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Title: Abridged Audio Annoying
Review: I'm a fan of China Bayles, but wouldn't be if my first exposure had been this abridged audio (Reader's Disgust version). Read by the author, who has entirely the wrong accent - more midwestern or simply generic, it starts out okay, but then becomes hurried, flat and deadpan. The story itself suffers mightly from the abridgement. A cozy needs the subplots and red herrings, but they were so numerous in this abridgement that it quickly became confusiong and rather non-sensical. I missed the little bits of herbal trivia I've come to expect, the richness of the characters was lacking, and generally I would have to say this audio is a mistake. Take a pass, and read the book.
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