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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated My Dad Wrote A Porno in Podcasts
Jan 5, 2018 (Updated Jan 5, 2018)
Hilariously bad
This is a bit like Sex and the City, in terms of being so terrible, it's a guilty pleasure. And the fact that it has had 90 million downloads constitutes it as a cultural phenomenon.
The podcast is self-explanatory, in which the host Jamie Morton discovers that his retired father has begun dabbling in writing erotica. Introducing Belinda Blinked, her profuse sweatiness, and those 'pomegranates'. As a result, he decides to bring his friends into the action, each week discussing a chapter and literally peeing their pants over how hilariously bad it is. Beware, listening to this in public can cause people to give you strange looks as you attempt to stifle a laugh.
It has received such acclaim that we're onto book three now. It's obviously for adults only, but it's cheeky and pretty ridiculous.
The podcast is self-explanatory, in which the host Jamie Morton discovers that his retired father has begun dabbling in writing erotica. Introducing Belinda Blinked, her profuse sweatiness, and those 'pomegranates'. As a result, he decides to bring his friends into the action, each week discussing a chapter and literally peeing their pants over how hilariously bad it is. Beware, listening to this in public can cause people to give you strange looks as you attempt to stifle a laugh.
It has received such acclaim that we're onto book three now. It's obviously for adults only, but it's cheeky and pretty ridiculous.
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Kill Me Again in Books
Jul 28, 2017
Hated the protagonist, but relatively good plot
Right up to the last five minutes I hated the main female character to the point of wanting to stop listening as it seemed she was weak enough to become an accomplice to hideous crimes. However, it was salvaged to a certain degree with the ultimate act.
The character of Frank was completely predictable, and I had assumed he was such relatively early in the story. The other killer/s seemed slightly waffley in the story - but it makes sense why they had little importance or explanation until the end. I found the idea that the police never checked anyone's computers for information not believable at all. Overall, while I thought the plot was dramatic, I spent too much time feeling irritated by idiotic nature of the female character.
The character of Frank was completely predictable, and I had assumed he was such relatively early in the story. The other killer/s seemed slightly waffley in the story - but it makes sense why they had little importance or explanation until the end. I found the idea that the police never checked anyone's computers for information not believable at all. Overall, while I thought the plot was dramatic, I spent too much time feeling irritated by idiotic nature of the female character.
Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Shake Off in Books
Apr 27, 2018
Shake Off was one of those books you listen to and you’re like “Okay this is interesting” and there’s one really exciting part, and then after it’s over, you’re like “oh, I literally spent eight and a half hours listening to this book. That’s fine.”
But that’s really all it was—fine. I didn’t particularly love any of the characters. There were some good scenes, but nothing addictive. And when it ended I smiled and then went on to the next book. It took me a few days to figure out what to write in this review because I wasn’t even sure how I felt about it at first. It was just a story that ended up in my head, the experience wasn’t anything phenomenal. The writing was good and the narration was great, but the story was just fine.
But that’s really all it was—fine. I didn’t particularly love any of the characters. There were some good scenes, but nothing addictive. And when it ended I smiled and then went on to the next book. It took me a few days to figure out what to write in this review because I wasn’t even sure how I felt about it at first. It was just a story that ended up in my head, the experience wasn’t anything phenomenal. The writing was good and the narration was great, but the story was just fine.
Domonique (0 KP) rated Sleeping Beauties in Books
May 12, 2018
This was so good!! Super long, though I shouldn't be surprised as it is a Stephen King/Own King novel, but I thought it would go by quicker if I was listening to it as an audiobook, but that was not the case! Even still though, it was so good. The idea that all of the women have feel asleep and the men have to learn to fend for themselves, I would love to see a world like that. Of course, being female, I'd be asleep as well, but I think its definitely an interesting concept. I loved the characters, especially the character of Evie because she was so fascinating and the idea of a supernatural woman taking the futures of all women into her hands and being even more powerful that a man, that's some heady stuff.
Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Raven Tower in Books
May 22, 2019
Reading, or listening (which I did), to this novel is like hearing an anecdote from an elderly relative who often goes off on tangents and digresses only to finally reach the point much later and seemingly at random. This story was a “detective mystery” that really, really wanted to incorporate gods somehow. The plot did not really come together until the very end and the rest of the novel was not compelling enough to really keep you interested throughout. The back and forth through time and different narrations, first and second person from the same narrator, was perplexing enough to be muddled and confusing for the majority of this seemingly endless novel. The more interesting details were never really addressed or explained and the richest characters remained as background noise. I wish this book had been better.
Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure in Books
Mar 1, 2018
I had no idea what to expect of this story, as I'd downloaded it from Tor and stuck it on my e-reader for some time when I was stuck with nothing else to read. It was perfect filler reading, and very thought-provoking.
I suppose everyone knows the Four Horsemen of the Apolocalypse, yes? Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence? Well, after they've done their jobs, what do you expect is left for them? That's the basic setup of the story, but it gets much better than that.
I am feeling somewhat fan-girlish about Richard Parks right now, to be honest. I can't really offer to have his babies, but I'd happily buy him coffee and gaze adoringly at him while listening for a good while at the very least. I intend to check out anything else I can find by him!
I suppose everyone knows the Four Horsemen of the Apolocalypse, yes? Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence? Well, after they've done their jobs, what do you expect is left for them? That's the basic setup of the story, but it gets much better than that.
I am feeling somewhat fan-girlish about Richard Parks right now, to be honest. I can't really offer to have his babies, but I'd happily buy him coffee and gaze adoringly at him while listening for a good while at the very least. I intend to check out anything else I can find by him!
Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Tomorrow and Tomorrow in Books
Feb 21, 2018
I had a hard time deciding how to rate this book at first because of the subject matter. The story is somewhat more disturbing than what I normally read, but it is a murder mystery as well as sci-fi, so you have to expect some unpleasantness. There are some terrible people doing terrible things. There are also some not so terrible, everyday people accepting, and occasionally even enjoying, terrible things. The worst (or best depending on how you look at it) part of it all is how believable everything is. In the end though, I did enjoy the book and decided that it deserves 4 stars. It is a very well thought out and well-written story that kept me listening every minute I could until it was finished.
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See full review at <a href="http://booksthething.com">The Book's the Thing</a>
Liliannar (58 KP) rated The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) in Books
May 29, 2018
I was very skeptical when I first started this book. Throughout the book it was a bit hard to follow and I often found myself needing to rewind (I listened to the audible version). If you don't pay close attention to what is going on it is extremely easy to get lost. That being said, I was thoroughly intrigued and even when I wasn't listening to the book, i was wondering what would happen to the characters next, what they would do next, and how the adventure was going to end. To me, that's the mark of a great book, you keep thinking about it even when you've put it down for the day. Reading all of the Wheel of Time books is going to be quite the journey, but so far, it's one I'm interested enough to continue on.