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Eight Million Ways to Die

By: Lawrence Block
Narrated by: Lawrence Block
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Battling the bottle one day at a time, ex-cop, sometime PI Matthew Scudder finds that next to staying sober, staying alive seems easy. But in the mean streets of New York City it never is. Not for the prostitute who wanted out and got her beautiful self slashed to ribbons. Not for a pimp named Chance who is betting his life that the broken-down detective can find her murderer. And not for Matthew Scudder - just trying to stay alive in a city that knows nothing better than how to die. Winner of the Shamus Award!

©1982 Lawrence Block; 2012 AudioGO Hard-Boiled Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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it turns out Lawrence Block is a far better writer than he is a reader . I expected the author would present the characters best. But, Alan Sklar's interpretation in books 1 through 3 is much better. It's difficult to tell Block's characters apart. This book has great characters, great dialogue, good scenes, and good ending. the main character's inner dialogue is casually profound but matter of fact and honest, even about his character flaws.

great detective story

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Reading some of the reviews I was ready for a terrible reading of a great novel. For the first few minutes, I was in total agreement of the negative reviews of Blocks reading... then, for me, he became Matt. Within an hour I was completely into the story and Blocks voice became Matt Scudder. A story less about the mystery and more about the way the words and thoughts come together. The best in the series so far.

Blocks performance is great

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Fortunately, the story line is great. If is wasn't, I might have returned it. There are so many excellent narrators. They don't write, and writers shouldn't narrate.

Author should not narrate his own books

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Interesting story. Block needs to get out of the reading business and concentrate on writing. I've listened to more than a hundred books and this was the worst reading of all. But the story was good so I plowed through.

Narrator terrible

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Great storyline and kept me listening and anxious for the next move. Really enjoyed the truth in the recovery references.

Recovery begins

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I have always enjoyed the Matthew Scudder series! With Lawrence Block narrating, I feel like I'm at the bar listening to Matt talking to me!!

Another great one!

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Very good entry in the Scudder series. Lawrence Block is a better writer than narrator; he's an odd choice to play his hard boiled narrator. He reads almost everything in the same monotone drawl. Yet he can be strangely endearing after a while, too. The story itself needs no qualifications. It's at times sordid, at times depressing, and at times uplifting or at least hopeful. Scudder's battle with alcoholism plays at least as important role as the murder mystery. Deep and moving stuff.

Much deeper than most detective fiction

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A great story but too much AA. Can believe Block narrated the book,grid a outstanding job.

Too Much AA

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Block is simple the best in this genre. Listener’s will not be disappointed. Great series.

A1

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I read most of the Mathew Scudder novels long ago. I listened to this novel on a whim because it was free. It’s still a great story. Mathew Scudder is still a wonderfully complex (still drinking) character. Lawrrence Block is still a master of writing dialogue. However he is a *terrible* narrator! He has a high-pitched, nasal voice that I can only describe as annoying. It totally ruined my listening experience of this otherwise excellent private-eye novel.

Leave the narration to others!

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