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Definitely Entertaining

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

Reviewed: 09-10-23

If you enjoyed WWZ and the interview style employed by Brooks, then this is a must- listen. My only criticism is with the performance. The narrator would try to do some foreign accents and dialects but then not even try on others. Also, I think this interview style of audiobook would have greatly benefited from at least one female narrator reading the women’s voices. It’s hard to get used to at first, especially if you’re comparing it to Brooks’ phenomenal cast of narrators, but overall it’s very good.

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Amazing

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-07-22

If you love the original movie, you will love the book. I very highly recommend.

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Oh, but the narrator....

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-08-19

I thought the story itself was good, but the narrator’s voice made it hard to listen to. All the women’s voices sounded the same - very manly and always with a defensive tone - except for “Maggie the cook” who sounded like a cowgirl cartoon character. The voices of the men were terrible. They mostly all sounded like puberty stricken teenage boys (think “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”) EXCEPT at the very end when the writers’ most famous character appeared and instead of sounding aristocratic and southern, the narrator used a British accent! If this misstep had happened earlier in the book and not at the very end, I wouldn’t have been able to listen any longer.

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