My last "read" was Dead Sleep by Greg Iles, performed by Susie Breck...
I had gotten about 1/2 way through and stopped listening because I had stopped exercising - I think due to my surgery.
I finally got back on the exercise wagon, and decided to start listening again from the beginning.
I liked the fact that this book hooked me quickly. So many books take so long to get really interesting.
The performance by Susie Breck was quite good. Generally, I prefer a male reader - I guess it is more "natural" to me to hear a male voice in my head - but I didn't have any issues with her performance. Her use of accents was good enough to help differentiate the characters, and she struck a good balance between dull narration are over-the-top acting.
The story kept me interested - even the second time through.
My only complaint was, as with so many novels, the author seemed to poop out right at the end. He tied all of the lose ends, and offered some good twists, but I really would have preferred that he had taken another chapter or two to round out some of the secondary story elements.
Oh well, all in all, I'd definately listen to another book written by Iles and/or read by Breck.
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Posted by David at August 02, 2007 07:43 AM