I just don't get Dean Koontz
OK, so I've been using
Audible for over a year now. It's a
great service that allows me to listen to digital copies of audio books on my commute to and from work. Since it's digital, it can all easily be handled over the web, downloaded to my computer, and sent to my Palm (which is always with me - isn't yours?). It's a great service and I've heard many great books. Oh, and you can also burn to CD if you don't have a suitable digital player. And don't be turned off by the listed prices either. You can subscribe by the month and then pick whatever you want (within your allowed number of selections) regardless of the listed price.
But for the last several days I've been listening to
The Face by Dean Koontz. I'm bored. There are so many words and so little action. Granted, I opt for the unabridged versions of these books and I'm 4 hours into a 25 hour book. But I finally gave up. It was boring. Just
boring. Too slow. I've haven't been this disappointed in a book since I "read" one of
John Grisham's works. I don't get him either. All his books are about lawyers, aren't they?
By contrast, some of the better books I've listened to are:
Anyway, now I'm on to
The Company by Robert Littell about the CIA. If I ever find myself with lots and lots of extra time and absolutely nothing else to do, maybe I'll return to the 'The Face'. But I doubt it.
Posted by Chris on 3/25/2004 03:58:00 PM :: Permalink
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