Abridging leaves a lot to be desired.

I gave this book 3 stars because it is abridged. The narrator is great and I love Jennifer Crusie novels, but a lot of good stuff was left out. Notably, the subplot of Darla and Max trying to rekindle their relationship. Also the transitions between scenes felt awkward and unnatural. I would give 5 stars to an unabridged recording of the book with the same narrator. Next time I buy an audiobook, I will be checking carefully to make sure it is not an abridged version

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Abridged sneak attack

This is one of my favorite books by this author, but I realized about halfway through that there were major gaps in the story. They took out not only the supporting characters and their conversations, but also major scenes that were important to the plot.

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Wish this was available in an unabridged version!

Jennifer Crusie is as funny and insightful about relationships between men and women as always. Lots of food for thought as to when courting turns from pursuit into stalking or worse, and what's behind that behaviour. Sandra Burr's narration is top notch, giving each character a personality and voice of their own.
It's a very good abridgement, but I wish there were an unabridged version available.

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creepy

I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't the typical Jennifer Crusie book to me. I didn't see much depth in the romantic part of the story. I wasn't really fond of the "hero." He was kind of a jerk, in my eyes-- and didn't really redeem himself and I didn't get why she liked him so much. The other characters were pretty fun, and some of the situations made me smile (which is why I gave the book a relatively high rating). Some situations were kind of intense, which makes for a fun book. Don't want to spoil anything, but I think it was a relatively fun read.

Narrator was great to my ears!

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great book when unabridged

i love the book and the narrator is great. however, i didn't realize this was the abridged version. i knocked off a couple of stars because i missed the stuff they left out, and it costs too much to be incomplete. my fault for not paying attention, but still, it's abridged, and not as good as the complete story.

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Love the author, pissed that it's abridged.

I would not have spent $17 on this audiobook if I had realized that it's not the whole story. really disappointing.

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great story

great story kept your riveted all the way through great characters . this is one worth buying.

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love it it's so me

I love jennifers books a few of them have been middle of the road but his one was fast funny loving. I had to stay in the car a few times to find a stopping point so I could get out. Was a really good listen glad I got it.

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Stop abridgments please

Taking out parts of the original is not a good thing. Not that they don’t do it well, but I love every word of Jennifer Cruise’s works and I miss them in the audio application.

Abridged

Wish they’d mentioned it was an abridged version. Too many cuts. Okay, but not fabulous