Terrible Narration

Would you try another book from Ania Ahlborn and/or Peter Berkrot?

I will absolutely try another book by Ahlborn, but I will avoid this narrator at all costs.

How could the performance have been better?

I couldn't even listen to it--I read most of this book on my Kindle. The narrator felt the need to make every single sentence sound scary--save it for the scenes that actually require it! Terrible.

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Left a lot to be desired.

Would you try another book from Ania Ahlborn and/or Peter Berkrot?

Perhaps. This book wasn't bad by any means and would be willing to try another from the author (Ania). The narration wasn't bad, but it seemed forced - to be more creepy. He was also very breathy and once I picked up on his heavy intakes of breath, I couldn't un-hear it.

What was most disappointing about Ania Ahlborn’s story?

The fact that I was left questioning so much of what was going on with the story. I felt like no questions were answered. I assume this was to add a scare factor to the book, but it ended up just making it shallow and unbelievable. It lost all horror value because there was no real reason given to why what was going on was happening.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I didn't like how breathy and forced the narrator was. He sounded like a movie voice over for a trailer and it was hard to listen to.

I liked the emphasis and pace that was read, I could easily understand what he was saying.

What character would you cut from The Bird Eater?

Hazel. She was very pointless and right when you think she might actually have something to offer to the story, she gets pointlessly cut from the story.

Any additional comments?

The book wasn't bad, I am not upset I listened to it. It just made me wish there was more explanation, such as, why did the child eat birds? Why was he in this home? What caused this family curse? Instead it was all just empty and then ongoing. It felt unfinished and not well thought out. Laving out those details made it much less frightening and more frustrating.

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WAS THE NARRATOR ON A BREATHING MACHINE!!!!

Every other sentence the narrator took a large breath. Hey Pete, why didm' t you add some open mouthed chewing to the loud breathing, that would have been the cherry on my ear sunday!

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Stopped listening...

Don't rely on the Amazon reviews unless you're a fan of drivel. Listened to about 6 hours and just couldn't go on. Silly, poorly written story and horrible narration. I'll be returning this one...

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creepy as heck!

I enjoyed the book. the narrator is definitely a horror genre voice. wow he freaked me out as the story unfolded. great overall.

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Slow and goes no where

I like other books by this author but this book just went nowhere for me. The story behind the boy is poorly fleshed out and the whole lost love angle seemed juvenile and just weird. The ending was very predictable but the idea story as a whole was an interesting concept it just wasn't executed well. The narrator is very good though.

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Super creepy

This book is extremely dark and disturbing but the characters are so likeable it's tough to put down. The narration was awesome. Emotions really came through.

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I liked this book alot!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The story was scary, just the right amount! I like the narrator, I'd recommend this book to someone who likes supernatural books! I was never bored or too scared...just the right amount!

What about Peter Berkrot’s performance did you like?

I think he was emotional when needed, he did other "voices" well...he was pleasant to listen to.

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Not too bad....had potential.

There were some really good parts in this story, but also very slow moving at times. I think the overall story line was really quite silly which is why I only gave three stars. It’s really too bad because the author proves herself to have a lot of potential.

I liked the narrator a lot, thought he did a fine job!

I like the genre this author writes in, primarily Horror, so I would definitely try another one of her books. The cover art for this audiobook is great (!), I love it(!!), and probably the main reason I chose it. Great to have something so cool to look at each time I brought this book up on my device. 😊

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Such a Letdown

The book starts out promising, but it's all downhill from there. Quite frankly, I thought it was boring. There's slow-burning, then there's spinning wheels for 9 and a half hours. It never picked up after the events at the opening of the book and by the last two hours, I was just praying for it to be over so I could be put out of my misery. I would have just stopped listening, but I thought since it came so highly recommended that there was bound to be some amazing plot twist or revelation at the end that would make hanging in there worth the pain. Not so much. I really feel cheated and resentful of all the time I wasted on this poorly executed snooze fest.

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