Just finished listening to The One by John Marrs. I enjoyed it and they did a good job with the audiobook. They had a few different narrators which worked well with the book and the way it was written. The basic premise is that the gene that matches people together to their soulmate has been discovered and you can now take a DNA test to find your "one". Almost like a cross between match.com and ancestry. I also just saw that they're turning it into a Netflix series which could be interesting.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Listening to The Institute read by Santino Fontana who does a decent job.
60% done with The Institute, I am thinking one of his top ten ever so far, hoping it stays that way.
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
Damned by Chuck P. I've enjoyed several of his books, but er, not this one. The narration is fine, it's definitely the story. Which half way through, and there hasn't been a story to speak of, except for describing everything to death in a repetitive way. There's a sequel, so something is going to happen I suppose.
Oh well, only 7 hrs, so I'll finish it.
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
I love his books, but I wasn't a fan of that one either. I have Doomed sitting on my bookshelf but still have yet to read it.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
The Institute narrator has an odd habit or approach of sometimes, but not always, using a character's voice when reading non-dialogue passages involving a specific character, Orphan Annie for example. Yet he doesn't do it consistently. Kind of annoying. If a narrator is going to use character voices I prefer it is done for dialogue or inner thoughts/conversations only.
I am not a fan of audio books. I've tried and I get distracted then I have to rewind. I need the book in front of my face to concentrate. However I have wanted to read The Creature from Jekyll Island and I could not find an ebook or a DTB so I had to get the audio book. I will be listening to it shortly.
Finished The Institute and I thought it was just ok. Hill's Full Throttle is next.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
I am on a bit of a Frank Muller spree. I LOVED the first 4 dark tower books narrated by him. They were so damn good, too bad about the incident. I am currently listening to 1984 also narrated by Frank, afterwards probably blackhouse.
Incident?
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
I'm thinking of making The Institute my first audiobook ever.
Anyone listen to it?
Yes, the narrator is pretty good. I'm not a fan of his southern accents though.
Steve usually has great readers for his stories.
I would try a woman reader first they don't do "voices" usually. Or one that he reads he does a great job especially if you have never read On Writing, him reading it is fantastic.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....