Title: READ the book; SKIP the audio version
Product review: The advantage of audio books is that characters, setting, etc. generally are presented to the reader exactly as the author intends. I doubt, however, that the authors of The Syndrome intended for their female characters to sound so absolutely silly. With due respect for Mr. Hill's talents, he is clearly lost when trying to imitate female voices. The voice of the protagonist Adrienne, in particuar, teeters between that of a grown man mimicking a 4-year-old child and the authentic voice of a 90-year-old woman. I was never able to visualize with any credibility what certainly was intended to be a strong, independent, and sexy 20-or-30-something lawyer. Mr. Hill, on the other hand, does an outstanding job with with the male voices and the narration. So, I'm wondering: Since it took a man and a woman to write this thrilling story, perhaps a man AND a woman should have been hired to read the audio version.
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