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I Thought I Knew You
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- I'm all ears
- 15-04-19
Fantastic
To be honest I had this one in my wish list for ages and kept putting off getting it as the write up didn't sound that exciting...so glad I got it, couldn't stop listening, great characters, great narration and great title for the book as it could have applied to all of them
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-09-19
A slightly predictable slow-burner.
The females in the audiobook are insufferable and portrayed in the worst way possible, it took everything out of me not to scream at them as I listened.
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- Richard Youell
- 20-03-19
Absolutely brilliant!
A great read with a compelling story-line. Quite a few twists and turns on the the way and I was mostly kept guessing as to what would happen next. I particularly enjoyed Laura Kirman's narration too - one of the best audiobooks I've listened to. The descriptions of the local landscape were brilliant - I know the area well and the book gave an excellent sense of the place - in addition to the characters and story.
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- sindydean
- 30-03-19
It was a treat to read this book
Thought provoking, trust and faith stretched to capacity. Loved the diverse characters, each brought to life with excellent narrator skills. No matter how long your list books to read, add this one and find the time to enjoy. 5 stars
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- SarahC1985
- 24-03-19
Emotional rollercoaster of a read
Amazon describe this as "the most thought provoking and compelling read of the year." I can't disagree with that statement having read it. As far as the debate up for thought is concerned, I say yes is yes, no is no, end of. Doesn't matter how she may dress, look, act, etc, nothing happens without a given, spoken aloud, "yes." That's easy for me to say I know, as a woman, but I feel very strongly about that. On to the book itself, I really didn't like Rohen, I thought he was a sexist, nasty man. As for Jules and Holly, they both irritated me at times. Holly refused to believe it was possible, and I understand why, but she wouldn't even consider it, and some of Jules's words and actions also irritated me. She broke Saffie's confidence, and a promise she made to her daughter, and from then on in the book, I didn't warm to her at all. I don't care what or who it involves, she made a promise to her own 13 year old daughter, and she broke it. Unacceptable in my view. I think Holly and Jules should've tried to work together to resolve it, and they ended up against each other. They seemed to me more focused on their anger with the other, than helping their children. Adults were more childish than Saffie and Saul! I do have to credit Hancock for the twist at the end, I totally didn't see that coming, and having read a lot of thrillers, sometimes now I get twists right before they happen. But absolutely not this time. Brilliant! I did take one side from the start, and stuck with my convictions, so I was proved right on that, but the twist totally got me. I felt very sorry indeed for both Saffie and Saul. I believe they both suffered in very different ways as a result of what happened. The adults I didn't sympathise with at all. I actually at times thought Saffie and Saul who were actually going through the horror of a situation such as this, were dealing with it in a more mature way than the adults who were supposed to protect them! Very good read all in all, I would recommend this to anyone who loves Psychological suspense.
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- Mrs. K. J. Salt
- 19-09-19
Thought I knew you
good performance. Story was very good up to about three quarters through but felt the ending could have been better-felt slightly disappointed at the end
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- SueF62
- 14-05-19
Narrator put me off
This is a potentially gripping story with a thought provoking subject. BUT the characters are very unlikable and I find it hard to believe that Holly as a university tutor can be so thick at times! And the narrator irritated me by pronouncing several words wrong, putting the emphasis in the wrong place, and most of all by giving the supposedly Polish Jules a Welsh accent...
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- Karen Colpitts
- 08-04-19
Bloody Brilliant!!!
Absolutely fabulous. I really felt for Saul and Holly!! Kept me guessing right to the end!! Brilliant narrator and a fantastic story.. Really makes you think.
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- Kim
- 05-04-19
A tight page turner.
I loved this book, a real gripper, kept me hanging on in there page after page...only criticism was the very odd epilogue, weak, ambiguous and not sure what it was meant to convey, confusing and inconclusive. Otherwise, a great read.
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- al
- 02-11-19
Repetitive and culturally one dimensional
This book is twice the length it ought to be. There is a frustratingly unnecessary amount of repetition throughout . Does the author have such a low opinion of the intellect of the audience that they feel the need to repeat the most mundane information several times? Or are they just stretching out this rather basic plot line to death? The middle class, one dimensional characters are irritating to begin with. As their arrogance and superficiality increases with each repeating chapter, an unhappy ending seems preferential. Perhaps that is the point. Having said all of that, it served its purpose as light entertainment and spurred my curiosity on enough to want to listen to the end.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-19
I thought I knew who did it but I was wrong!
Enjoyed the story and the narrator was not annoying like some can be. Could pick up the story again easily.