Very addictive-couldn't put it down!

Where does The Book of You rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Definitely one of the better stories, it really sucked me in, although I wasn't too keen on the narrator.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Book of You?

The ending! It was a bit of a shocker, but it won't say more than that ;)

What three words best describe Orlagh Cassidy’s performance?

I can't think of 3 words to describe her performance, but I will say I found her accent very confusing and slightly annoying. I think she was supposed to sound English, but half the time she sounded American and Irish, with hints of something else! It made it confusing to keep up with which character she was speaking as.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really, but it made me think a lot, which is always good.

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5 people found this helpful

hooked from the opening line

If you could sum up The Book of You in three words, what would they be?

obsession stalking psychological

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Book of You?

the narrative

What about Orlagh Cassidy’s performance did you like?

Listed to over a 100 books on audible along with SEan barret orlaigh Cassidy amazing

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Teeth grindingly intense and consistently gripping

From the moment I started listening to this book I was completely drawn in. Clarissa is an ordinary, slightly mousey woman who is seemingly over-obsessed by the unwanted attention from a colleague. Rafe is a man who on the face of it, is a very attractive proposition. He is attractive, successful and a highly intelligent college professor, but for some reason Clarissa is completely repulsed by his advances. The story of their relationship is brilliantly interwoven with Clarissa's experience as a member of a jury, hearing a particularly nasty case involving sexual violence. Throughout this, there is a heavy air of psychological and physical malevolence which is completely gripping.

This story cleverly explores the fine line between a woman actively seeking male attention and receiving attention from an unwanted source and it pulls no punches in describing the horror of physical violence and the helplessness of victims when seeking protection and justice. This maintains momentum throughout and neatly avoids an obvious ending. If you are looking for the antidote to Fifty Shades of Grey, you will find it here.

Orlagh Cassidy excels in her performance of the main characters and although there is arguably a slight over-cockneyfication of some of the minor characters, it was certainly not enough for this to merit anything other than a five star review.

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worst narrator ever

Would you try another book written by Claire Kendal or narrated by Orlagh Cassidy?

I would try another Claire Kendal book but not if Orlagh Cassidy was reading it

How did the narrator detract from the book?

really awful, as many other reviewers have already said. Weird accents that kept changing and she made me not care about the main character

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Good parallel story idea

Powerful story. Found I drifted off in places as pace of story not always as page turning as I like. Nonetheless it was easy to follow and I found looking forward to hearing more!

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Gripping.....

Loved the story couldn't put it down. Just felt disappointed at the end of the book. But I think that's the romantic in me. Otherwise I loved story and characters.

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very good and scary

very good story. well told. makes you uneasy. disappointing ending though. all loose ends tied up too quickly

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Worst accent ever.

Great story but why did they use an American woman from Washington DC to do this? She reminded me of Dick Van Dyke with her Disney cockney accent. I think Orlagh Cassidy has a wonderful voice in her native tongue but she clearly struggled to maintain an English accent and ended up sounding bizarre. It was totally distracting and made was should have been a brilliant audio book into an ok one. The story itself is great, but I wish I'd read in a book it rather than listened to it here. Such a shame.

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Interesting story- a little frustrating at times

The story is interesting and moves at a nice pace. The author uses a repetitive technique a couple of times which was rather pretentious. "Henry; reading a paper. Henry; holding me. Henry; leaving me". That kind of stuff.
My major irritation was the fact that Clarissa didn't go to the Police straight away! That was quite unrealistic.
The book was narrated by the author and she read it beautifully, not too much acting but nlt monotone either. But her accent really irritated me! She sounds mostly British and then puts an American pronunciation n the mix, which is just so irritating! Apparently she was born in America, which explains is but is no less irritating.
So yes, a good story on the whole but those irritating factors deducted from the enjoyment.

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Decent story ruined by narration

This was a decent story totally ruined by the narrator who made every other character sound like either a munchkin, a witch or a cross between mary popping cockney and bad Australian. Really spoiled it. If you can't do accents - then don't!

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