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A review by tirwinreads17
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan
3.0
Thank you so much to NetGalley, Dreamscape Media, and the author for an advance listener’s audiobook of Ocean State in exchange for an honest review. I listened on my iPhone from 3/23 - 3/26.
I was really excited to be approved for this ALC (which was published earlier this month) on 3/23... four days before it was set to archive. I sprung into action to get it done and reviewed on time!
As for the book itself: I must say, I feel a little bamboozled and led astray by the description. Don’t get me wrong, the book’s description is technically accurate except the “incredible momentum” part. It just wasn’t the fast-paced scorned lovers murder thriller I had expected. Nothing at all really happens in this book until it is 70% over which is when the murder occurs, although there still isn’t much detail about it. The entire story just consists of a lot of filler and not a lot of exciting plot.
As for the narration: I am pretty picky with narrators for audiobooks and I had no issues with this one. My only complaint about the narration being that since the book was written from different perspectives/points of view (the victim, the murderer, the little sister of the murderer, the mother) but only had one narrator.. sometimes I found myself not remembering who exactly was supposed to be the one speaking if I zoned out temporarily. The chapters were also labeled interestingly on my ALC. I am not sure if it was intentional to go back and forth between chapter numbers and chapter titles, but I found it odd.
Overall, I would rate this audiobook 3/5 stars. It was okay, but not my favorite. It had a little bit of entertainment value. I would still recommend to others if they are into slow burns.
-@tirwinreads
I was really excited to be approved for this ALC (which was published earlier this month) on 3/23... four days before it was set to archive. I sprung into action to get it done and reviewed on time!
As for the book itself: I must say, I feel a little bamboozled and led astray by the description. Don’t get me wrong, the book’s description is technically accurate except the “incredible momentum” part. It just wasn’t the fast-paced scorned lovers murder thriller I had expected. Nothing at all really happens in this book until it is 70% over which is when the murder occurs, although there still isn’t much detail about it. The entire story just consists of a lot of filler and not a lot of exciting plot.
As for the narration: I am pretty picky with narrators for audiobooks and I had no issues with this one. My only complaint about the narration being that since the book was written from different perspectives/points of view (the victim, the murderer, the little sister of the murderer, the mother) but only had one narrator.. sometimes I found myself not remembering who exactly was supposed to be the one speaking if I zoned out temporarily. The chapters were also labeled interestingly on my ALC. I am not sure if it was intentional to go back and forth between chapter numbers and chapter titles, but I found it odd.
Overall, I would rate this audiobook 3/5 stars. It was okay, but not my favorite. It had a little bit of entertainment value. I would still recommend to others if they are into slow burns.
-@tirwinreads