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Blood on Snow
- Narrated by: Patti Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer.When you ‘fix’ people for a living, terminally, it’s hard to get close to anyone. Now he’s finally met the woman of his dreams.
But there are two problems. She’s his boss’ wife. And Olav’s just been hired to kill her. From the best-selling author of BAFTA-nominated Headhunters comes Jo Nesbo’s Blood on Snow.
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- Matt
- 17-04-15
Please bring back Sean Barrett
What disappointed you about Blood on Snow?
I normally can't get enough of Jo Nesco's books, but the characters never really worked for me. The book felt very short. Also, the narrator was a very poor choice. The broad New York accent, but a story set in Oslo just felt so weird.
What could Jo Nesbo have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
The characters just never really connected to me. The story just didn't seem to go anywhere.
Would you be willing to try another one of Patti Smith’s performances?
i doubt it. Her style of narration is slow, monotone and lacking any character. The broad New York accent just starts to grate after a while.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Blood on Snow?
it needs scenes added!
Any additional comments?
Please get Sean Barrett back for these Jo Nesbo books.
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- David
- 17-04-15
What happened to Sean Barrett?
Not up to his usual standards... Disappointed! Almost glad it was just under 4hrs. Hoping the next Harry Hole will be back on form
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-04-15
Ideal for the insomnia
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The usual narrator
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Patti Smith?
Sean Barrett
Any additional comments?
The voice of the narrator droned on in a monotone that could put me to sleep in about 10 minutes
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- Anne
- 15-04-15
dreary narration
What disappointed you about Blood on Snow?
Jo Nesbo is a good writer but the choice of narrator for this book is abysmal
Would you be willing to try another one of Patti Smith’s performances?
No
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-04-15
Half decent story spoilt by bad narration
The reader for this book is quite a bad choice. Firstly, it could be a man's voice or a woman's. It's obviously meant to be a man's, so why not pick someone with a rich deep voice that sounds like a killer? Secondly, the reader affects an L.A. Noir drawl that's totally out of keeping with the Oslo setting. It's an ok story but I won't be trying another like it.
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- 09-04-15
A short, lean, mean pulp machine
A few hour of fun in a Tarantino style story, of criminals, their crimes, loves, and total indifference to life. the cleanest thing in the story is the snow and it gets covered in blood frequently. the main character is a likable “fixer” or hit man; Olav is aware of his limitations and lets us know how things work in his world, but his glasses are very tinted and not all is as he remembers.
I enjoyed the reader of the the story, if a bit unusual.
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- Nigel Hollingworth
- 14-04-15
Quite possibly the worst narration ever
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The narration
Has Blood on Snow put you off other books in this genre?
no
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
I wouldn't know, I fell asleep half way through
If this book were a film would you go see it?
As long as the narrator change
Any additional comments?
I'm sorry, but this really was a dreadful choice of narrator. Sean Barratt made Harry Hole into a believable thoroughly enthralling character. Patti Smith narrative was poorly paced and monotone. I had little interest in finishing what might have been quite a good listen.
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- M. Doherty
- 12-04-15
Missing Sean Barrett
What did you like best about Blood on Snow? What did you like least?
The story was more like a screen play for a Cohn brothers movie. I missed the dulcet tones of Sean Barrett. The setting, like the characters lacked depth and could have been anywhere rather than Oslo. The punk New York accent and the Norwegian setting had me lost somewhere in the mid Atlantic
I set the speed to 1.5 and this sounded better than the "normal" setting.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Patti Smith?
Sean Barrett
Did Blood on Snow inspire you to do anything?
Read the book instead.
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- Catherine
- 12-04-15
Poor choice of narrator!
Feeling disappointed - love Jo Nesbo, but, too short & narrator was not at all suitable, quite annoying in fact. Bring back Sean Barrett! Am now reading the book & enjoying it much more than the audio version.
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- Graham
- 17-04-15
So so Bad!!!
What disappointed you about Blood on Snow?
The narrator
What could Jo Nesbo have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Don't know. It was totally the narrator
Would you be willing to try another one of Patti Smith’s performances?
Never. Will avoid like the plague. Sorry. I'm sure she's a lovely person and all that but this was not the book for her. Not sure narration is best suited to her voice. too monotone.
Any additional comments?
I love Jo Nesbo books. And have loved the audio books too. I honestly had to stop listening 15 minutes in, the narration was so boring. In fact, it was so bad I'm going to ask to be credited for it. First time ever.
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