Not bad James Patterson, not bad

A good thought-provoking thriller which fizzles away a bit towards the end. As some others have said, I would not be surprised if there is a film in the offing.

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I expected better from these two!

If you want a 'ripping yarn' for holiday reading, and don't expect too much, this will probably do for you but when I say holiday READING......that's exactly what I mean because the narrator is so awful I found it difficult to listen. Surely two authors of experience and fame could afford to have their books read by someone better? Buy the kindle version or a paperback and enjoy loads of people getting killed by a volcano whilst the hero saves the world from something far more deadly.

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Decent enough but not his best.

I have listened to some bad narration but this really takes the biscuit. Absolutely appalling.

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God awful narration

So hard to properly review this book given how bad the narrator is. I can’t believe it was approved for release it’s that bad. He pauses in bizarre places as if he’s unsure what he’s reading. I’d suggest buying the book rather than listening.

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I made it to chapter 8.

I don’t know if it’s Patterson taking over from Crichton, or Clarke Peters’ narration, but I found this very hard going, even though I only got a few chapters in.

Peters sounds like he’s either reading the book for the first time, or is reading through bifocals, with pauses and changes in the rhythm of the narration seeming to indicate getting to the end of a new page and adjusting focal distance to the top of the next.

Audible, please put some time in on getting the original Crichton books recorded/uploaded such as Airframe, and possibly get a producer to sit in on the recording sessions.

Edit: I’ve just heard the beginning of the Audible.com version of this, read by Scott Brick. It’s probably a rights issue, but why isn’t that version just used over here in the UK? Maybe the same reason Brick’s recording of The Lost World isn’t available here.

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Cheesier than a Fondue

Poor storyline, dreadful storytelling. Struggled to finish which was a shame as I love Michael Crichton and was looking forward to its release. Narrator was simply awful.

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Intriguing story, but poor narration.

I went into this intrigued by the story and a "secret army base", and how that would involve a volcano. By 2/3s of the story I was pretty fed up. I read some of the reviews before listening and most went on about the bad narrator, which at first didn't bother me, but yes again by half way it's very noticeable how poor he is, tripping over words and sentences in very jerky ways.

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Average story. Below average narrator. Not worth a credit.

Average story. Below average narrator. Awful performance actually. Not worth a credit. Regret the decision.

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Leg twitchingly dull

This was agonising to listen to. It starts off ok but you can’t really talk about the peril of unlikable characters and the nature of lava flows for chapters and expect it to interest anyone. At points I was hoping they would all die and put and end to it. Liked the narrator but even lester Freeman couldn’t save this one. Some shameful sh*t

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The reality of it all

The narrator became irritating towards the end of the book - felt he missed the opportunity for creating tension and suspense. I actually couldn’t wait for the end of the book because of this. Story was good although the ending was a tad sudden and lame. Was it worth a credit? Hmmmmm

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