E. Sinoff

A great piece of American History

Reviewed: 07-08-23

As someone who only knew the time and a few scarce facts about Great Depression from history books, this story allowed me to get an insight into this grim period of American life. All characters seem so alive and real, and the narrator is absolutely superb.

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Too much, too fast, and no sense of characters

Reviewed: 05-28-23

Unlike other books by this author, this one did not grab me. I really could not hear it - I heard the voice and the words, and it did not register, the sentences did not connect and I could not form a picture. Tried to stop and start again from the beginning - it was better, but after an hour I would lose attention again. Perhaps, a slower reading pace might work better for me,

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Take it or leave it

Reviewed: 03-06-23

I’ve listened to great books and to horrible ones. This one is somewhere in between, it’s kind of, silly but keeps you wondering about what happens next. If you are stuck at an airport and ran out of credits, it might make waiting more tolerable.

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Stuck on the road with nothing else to listen to

Reviewed: 07-12-22

Downloaded this book without reading reviews and expecting some fun light reading. Not much fun and too light. The performance was the only thing that kept me listening. The plot is simple and the whole story is of typical Hallmark movie quality but with endless erotic scenes attempting to appeal to both male and female audience.

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Worth listening to

Reviewed: 06-29-22

This book was whimsical and charming. It’s light reading that gives you something to think about. The only drawback for me is that sometimes it seemed too long,

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Unfulfilled expectations

Reviewed: 06-13-22

I expected a page turner, an international spy story. Instead, it was an international money laundering operation debunked by a mighty Israeli spy master using a bunch of totally unconvincing characters.

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Audio soap opera for house wives

Reviewed: 06-13-22

Trivial plot, boring conversations, spiced up with a few puritan descriptions of anticipation of sex, drags on to a “feel good” happy ending.

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Terribly boring and rescued by excellent performance

Reviewed: 12-11-21

It is an extremely long book with lots of characters who have very long unpronounceable or very similar sounding names. Because of that, it’s extremely difficult to follow. I bought it because I enjoyed listening to some other books by this author, but this was almost unlistenable.

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Not my favorite

Reviewed: 04-10-19

I love Srephen King's writing, his language, imagination, his understanding of human nature, his humor. I like reading or listening to his books more then once. I consider a book good if it is entertaining and provokes my thoughts. Lisey's Story did not do it for me. I could not connect to the characters or even see the point
in it. While it was mildly entertaining, the only thought I had was why it was written.

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Great book

Reviewed: 01-30-13

What made the experience of listening to The Stand the most enjoyable?

I always enjoyed Stephen King's writing - beautiful language, the characters always come alive for me, even when they are pure fantasy. This story takes many hour of listening and I would not throw away a minute of it. It has lots of surprising turns and many different people and plot lines, which the author somehow manages to bring together and create a tight knot, which eventually gets resolved.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Stand?

The story is very rich and there are many memorable moments which I would not want to divulge here - it might ruin other reader's sense of surprise.

Which character – as performed by Grover Gardner – was your favorite?

All characters are wery vividly described, as the story unfolds - and, like in most Steven King's stories - a lot of good people die. It is sad to see them go, but, as usually in his novels, there is hope and new life.

If you could take any character from The Stand out to dinner, who would it be and why?

The most interesting character for me was Larry Unerwood, a singer and songwriter, not a "nice" guy and someone I would not care to meet in the beginning of the story. However, as the story unfolds and as he gets caught in the events, his intraspection and his natural gift of leadership brings him to the point where he becomes a hero.

Any additional comments?

If you can tolerate vivid, movie like, descriptions of sometimes unpleasant things, this story is for you. It really left me with a sence of the magnificence of the human spirit even in the face of doom and gloom and with the thought that we, the humanity can and will survive no matter what.

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