The Lake
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The Lake
Narrated by:
Stephanie Brush
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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Brush
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Richard Laymon
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The narrator does her best to distinguish between characters.
Story drew me in
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great story, great performance!
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twists came out of this book a very easy listen keeps you guessing
The Lake by Richard Laymon
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a bit long winded but an OK read would recommend t
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A chilling but lighthearted story.
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Not one of Laymon’s best. Very unbelievable plot. Good performance though.
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The story appears unfinished, with characters being introduced and then being forgotten about. For example a character?s background would be described, thus making it appear that the author intended to introduce these characters into the main narrative. But then nothing more is said about them it appears that the author decided against it.
As far as the story goes, it is gory (which is a good thing in a horror novel) and occasionally suspenseful (again, a plus). But the various plots unravel quickly when many events are happening at once and then drag on mundane irrelevant aspects. This gets confusing and towards the end of the book, annoying.
I have subsequently read that the author died before the release of this book and it would appear that this is actually an unfinished novel. This rings true with the above comments.
I have been listening to audio books for many years and am accustomed to listening to the various narrators? respective vocal abilities when reading. Unfortunately, Stephanie Brush was not able to vocally distinguish between the two main characters well. This meant that occasionally it was difficult to recognise who was meant to be speaking. Her increased speed of reading meant that it was difficult to keep track of the narrative. This could be down to poor editing, but it occasionally meant that spoken conversation was mixed up with the narrative, and resulted in difficulty in keeping up with events.
All in all, this doesn?t seem to be one of the author?s best novels and unfortunately has been made worse by the narrator.
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