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Hydra
- An Episode of Six Stories
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce, Jane Slavin, Kris Dyer, Jonathan Keeble, Joan Walker, Julius Howe, Rebecca Rainsford
- Series: Six Stories, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Sigrin
- 25-06-18
Poor
It does pain me to write a bad review when I see everyone else has rated this book so highly. It makes think that there is something I missed.
I appreciate its always good to find new ways to tell a story and make it more interesting to a wider audience, but why reinvent the wheel when you can just tell the story as it is?
This just felt like a TV documentary but without the pictures. It had nothing to hold it together, it was disjointed, the narrators sounded disinterested and after an hour I had to give up.
I will enjoy returning this book, but that is all.
6 people found this helpful
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- C.Johnson
- 09-03-18
An absolutely brilliant writer. Stunned.
Would you listen to Hydra again? Why?
As soon as I had finished I went back to the beginning and replayed it over the next few days. It's so poetic, yet real, and thrilling and so shockingly sad. My heart broke.
What did you like best about this story?
Arla. Arla. Arla.
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?
This is the most wonderful audio experience.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Oh yes.
Any additional comments?
I loved it so much.
17 people found this helpful
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- Pooella DeVille
- 16-03-18
Repetitive interruptions
Good story, scared me at times as I listen at bedtime 😱 but a shame about the podcast interruptions. Spoiled the listening as really annoying and unnecessary. Shame as a good story
22 people found this helpful
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- Claire Wintle
- 05-03-18
Wonderfully written and utterly heartbreaking. A must read!
Absolutely incredible. Gripping, fascinating to the end. One of those books you can’t put down and left me feeling emotionally drained and more than a little indignant. Beautifully crafted blending reality with fiction seamlessly. I think I might have just found my new favourite author...
14 people found this helpful
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- FFigwit
- 14-04-18
Very disappointing
I couldn’t finish this. I’m a big fan of true crime podcasts and this felt incredibly staged and over acted to the extent that I just didn’t believe it. A shame. Not recommended.
16 people found this helpful
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- Annette Wright
- 03-12-18
Original, excellent and thought provoking
Original, excellent and thought provoking, this 6 part story kept me riveted. Compelling and emotional, a very affecting story. Well narrated.
3 people found this helpful
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- Danny Marshall
- 06-11-18
Wow, superb performances
I’d previously bought ‘Six Stories’ by Matt and thought the podcast format worked perfectly. I then bought Hydra in paperback and read the first chapter, loved it, and decided to get the audible again.
Just bossed it over 24 hrs, couldn’t stop listening, driving, walking the dog, making a brew, I’ve had it on constantly and finished it quicker than any other. Loved it.
I really enjoyed Six Stories but did prefer this. The performances really made it, too, particularly Arla.
Will definitely be buying the next - Changeling- as soon as it’s out!
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- Karen Croan
- 07-07-18
Gripping and scary
Clever and genuinely scary, I finished this quickly as I was keen to know what happened next. I liked the format of the radio show, although it involved a bit of repetition here and there to tie in with that format. The really scary thing of course is what can be achieved by those who use social media for negative purposes, and there is currently a view that this had a significant impact on Trumps success. Or is that just what we’d prefer to believe?
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- Sarah Webb
- 04-03-18
Infuriating!
Wouldn't have left any stars but the app only let me give a minimum of 2 for each area. Couldn't make it through the first chapter, the way this is read, with a 'narrator' interrupting, is exceptionally irritating. Definitely does not make a good audio book. Awful.
19 people found this helpful
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- JoErb
- 13-08-18
This is now one of my favourite books ever!
Wow this book is brilliant from start to finish. The story and the narration. This came up as a recommendation from Audible which I thought I'd give a go and so glad I did! I went on to buy the first Six Stories book by this author which is also brilliant, although this has the edge for me personally. I am now waiting in anticipation for Matt Wesolowski's third book (due out in November I believe)! Highly recommended if you like a good mystery with a distinctly creepy edge!
2 people found this helpful