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Title: The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories
Author: Karin Slaughter
Narrator: Shannon Cochran
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 355 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Collected in one volume-and on audio-for the first time, The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories features bestselling author Karin Slaughter at her best: dark, provocative explorations of love, death, and the secrets we keep. This exclusive audiobook contains the previously published tales The Unremarkable Heart, The Blessing of Brokenness, Necessary Women, The Mean Time, Cold Cold Heart, and the never-before-seen story The Truth About Pretty Girls.
Members Reviews:
Horrible!
Any additional comments?
I am an avid Karen Slaughter fan. I love her Grant County and Will Trent books. These short stories however are VERY dark with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Suffered through to the last because I am a fan and was always hopeful that the NEXT story would be good. On the contrary, they only seemed to get worse. Please don't waste your time and mental capacity on these short stories.
Literary Manhater!
Would you try another book from Karin Slaughter and/or Shannon Cochran?
Maybe, if the subject matter were different
What do you think your next listen will be?
Waiting for Jo Nesbo's The Son, and the next book in Louise Penny's Gamache series.
What character would you cut from The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories?
When you cut the bitter, angry, vengeful women from the stories, there isn't much left!
Any additional comments?
Avoid this book at all costs
Definitely not written for happy feelings
Would you try another book from Karin Slaughter and/or Shannon Cochran?
No
What was most disappointing about Karin Slaughters story?
Very depressing, and the female characters in multiple stories are weak
What does Shannon Cochran bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
Emotion and tone not seen in the words
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories?
Way too many of the stories include the death of children
Pleasant Surprise
Would you listen to The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories again? Why?
Maybe. The stories were well crafted and it was intriguing to watch the characters take shape, but knowing how the stories conclude would probably ruin a second listen.
What other book might you compare The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories to and why?
I can't recall reading anything that compares. Most of the characters are unsympathetic, selfish and unlikable, but the narrative is handled so deftly that you stick around anyway, if only to see if the unlikable characters get their comeuppance. By the end of some of the stories I was able to find shreds of sympathy for some of the most unsympathetic characters in the collection. Strange, really, but most of these stories were written (and narrated) very well. It's full of people being horrible to one another, but it's not (in most cases) for simple shock value -- it's organic and we get to see what shaped these vindictive characters.
Which character as performed by Shannon Cochran was your favorite?
None of the characters were really likable, so it's difficult to select a favorite. The narrator did a really great job with all the characters, though perhaps best with Jude from The Truth About Pretty Girls, or June from Unremarkable Heart.
Any additional comments?
The Audible Daily Deal occasionally pays off. Eighty percent of what I've picked up turns out to be crap.
