Gripping book - constant action

This book was brilliant, but the narration quality was awful. The narrator regularly makes mistakes and then just repeats the line again! At one point he even clears his throat before going on to repeat a line! There is no way that this narration has been quality checked, if I was the author, I'd be raging!

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the worst narrator ever

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

as ever Conrad jones book is a page turner

What didn’t you like about Paul Holbrook’s performance?

despite being set in England the narrator has a very strong American accent and it becomes difficult to remember it is set in the north west. his dialogue emphasises in all the wrong places and his pronunciation is very annoying. at times his attempts at Asian accents sounds as though he is doing a cartoon speak over. there are also a number of mistakes where he starts to read and then back tracks. what a mess absolutely terrible

Could you see Slow Burn being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

yes

Any additional comments?

at the start of this book it was tempting to return this but I know how good Conrad jones is and continued to listen/ I will remember this book not only for the great story but the worst narrator ever

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Great story but the wrong narrators

This is another good Alec Ramsay story. Conrad Jones has developed a strong character and great stories. Sadly, whoever chose the narrator, both Paul Holbrook and the female occasional voice, forgot to rationalise that an American (these two anyway) cannot replicate accents from NW England. Furthermore, neither can alter their voices convincingly for different characters and results are very odd. Such a shame, because the narration detracts from an interesting and clever story. I’m not certain I’ll get others in this series because of the use of the same narrator.

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Persevere

This book is great! Loved the story.
Narration is terrible but if u persevere yi get used to it. Its worth it :)

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Didn't Finish Chapter 2

Appalling. The performance was dire, and couldn't listened any more. No idea what the story is about.

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Dreadful narration.

Does Conrad Jones know who is the narrator of this book. My wife recommended this book as she has read a lot of Conrad Jones.
Imagine my disappointment when I started this audiobook when I could not believe that an American person wad badly reading a book written about Liverpool and the Northwest.
I could not go any further than chapter 2 after I heard the voice of the lady traffic warden speaking as if she came from Brooklyn or some other part of America.
I am seeking to get a refund and return this excellent book because the narration is dreadful.
I was amazed to see that there were a number of 5 star reviews amongst the other one star submissions.I am sure Conrad Jones will not be happy with the choice of narrator.
My wife really enjoyed the book ,but I cannot score anything
For the story as I did not continue.

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Please avoid

Dreadful narration, I’ve listened to a number of Conrad Jones books and have thoroughly enjoyed the stories & narration. Didn’t manage more than two minutes of this one all down to narration. Mismatched accent and unusual pronunciation of English. Very disappointed

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