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A review by philibin
Tabula Rasa by Paul L. Centeno
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
(2.0 Stars)
Thank you to #NetGalley for providing this audiobook for reading and review.
I want to look for the positive. The audiobook was highly produced, much like a "graphic audio" book, but to be honest... it was better done than a lot of the graphic audio books I've read on Audible. The vocal effects were done well and you could still understand the words being said. The background sounds did not step over the narration, and the narrators were very good. If I was rating the production quality of this audiobook it would be at least 4 of 5 stars.
The book itself just wasn't for me. The author's page says he "yearns to create something completely new", and I wonder if that is more a negative than a positive. I feel like the story was just all over the place and the plot (if there was one) was lost in the mix. The characters were non-relatable, and the "world" was nonsensical.
There are some writers who are just naturally funny. And then sometimes humor feels forced. I am very particular about humor in books where humor isn't the main focus of the book. I think this book was trying to attempt a lighthearted humor, which was a swing and a miss for me. It just felt like the book was trying to do too much, be too many things.
If you like Christopher Moore, or Jason Pargin, you might like this book.
This was my second book by this author. I may try to read his book The Vagrant Chronicle, because it is critically acclaimed, but other than that (and unless I find it amazing), I wouldn't read more by this author. However, I would listen to an audiobook he produced.
Thank you to #NetGalley for providing this audiobook for reading and review.
I want to look for the positive. The audiobook was highly produced, much like a "graphic audio" book, but to be honest... it was better done than a lot of the graphic audio books I've read on Audible. The vocal effects were done well and you could still understand the words being said. The background sounds did not step over the narration, and the narrators were very good. If I was rating the production quality of this audiobook it would be at least 4 of 5 stars.
The book itself just wasn't for me. The author's page says he "yearns to create something completely new", and I wonder if that is more a negative than a positive. I feel like the story was just all over the place and the plot (if there was one) was lost in the mix. The characters were non-relatable, and the "world" was nonsensical.
There are some writers who are just naturally funny. And then sometimes humor feels forced. I am very particular about humor in books where humor isn't the main focus of the book. I think this book was trying to attempt a lighthearted humor, which was a swing and a miss for me. It just felt like the book was trying to do too much, be too many things.
If you like Christopher Moore, or Jason Pargin, you might like this book.
This was my second book by this author. I may try to read his book The Vagrant Chronicle, because it is critically acclaimed, but other than that (and unless I find it amazing), I wouldn't read more by this author. However, I would listen to an audiobook he produced.