Mary Beth Hebert

Dreadful in Many Ways

Revisado: 12-05-24

Story is so-so, writing is mediocre, but the "narration" is the worst I've heard in the over 1200 audible books I've read. Sadly, I inadvertently bought 4 more in this series on a fire sale. Deleting them unread.

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More Religious Than Her Internet Acts

Revisado: 11-03-24

I've enjoyed many of her clips on FB so I thought I'd enjoy her book. The first half is much like her routines but it gets more and more religious as it progresses. My only other complaint is that, while she frequently states that women shouldn't base their sense of self worth on their appearance, a full third of the book is about her body and her looks. This woman with 2 daughters, who acknowledges how damaging it is to focus on your appearance, gets a boob job, fake eyelashes and regular spray on tans and frequently mentions how cute she was when she was younger. Frankly, it got old.

There's also a ton of sexism, but if you've heard any of her routines you already expect that.

With these notes, if these issues don't bother you, it is good solid L Morgan humor. For me, a little goes a long way.

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Pretty Dumb

Revisado: 09-27-24

I don't mind a little suspension of reason in a novel but this book took it to the point of absurdity. Almost every character, especially the protagonist, makes one unbelievably dumb decision after another. E.g., a loser blackmailer wants 10k not to publicly accuse you of something you didn't do and fir which he has zero evidence and your reaction is to pay him? Because of course he wouldn't ever come back over and over, right?
Just really dumb. I want my credit and 9 hours back.

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Dreadful Ending

Revisado: 09-19-24

but very well paced, well acted show. I really enjoyed the twists and turns and this was an easy 4 stars until the last 2 sentences. Super unsatisfactory ending.

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Central Fact Strains Credulity

Revisado: 09-09-24

First I should say that this is a very good novel with outstanding narration. However, I spent the entire story frustrated by the idea that we are expected to accept not just that a woman, for all of 76 years, not only holds her 12-15 year old self responsible for not stopping her father's actions during the holocaust but more incredibly that she has legitimate fear that she would be sent to prison for it. This holds true even as her NINETY-ONE year old self is blackmailed with the threat as well as throughout the story.

I didn't realize until the author's note at the end that the protagonist is from a previous novel in which her age and the underlying pivotal event are fixed such that the author had effectively tied his own hands. Nonetheless it requires a rather hefty suspension of belief to accept the character's driving motivation throughout.

Great ending, though!

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really good

Revisado: 09-07-24

I am a fan of several of these authors, as well as Harlan. I'm not a short story fan but these were really enjoyable. The only exception is the one I was most looking forward to-- Greg Hurwitz's contribution isn't even a story, but a list of characteristics of a type of vampire. I kept waiting for the story to begin and it never did. Very disappointing for this huge Orphan X fan.

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Super Juvenile

Revisado: 08-08-24

First, a confession-- I pushed just past the halfway point until I couldn't take anymore. This guy is like a 13 y.o. who doesn't want to grow up. Super demeaning view of women, the Army, anyone with any liberal thoughts, and non-operators in general, among others. This is a guy who elevated "fucking, feasting and fighting" to his idea of nirvana and envied his former h.s. friends who (at 22!) think any question about "what are you planning to do for work" (to pay for a joint lease on a house) makes you sound like a dad. He actually feels bad after asking the question and joins them for a summer of just fucking. At w8, maybe, but by 22 I expect responsible human beings.

There are much better books by our heros by much more mature men. Read them instead.

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Pure Porn

Revisado: 07-17-24

I'm all for hot, steamy sex scenes but there needs to be at least a little story build up and character development. In fairness, I quit after the 2 main characters each had "the best sex of their lives" while on a dance floor in the first 30 minutes of the book. I also dislike really raunchy descriptions of sex (unless it fits the established storyline) and this was nothing but. We went from seeing each other across a dance floor to (her:) "I grabbed the bar so I'd cum even harder" in 5 minutes. Done. Too many good books out there to waste time on bad ones.

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Unlikable Characters

Revisado: 07-15-24

It's so interesting that in the interview after the book, Box says that he thinks characters are more important than plot. I totally agree but in this book the plot was really good and the young girl Gracie is literally the only likeable character. I nearly quit reading several times because I find the protagonist the most unpleasant main character I think I've ever read. I will not be reading any more in this series. I do, however, enjoy Box's writing.

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Wonderful Story

Revisado: 06-08-24

Not an especially great translation, but the story and its messages are as lovely and true as ever. Very nice narration.

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