larry

warning

Reviewed: 04-12-18

Where does Armistice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

irrelevant to the point I am making

Who was your favorite character and why?

irrelevant

Which character – as performed by Henry Strozier – was your favorite?

irrelevant

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

irrelevant

Any additional comments?

I felt cheated. Armistice was passed off as a sequel to "Bombs Away" and it is nothing but a rehash of the earlier book. Don't waste your time if you have read the earlier novel. It may be a good read in its own right but that is no excuse for not alerting your readers.

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marred

Reviewed: 08-27-17

Would you try another book from Gregg Hurwitz and/or Scott Brick?

yes

Who was your favorite character and why?

leo: a man's man. If I ever needed a bodyguard, and maybe i will if Gregg reads my review, I'd want Leo at my side and back.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

gives it immediacy & depth

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Netflix anyway

Any additional comments?

An interesting plot and excellent reader but the book is marred by all too frequent diatribes that comes across as the rantings of a self-hating wannabe Marxist.

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ingenious plot marred by strident haranguing

Reviewed: 02-06-17

Would you consider the audio edition of A Prayer for Owen Meany to be better than the print version?

Yes, Joe Barrett steals the show.

What other book might you compare A Prayer for Owen Meany to and why?

Perhaps "The Quiet American" by Graham Greene, though Irving's vituperative hatred of the United States and all things American is on a level all its own. He does the S.D.S. proud.

Have you listened to any of Joe Barrett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but I look forward to listening to him again. I loved "the voice" though Joe must have had to gargle honey and salt water for a few weeks.

If you could take any character from A Prayer for Owen Meany out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Owen, of course, an original thinker with precognitive powers; whom else could compare?

Any additional comments?

I was disappointed that John Irving didn't give his co-authors Noam Chomsky & George Soros some credit for ghostwriting at least 30% of the book. If they didn't co-write, then he must have channeled them.

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ANNOYING

Reviewed: 01-12-13

What would have made The Panther better?

Another persona for John Corey. One of the most annoying characters I have ever had to endure

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

THE LAYERS AND TWISTS AND TURNS

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

Excellent timing and voices. Too bad one of them had to be John Corey.

What character would you cut from The Panther?

I would cut John Corey's characteristics. His low level sarcasm and juvenile responses painful to endure.

Any additional comments?

I could never read another book with John Cory as a character. His incessant stream of moronic comments and inane responses ruined an otherwise excellent book. If I heard "right" many more times I would have stomped on my ipod. I can't believe that this was the same author who wrote "The Charm School".

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formulaic if you have read other Quinn books

Reviewed: 12-15-12

What did you like best about In for the Kill? What did you like least?

Great story, well told and lots suspense.

Would you recommend In for the Kill to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes if they hadn't bought any other books featuring Quinn but as for buying more of them I'd tell them to keep in mind the phrase "a distinction without a difference".

Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?

Pearl Krasner's mother

Was In for the Kill worth the listening time?

yes

Any additional comments?

Lutz's books featuring Detective Quinn are a good read or listen if you limit yourself to one. I won't be buying any more of them. If I have to listen how Federman's sleeve becomes unbuttoned and his fashion sense once again I'll go mad. The same descriptions of the main characters are used over and over again and remain unchanged in other books. The same repetitive plot as well: the villain is transformed into a serial killer by an earlier experience and must re-enact it and make it a contest against Quinn. I enjoyed the first book but then tedium set in, so no more for me.

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excruciating

Reviewed: 08-13-12

Would you try another book from Connie Willis and/or Steven Crossley?

No.

Would you ever listen to anything by Connie Willis again?

No.

What does Steven Crossley bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

He gives life to the characters and captures the sensibilities of the era.

You didn???t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The paradoxes of time travel and the social etiquette of the relevant time period are well done.

Any additional comments?

The chapter introductions ruined the suspense to the extent I took the earphones off and guessed when they ended, the endless interruptions whenever a character had to say something or do anything to advance the plot rendered the listening painful. One vignette that drove me to distraction was the back and forth exchange with the lockmaster asking whether the boat went up or down the Thames. Then there were the same hackneyed phrases and observations over and over again. I was relieved wen I finally finished listening to the book. Never again!

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