A review by lorimichelekelley
Gone Again by Doug Johnstone

1.0

Audible edition: Oh my gosh, I HATED this book! Usually I can find something about the story that redeems it at least a bit, but this book was SO dumb! The story is about a couple and their kid (part of why I hated the narration was the way this little guy was made to whine every line), and how the wife/mother goes missing. I never cared a whit about any one of them. The author never succeeded in showing any kind of love between the husband and wife. And it wasn't one of those skillfully done bad-protagonist things. I love those! This one was just poorly done on every level. The sex scenes - "He kissed her, caressed her buttocks, then entered her." The violent parts - "Blue’s cheek crumpled and burst open, his jaw caved in and teeth went flying." The tender parts - "‘Can you stroke my head, Daddy?’... ‘Of course, ten strokes.’ ‘Yeah, ten strokes.’ One of their infinite private confidences, tiny routines they’d worked out over six years of intimate living." How touching (roll of eyes inserted here). I listened to 6 hours and 9 minutes of this 6 hour 36 minute book. 27 minutes to go and I didn't care enough to listen for that much longer. I couldn't stand another minute of that narration or that writing. I returned it.