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mommasaystoread 's review for:
Come Again
by Robert Webb
Well, that's 7 plus hours I can't get back. Yep, that's exactly what I thought when I listened to the last page of this one, and it's still what I think after giving it a few days to mull it over. I tend to jot down thoughts about a book as I read or listen, and looking back over those notes, I see that my opinion hasn't improved since I scribbled those thoughts down. The most standout of those are the words info dump in bold and underlined letters. Lots and lots of info dumps. Now, I don't like that style in any book, even those I'm reading, but they take on a whole new level of irritating in an audiobook. I mean, sooner or later, I'm going to start zoning out, and then I have to rewind to see if I missed something important. Even more irritating is when the info dump is about a character who is neither important or even seen again.
The thing about this book is that I had it loaded up and was ready to listen when I lost my own husband quite suddenly. Needless to say, I knew this one would have to wait. I really wasn't sure that I'd be able to get through it at all, and the first part was as difficult for me as I expected. The second part wasn't as difficult, partly because those earlier mentioned info dumps were starting to wear on me. But the third part was just... Well, bad is the only word that comes to mind. That third part kind of felt like a rough draft with ideas being bounced around, and it just didn't work for me.
Since I am discussing the audiobook, I will add that the narrator, Olivia Colman, does a good job giving Kate a voice. So, I would listen to her again, just not on a Robert Webb book. Basically, when you look at all three parts together, the continuity is sorely lacking, so I think I'll just chalk this one up to not the one for me, not by a longshot.
The thing about this book is that I had it loaded up and was ready to listen when I lost my own husband quite suddenly. Needless to say, I knew this one would have to wait. I really wasn't sure that I'd be able to get through it at all, and the first part was as difficult for me as I expected. The second part wasn't as difficult, partly because those earlier mentioned info dumps were starting to wear on me. But the third part was just... Well, bad is the only word that comes to mind. That third part kind of felt like a rough draft with ideas being bounced around, and it just didn't work for me.
Since I am discussing the audiobook, I will add that the narrator, Olivia Colman, does a good job giving Kate a voice. So, I would listen to her again, just not on a Robert Webb book. Basically, when you look at all three parts together, the continuity is sorely lacking, so I think I'll just chalk this one up to not the one for me, not by a longshot.