The Tale of the Body Thief

Book fans will be disappointed

My bad. I totally missed the part about this download being abridged. I discovered it too late, after realizing several good parts of the book were missing. I've read the harcover many times and it was evident the Audible story had been shortened. The narrator was an overacting dork, growling or yelling his lines throughout the book. It was perfectly obnoxious. Why didn't they stick with Simon Vance, who narrated the first three books in the series? Caveat emptor.

12 of 12 people found this review helpful

ABRIDGED!!!!!!! AWFUL!!!!!

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

NO MORE ABRIDGED!!!!!

What was most disappointing about Anne Rice’s story?

It was ABRIDGED!!!!!!!

How could the performance have been better?

NO ABRIDGE!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

I made the mistake of purchasing this without looking that it was abridged. I kick myself for the complete waste!!! It's horrible to do this to books..just horrible!

11 of 11 people found this review helpful

Not What I Thought I Was Purchasing...

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The book itself, yes. The audible version... No. I didn't realize it was abridged and that was my fault for not paying attention to what I was purchasing. I was trying to go back and forth between my book and the audible and got all excited thinking that I was so far ahead in the book since I was listening to the audible in the car and while conducting errands. What I didn't realize was that I was listening to an abridged version which means I have missed quite possibly a lot of really interesting pieces in the actual book. Very disappointing.

Had I not been going back and forth with the actual book this audible gets a 3. The voice acting was decent and it gives you the gist of the story in a little over 2 hours. Just sad there isn't an unabridged version.

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

N/A

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The voice of Lestat was great, but the voice for other characters were eh. The French accent for Lestat was horrible. I couldn't help but laugh every time he spoke with the accent.

Could you see The Tale of the Body Thief being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes. I'm not sure.

Any additional comments?

Please make unabridged version to the Vampire Chronicle books so those who like do to what I do (i.e. go back and forth between the actual book and audible) can do so.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Unabridged would be perfect

Any additional comments?

Over all, it is a pretty good story that moved very fast because it was abridged. If you want to get a brief synopsis on the story, this is the way to go but if you want the whole story, you are better off to read the entire book.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

ABRIDGED!!!

Abridged! Why would anyone want an abridged Anne Rice novel!? Wish I'd seen that before I bought this book and the one after it in the series. I Goggle'd around and couldn't find an unabridged version for purchase anywhere, but I did see it on YouTube. Guess I'll try that. Otherwise I've wasted 2 credits on here.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I will never buy abridged again.

What would have made The Tale of the Body Thief better?

If it had been the entire novel.

What could Anne Rice have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Nothing. It wasn't her fault.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He wasn't Simon Vance.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Tale of the Body Thief?

None!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I didn't realize this book was abridged

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Anne Rice's other novels are not abridged versions here but for some reason this one is?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

not the best

I listen to ann rice books quite a bit and everytime I listen to this one the guys voice does not sound that good he's growling and making guttural sounds sounds like he's talking with a sore throat. the performance was not very good in my opinion but the story was good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Overacting and abridged.

The only book in the vampire chronicles without an unabridged audible, so I had to make it through somehow to get to the next book. Very disappointing, and the narrator over acts a lot (growling, sneering, etc)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Good to listen too, but old copy

First let me say that this had to have been copied off of a tape because there were times when the narration would slow down or there would be extra noise in the background. Don't let this, however, stop you from listening to Richard E. Grant's great narration of this story.

You can still listen to this tale even if you haven't read/listened to the other vampire tales. I read this years ago, since I'm in college I don't always have time to read a book, so choose to listen to the story again. I still enjoyed Lestat's new venture at discovering he has a human side, even if it was forced upon him. There are new characters introduced and some you'll recognize from past vampire tales.

Have fun with this and hope you continue on with the other tales (though if you want it unabridged, read the books).

3 of 4 people found this review helpful