brunchisyum's review against another edition

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1.0

Instructive on how good story tellers and writers can write a bad story. This sort of experiment should have remained confined to elementary school projects.

andergraphen's review against another edition

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4.0

Bel romanzo thriller 8

annabug's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

kwilterkris's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.