself, and he managed to escape at least seven impossible situations and persevere. It was almost comically unbelievable. The bad guys who were after him kept managing to kill each other.

Was The Gray Man worth the listening time?

Sort of, it was entertaining if not taken too seriously.

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Channeling Jane Austen

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-02-16

Any additional comments?

I love the era and the setting. I could see shadows of several Jane Austen stories in the characters. It was a little hard to keep some of the male characters straight; there were quite a few suitors. Overall it was an enjoyable escape.

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Not a Happy Story

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-02-16

What made the experience of listening to The Wicked Girls the most enjoyable?

It was hard to feel much sympathy to the two women for almost the whole way through. It seemed they got what they deserved. Finding out there was more to it at the end was good.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Sympathetic.

Any additional comments?

It was not that enjoyable, just a really dark story all around, redeemed to some extent by the end.

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Intriguing Story

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-02-16

What did you love best about Before the Fall?

The twists and turns kept me guessing till near the end. There were a lot of red herrings.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Before the Fall?

The last scene where Scott sums up what is wrong with news reporting today.

Which character – as performed by Robert Petkoff – was your favorite?

Scott, the protagonist.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really a cliff hanger, as the plane wreck is not a surprise.

Any additional comments?

Well narrated, well written.

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