Scott A Brady

Started excellent, then............

Reviewed: 05-10-23

I love all things Stephen King........ with the exception of this book.

It started out with riveting characters (including a dog) that scantly remind you of the characters in "The Sand Lot", but even so it I was happily reading along on the edge of my seat, as I do with any King novel.
Then....... almost as if King simply ran out of ideas or lost his imagination, the story reverted to what (in my mind) borders on simple plagiarism, taking excerpts from many different "Fairy Tales" that we've all heard or read as kids.
I understand that "Fairy Tales" is indeed the name of the novel, but I was expecting something original from The Master of Horror, not the re-polished telling of other authors stories.
I honestly feel like a Judas writing this review, but I am amazed that no one else has made these distinctions.

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Good listen.

Reviewed: 02-21-23

Bounced around a little but over all it was a great story. Recommended if you like Koryta or suspense novels in general.

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Great story and fantastic Narration

Reviewed: 01-05-23

This will not disappoint if you like suspense thrillers. It is my 4th Koryta book and they just keep getting better!

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Great story!

Reviewed: 12-17-22

Wonderful story and even better narration!
Not a huge Sci -fi guy but this was a captivating story that kept my attention throughout.
Highly recommend this one for anyone interested in science fiction and suspense!

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Good story, but…….

Reviewed: 04-26-22

I had to force myself to finish it as the narration was just terribly irritating.
Imagine James T Kirk reading with all the typical over acting and intense emphasis on every other word.
It was rather annoying and I can only hope the Next instalments of the Jack Reacher series has a different reader or I am unfortunately out.

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A glimpse of the unimaginable!

Reviewed: 05-04-21

A great story of a man’s love of dogs and dog racing. I enjoyed this book written about a man who only begins to shadow the intestinal fortitude, determination and sacrifice that must be present to enter The Great Race. The bond felt with his team, and the over whelming obsession that is racing is tangible and will be enjoyed by anyone who loves dogs and has a competitive spirit.

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An exercise in vulgarity for vulgarities sake

Reviewed: 03-21-21

Well written, disconnected snippets of writing whose culmination made very little sense.
Will Pattons performance was excellent but the story was just not my cup of tea. Could not get invested in the story line because as soon as it would start to get interesting it would change directions for no apparent reason.
I believe the author has much writing talent but either none, or too active an imagination.

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Very good listen.

Reviewed: 03-16-21

Willl Patton, as always gives a great performance.
The story kept me interested throughout the entire book, with a combination of tough kid to tough guy storyline.
Not too far off the typical “everyone loves a polite mobster” storyline but i think that’s what made it interesting.
I’ve never read Robibns before and I’ve had a tough time finding anyone that stacks up to Stephen King, but i plan on the purchase of another of his books as I really enjoyed this one.

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Not since "I Am Legend"

Reviewed: 12-08-19

have I seen such an interesting take on a super hero.
Great character, great story lines, descriptive character building and super narration.
So glad there was a clearance on the purchase of this book or I would have never discovered this author.
The second in the series has already been purchased!

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Lazy, unimaginatvie writing.

Reviewed: 07-22-19

I am only about 1/4 of the way through this monster and I am woefully disappointed. I am a huge fan of the "Song of Ice and Fire" series and I am disappointed that there was no novel bringing closure to the series.
I was happy to hear this book was out and excited that, even if it didn't offer the closure I was looking for, that it would add to the character development of the ancestry of all involved.
Well it sorta does, but in the most unimaginative way possible. There was no character development to speak of and this narrative reminds me of my high school history teacher droning on about the build-up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was like a historical text and there was no peak into the minds of those involved.
I am not sure if I am even going to finish it. It is so mind-numbing that I find my mind engaged in other things while listening and I lose track of the story, but it really doesn't matter because it's just not that interesting. Sure it's kinda neat to hear some of the names mentioned in the original series, but it's written as a historical text, not as a real-time diary including the thoughts of the individuals involved. This added to the fact that the narrator never changes cadence, pitch or anything to distinguish one character from another just makes it not so much fun to listen to.
This book appears to have been written as a bracketed family tree and the only people interested in those are the people within it. It tells you who begat whom and gives a brief opinion as to why certain events may have happened, but not much else.
I, personally found this to be very lazy writing and I feel ripped off as I was expecting something as wonderfully captivating as the original series.

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