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Sixty Five Hours
by N.R. Walker
3.5 stars for the story (B-)
4 stars for Nick Russo's narration (B)
I really enjoyed the book right up to the end of the titular sixty-five hours. Lucas Fletcher is relatively new to the Company run by the father of fellow advertising executive, Cameron Fletcher. While Lucas has nothing against Cameron, Cameron seems to dislike Lucas and barely talks to him. When a last minute opportunity come up for a shot at the ad campaign for the major manufacturer of condoms and other adult items, Mr. Fletcher puts his two best execs, Lucas and Cameron, on the clock. Sixty-five hours to come up with an ad campaign the company can't refuse. Thrown together in Cameron's apartment for the weekend of work, the two men get to know and appreciate each other. I loved the story and them coming to understand and appreciate each other. It was funny and hot. And the ideas for the ad campaign were really well done.
After the sixty-five hours was over, it felt like the most important things had already happened, but the book kept going. The rest was like one extended, rather rambling, epilogue. That knocked my grade down. I would honestly have preferred the book to be shorter and wind things up after the ad campaign finished.
I've really enjoyed Nick Russo's narrations in the past, and for the most part I did here, too. My quibble is a personal preference one. Lucas is from Texas, and Russo gives him a sort of southern/Texas-ish voice that didn't quite work for me. Regional accents can be difficult, and Russo's accent wasn't bad, but I did find it a little distracting at times.
4 stars for Nick Russo's narration (B)
I really enjoyed the book right up to the end of the titular sixty-five hours. Lucas Fletcher is relatively new to the Company run by the father of fellow advertising executive, Cameron Fletcher. While Lucas has nothing against Cameron, Cameron seems to dislike Lucas and barely talks to him. When a last minute opportunity come up for a shot at the ad campaign for the major manufacturer of condoms and other adult items, Mr. Fletcher puts his two best execs, Lucas and Cameron, on the clock. Sixty-five hours to come up with an ad campaign the company can't refuse. Thrown together in Cameron's apartment for the weekend of work, the two men get to know and appreciate each other. I loved the story and them coming to understand and appreciate each other. It was funny and hot. And the ideas for the ad campaign were really well done.
After the sixty-five hours was over, it felt like the most important things had already happened, but the book kept going. The rest was like one extended, rather rambling, epilogue. That knocked my grade down. I would honestly have preferred the book to be shorter and wind things up after the ad campaign finished.
I've really enjoyed Nick Russo's narrations in the past, and for the most part I did here, too. My quibble is a personal preference one. Lucas is from Texas, and Russo gives him a sort of southern/Texas-ish voice that didn't quite work for me. Regional accents can be difficult, and Russo's accent wasn't bad, but I did find it a little distracting at times.