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Galveston
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Ryan E
- 02-01-19
Disappointing
I really struggled with this story, disregard my dislike for the general style of prose because that's subjective, but so very little of significance actually takes place in this. The narrator too really kind of creeped me out.
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- Judi G
- 04-10-14
very good
very hard core, but nothing cheezy which I really appreciated. It's a gripping story and I really enjoyed the narration.
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- Mr Sutton
- 27-08-20
As good as the book better than the movie
I have read this book, then watched the movie and now done the audio book. I have always been a fan of these crime stories set in places such as Louisiana and Texas and having obviously heard of the author after True Detective i wanted to give this a go. I loved the book. I thought the movie was a bit light. Disappointing considering talent of the two leads. However this audio book is brilliant especially with the narrator. Very happy with this purchase.
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- Tommy
- 01-12-19
Genuinely great listen
A genuinely great listen. The last hour had me gripped. This is a dark novel and won't be to everyone's taste and I thought the narrator got his pitch and pacing perfect.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-01-16
Great Listening to
Michael Kramer did a very good job narrating the book. It was a great first novel for Nic Pizzolatto.
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- Jonathan Hagger
- 29-07-15
No Happy Ending (or beginning or middle)
This tightly crafted book is literary noir at its finest. The central character is a bad man through and through and yet the author, displays his considerable writing skills, by managing to elicit the reader's sympathy for the unrepentant hoodlum. There is plenty of tragedy in this book, very little redemption and no happy endings, all of which you are made fully aware of in the first few pages. This is not a thriller, a lightweight, easy read for taking to the beach. It is a serious work of fiction. If you approach it as such, you will enjoy it and it will linger in your mind for a long time to come.
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- mirivi
- 07-07-15
Disappointing
Very ordinary, sadly. Galveston never manages to do anything new or fresh; it just sits stolidly within the confines of crime fiction.
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- Ann D
- 23-06-16
Very dark, but compelling
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This is a good story, dark, but compelling. I mostly didn't want to put it down. The narration was good, but relentlessly gloomy and monotone. The style fitted the novel, but the it may have been five star, had there been moments of a change in tone. I look forward to more books by this author.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 11-01-20
Not really what I expected.
Not to spoil anything but I think it needs a second listen through. On the other hand I didn't want to stop listening.