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Try Not to Breathe
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Lucy Middleweek, Katy Sobey
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Some secrets never die. They're just locked away.
Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine: a morning run until her body aches, then a few hours of forgettable work before the past grabs hold and drags her down. Every day is treading water, every night is drowning. Until Alex discovers Amy Stevenson. Amy Stevenson, who was just another girl from a nearby town until the day she was found after a merciless assault. Amy Stevenson, who has been in a coma for fifteen years, forgotten by the world. Who, unbeknownst to her doctors, remains locked inside her body, conscious but paralysed, reliving the past.
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- Pete
- 02-12-16
If you can get over annoying irritating inflections in speech of two readers it's worth listening to.
I almost gave up after a couple of hours simply because of the male narrator's irritatingly inflection in his voice. When he was 'into ' his character this was less obvious , he's actually a good reader with lots of colour and expression , but I won't buy another audible book with him reading. When I first heard the female journalist's voice I thought 'oh no! Same inflection " I figured whoever picked the two readers must like this kind of voice. The voice of the 'girl' was excellent . To me if the voices aren't to my liking I find it hard to enjoy. The story was okay, easy listening , worth reading even with it's fairly abrupt ending . Nothing special but glad I got to end. It's not in the same ball park of Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins but perfect to entertain when doing something mundane - long drive , ironing etc...
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- Miss Claire A Phipps
- 08-01-17
Be patient gets better
Starts off slow but then becomes good and you don't want to put down. Good narration and you get a feeling of the characters
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- jv
- 03-11-16
Fantastic book, highly recommended
What a great book. Unusual and interesting storylines all tied together. Good narration. I had changing allegiance for the characters as the story developed. I really enjoyed this book. Couldn't wait to listen to the next bit. Thought provoking and, a crime, a mystery, a drama and a love story of sorts. Only thing which didn't ring true was the way in which people had access to the hospital ward, notes and the patients but a great listen
8 people found this helpful
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- Jules
- 27-12-16
Unputdownable
A superb book that pulled me in from the moment I started listening.
The story was made more interesting by having different character viewpoints read by several actors, making the narrative easy to understand and follow and drew you in further, making the characters more believable and likeable.
A who done it that doesn't spill its beans until right near the end. I had my suspicions with only 5 chapters to go but I still had 2 suspects and it could have gone either way.
A really good, solid ending for all characters involved.
Would highly recommend this book.
7 people found this helpful
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- Karmen
- 23-11-16
Don't believe the hype!
I honestly have no idea how this book has so many great reviews. The story was uninteresting, had a predictable ending was and without any real climax to keep the readers hooked. Don't waste 9+ hours listening to this
26 people found this helpful
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- Trish
- 26-12-16
Excellent could not leave it out of my ear
Felt I knew who the person was that committed the crime but had to keep changing my mind which is a good trait of the book, so was taken back when it wasn't who I thought it was .. good story overall,
5 people found this helpful
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- Ninecatz
- 02-09-16
Don't hold your breath...
Any additional comments?
The culprit was easy to guess and I found it a bit boring, had I been reading instead of listening I would have skipped pages. One of those books I listened to because I'd purchased it - mediocre.
22 people found this helpful
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- Mrs S.
- 25-06-16
Predictable
Story was predictable, so much so that you know the ending by half way through the book, with nothing exciting happening along the way. The audio was distracting as the voices seemed sing-song and irritating. Disappointing.
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- Monroe
- 07-05-16
exactly what I was looking for!!
perfect cure for my The Girl on the Train withdrawal syptoms. This book has a similar layout in terms of the narrators and a gripping story line.
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- Tough but fair
- 25-06-16
Disappointed
First I have to admit to very much disliking the voices used ! The intonation sounded off to me and became increasingly irritating.
As for the story, it did keep my interest but characters felt very received. The main character, who narrates most of it, was very similar to the one in The Girl on the Train. Another young woman whose life has been ruined by alcohol, starts to investigate a mystery and at the same time comes to terms with her alcoholism and the man she has lost as a result of it. This is almost identical.
So too is the structure of having several narrators, at least one of which is unreliable.
Lastly, the mystery, in other words who did it as it were,, I felt was not satisfying. I don't wish to spoil the ending so cannot really comment any more.
Overall, I was rather disappointed in a book that was not very well written and the plot of which seems to have been lifted from elsewhere. Unless I have got it the wrong way round and the girl on the train came first
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- Martha
- 29-09-16
Captivating but expected.
Wonderful storytelling! This novel really captures my attention and I listened to it rather quickly because I was anticipating a shocking revelation in the end. However, the actual conclusion and solving of the case was somewhat boring and easily anticipated. It was still a very well written, suspenseful book, though!