Visits from the Drowned Girl

Interesting & worth a listen!

I liked this book. While the protaganist (Benny) is weak minded, sadomasochistic and basically a loser, the story is somehow interesting. Benny can't face reality, is unfaithful to himself and all of those around him. Yet he is not an evil person...we all have bits and pieces of him in ourselves, I think. The story makes you look a little at yourself, and this is not a bad thing (unless you can't handle it). The speaker, by the way, is excellent. A recommended read.

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Beautifully dense

A magnificent book. The language is beautifully rich. The author does a wonderful thing, he describes the world of a simple person in a refreshingly intricate way.

Listening is bliss.

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Amazing

There is nothing I can write that will do this book justice. Which I suppose makes it by definition sublime.

Not the fantasy world of The Andy Griffith Show

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

It is an interesting read, I would recommend with warnings however.

If you’ve listened to books by Steven Sherrill before, how does this one compare?

I loved Minotaur 'The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break', this book falls a little short in comparison. And seems to take place in the same town, or one very much like it, they do abound far out from the cities.

What about Holter Graham’s performance did you like?

I'll be looking for more of his readings, so yes.

If you could take any character from Visits from the Drowned Girl out to dinner, who would it be and why?

This may be one of the downfalls of this story, no one I'd like to go to dinner with here, this does not mean that there were no likeable characters, just people you would rather keep as acquaintances. Jeeter has an interesting place and could be worth a visit, if I had a friend that took me by, that is.

Sick City USA

This book was a painstacking adventure to listen too! The characters are something out of backwoods USA. The city and characters are unbelievably sick minded. The whole book is in search of finding out who the dead girl is and what she is all about. When we find out, it is anticlimatic and expected. Sorry for the negative words, but I found this book a waste of time.

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don't bother

My entire book club hated this book. The characters are discusting and the story is even worse. However, we agreed that the narrator did a very good job and the author wrote well. Too bad the talent was wasted on such a terrible tale.