kwilterkris's review against another edition
4.0
this is what I listen to when I am not with my children so I dont listen to odd thomas =)
innae's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up at the library because I was intrigued by the concept -- 15 different authors. I was pleasantly surprised - while it did seem a little jumpy in places overall the story was well told. I especially liked the Polish Detective and his Buttercup (and Alfred Molina can call me buttercup in a Polish accent any time he wants :-)
barbi312's review against another edition
2.0
In a word, contrived. Individually, some of the authors are among my favorites. Together, they don't make music.
bookbolt's review against another edition
4.0
it was engaging audiobook and was narrated well. I still prefer reading but I can't be certain if I would have enjoyed it in writing as much as I did while listening. the narration was very good.
skippen's review against another edition
2.0
Not bad, not great. An interesting read/listen in that it is a serial novel written by 15 authors. It kept me going, but the plot development ultimately fails in the end. The lack of a lead plotter and each writer just following the previous author made the denouement for this novel to be to quick and too neat. It just felt ended as opposed to working its way there.
ribert's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Too Many Cooks
alison_n's review against another edition
3.0
It's a little disjointed, as you would excpect from a book written by 14 authors. Still, it was an enjoyable listen in the car, and Alfred Molina is a wonderful narrator.
jennereads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun concept. Audible.com produced this book in a serial form. I think that 15 different authors were involved, each writing one chapter (Jeffrey Deaver wrote 3). Each Tuesday two or three chapters would be available to download. It was an exciting way to read a book. Even though each time I would struggle a tiny bit to remember where we were and which character was which. But it was fun to have those cliff-hangers and know you couldn't find out what happened until the next week.
There were a few of the authors that I would rate lower than others. There were chapters that just didn't seem quite as true to the characters than the rest. These didn't distract too much, however. Overall it was very enjoyable and a fun way to read a book.
I would give this a PG-13 rating for some language.
There were a few of the authors that I would rate lower than others. There were chapters that just didn't seem quite as true to the characters than the rest. These didn't distract too much, however. Overall it was very enjoyable and a fun way to read a book.
I would give this a PG-13 rating for some language.