What disappointed you about A Touch of Stardust?
The narrator for this book nearly killed it for me all by herself, but sometimes you can get past that if the material is good.
This is one of those stories that seems to have a good premise, yet keeps just falling short of grabbing the readers interest. I never really much liked any of the characters as the story meandered around from one implausible lucky break to the next in a slow-paced and rather repetitious manner. I wanted to care, but finally gave up and found myself saying "Yeah, yeah, whatever...let's wrap this up shall we?" I don't know exactly why I finished listening to this book as I lost interest somewhere in the middle--but I did finish. Maybe I was wondering if the end was as boring as the beginning? Yep. It was.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
When a very feminine voice attempts to 'play' a masculine character, the results are usually not particularly good. Add a touch of a Bogey-style lilt to the narrative and it's guaranteed to get on the listeners last nerve. This narrator simply couldn't carry off the attempted male voices and there are enough men in this story to drive the listener to distraction. Perhaps the narrator would have been better off simply reading this straight. She has a nice voice...just not enough acting skills for much characterization work.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Nothing. This book sparked nothing.
Any additional comments?
The insights about "Gone With The Wind" were mildly interesting, but if you really would like to know more about the filming of that movie there are probably better books on that topic.