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Gene Engene
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Richard Laymon
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A Tale Of Potential
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The narrator does perfectly l, though I am not sure what a "pacel" is...worth a listen for sure.
Another creative story from a master
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Richard Laymon is an under appreciated writer
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Richard Laymon is a 'love' or 'loathe'
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Dark, wicked, not for the faint of heart.
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What would have made To Wake the Dead better?
I was only able to make it through half of this book. I'm not familiar with Richard Laymon, but I kept thinking that this book was written by a very horny 13 year old. The sex scenes were graphic and unnecessary for the most part.Mr. Laymon cannot get into the mindset of any of the characters, it seems. But where I really threw in the towel was in one of the many many many subplots when the sex slave was portrayed as enjoying the rape?? Please! And there isn't enough focus on the mummy herself.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Gene Engene?
Gene Engene while a good reader, made this bad book even worse. His style didn't fit the story at all.Repulsive
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Bad first impression
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off-putting
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Vulgar and unnecessary
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weird story but good
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