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A review by ladyk23
Sour Hall by Laura Kirwan-Ashman
2.0
This was another Audible original that I think I got free, and yet I was still massively disappointed with it despite that fact.
I really wanted to like this story, interracial lesbian couple and a ghost story combined, sounded right up my street. And while I think the story itself would probably be quite a good one on its own, the production of this podcast/audio series made it feel like a cheap radio play. Everything distracted from the story, from the music and background noises to the performances from the actors/narrators. They tell you at the beginning to listen on headphones - which I will be honest, always makes me NOT want to, if you need a gimmick that tells you it isn't going to be great - and I am glad I didn't. There is so much screaming in this story that I would probably have had hearing damage by the end of it.
Even the name - Sour Hall - to me made me think of an old Manor House, not a farm. Why would you call a farm Sour Hall? It just makes no sense? I know that's a silly minor thing to pick apart but it was just yet another thing that distracted me from what might have been a decent story, if only it weren't bogged down by everything else. Not one I'd recommend, even if it is free.
I really wanted to like this story, interracial lesbian couple and a ghost story combined, sounded right up my street. And while I think the story itself would probably be quite a good one on its own, the production of this podcast/audio series made it feel like a cheap radio play. Everything distracted from the story, from the music and background noises to the performances from the actors/narrators. They tell you at the beginning to listen on headphones - which I will be honest, always makes me NOT want to, if you need a gimmick that tells you it isn't going to be great - and I am glad I didn't. There is so much screaming in this story that I would probably have had hearing damage by the end of it.
Even the name - Sour Hall - to me made me think of an old Manor House, not a farm. Why would you call a farm Sour Hall? It just makes no sense? I know that's a silly minor thing to pick apart but it was just yet another thing that distracted me from what might have been a decent story, if only it weren't bogged down by everything else. Not one I'd recommend, even if it is free.