What a great story. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Held my interest all the way to the end. Looking forward to the sequel.
";}s:7:"summary";s:123:"What a great story. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Held my interest all the way to the end. Looking forward to the sequel.";s:12:"atom_content";s:131:"What a great story. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Held my interest all the way to the end. Looking forward to the sequel.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1271625394;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: AndrewO";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-298713";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"AndrewO";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:30:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-298713";s:11:"description";s:130:"This is a very nice story. Really, really nice. And I am really, really looking forward to the sequel ! Go Paul, go ! -AndrweO";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:138:"This is a very nice story. Really, really nice. And I am really, really looking forward to the sequel ! Go Paul, go ! -AndrweO
";}s:7:"summary";s:130:"This is a very nice story. Really, really nice. And I am really, really looking forward to the sequel ! Go Paul, go ! -AndrweO";s:12:"atom_content";s:138:"This is a very nice story. Really, really nice. And I am really, really looking forward to the sequel ! Go Paul, go ! -AndrweO
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1245432642;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-288621";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 01 May 2009 11:18:00 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-288621";s:11:"description";s:591:"Thanks for the feedback Jane. Regarding the one-off kiss between Paola and Terri, you're right in thinking it's foreshadowing of recognition. You might say it was a confused reaction to the subconscious realization that they had met before. Also, some of the plot threads that appear to be incomplete are developed in the sequel (of which I'll say no more here...). Obviously I'm glad you weren't put off by the early chapters. I knew there was a risk (borne out by Craig's comment previously), but judging by the majority of comments I seem to have pitched it mostly right in that respect.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:645:"Thanks for the feedback Jane. Regarding the one-off kiss between Paola and Terri, you’re right in thinking it’s foreshadowing of recognition. You might say it was a confused reaction to the subconscious realization that they had met before. Also, some of the plot threads that appear to be incomplete are developed in the sequel (of which I’ll say no more here…).
Obviously I’m glad you weren’t put off by the early chapters. I knew there was a risk (borne out by Craig’s comment previously), but judging by the majority of comments I seem to have pitched it mostly right in that respect.
";}s:7:"summary";s:591:"Thanks for the feedback Jane. Regarding the one-off kiss between Paola and Terri, you're right in thinking it's foreshadowing of recognition. You might say it was a confused reaction to the subconscious realization that they had met before. Also, some of the plot threads that appear to be incomplete are developed in the sequel (of which I'll say no more here...). Obviously I'm glad you weren't put off by the early chapters. I knew there was a risk (borne out by Craig's comment previously), but judging by the majority of comments I seem to have pitched it mostly right in that respect.";s:12:"atom_content";s:645:"Thanks for the feedback Jane. Regarding the one-off kiss between Paola and Terri, you’re right in thinking it’s foreshadowing of recognition. You might say it was a confused reaction to the subconscious realization that they had met before. Also, some of the plot threads that appear to be incomplete are developed in the sequel (of which I’ll say no more here…).
Obviously I’m glad you weren’t put off by the early chapters. I knew there was a risk (borne out by Craig’s comment previously), but judging by the majority of comments I seem to have pitched it mostly right in that respect.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1241176680;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: JaneInPA";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-287949";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"JaneInPA";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:46:43 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-287949";s:11:"description";s:534:"Hi Paul, Loved the book! The strong content of the early chapters didn't bother me, and did a good job of presenting the gritty "feel" of this future. My one question is whether I missed the point of the kiss between Paola and Terri? Just a orphaned plot thread, or did I miss where it got weaved into some foreshadowing of recognition or the whole emotional 'transmitter/receptor" thing? Your writing is fairly tight and that one nagged a me. In any case, thank you for presenting your work in this format and hope to see more.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:572:"Hi Paul, Loved the book! The strong content of the early chapters didn’t bother me, and did a good job of presenting the gritty “feel” of this future. My one question is whether I missed the point of the kiss between Paola and Terri? Just a orphaned plot thread, or did I miss where it got weaved into some foreshadowing of recognition or the whole emotional ‘transmitter/receptor” thing? Your writing is fairly tight and that one nagged a me. In any case, thank you for presenting your work in this format and hope to see more.
";}s:7:"summary";s:534:"Hi Paul, Loved the book! The strong content of the early chapters didn't bother me, and did a good job of presenting the gritty "feel" of this future. My one question is whether I missed the point of the kiss between Paola and Terri? Just a orphaned plot thread, or did I miss where it got weaved into some foreshadowing of recognition or the whole emotional 'transmitter/receptor" thing? Your writing is fairly tight and that one nagged a me. In any case, thank you for presenting your work in this format and hope to see more.";s:12:"atom_content";s:572:"Hi Paul, Loved the book! The strong content of the early chapters didn’t bother me, and did a good job of presenting the gritty “feel” of this future. My one question is whether I missed the point of the kiss between Paola and Terri? Just a orphaned plot thread, or did I miss where it got weaved into some foreshadowing of recognition or the whole emotional ‘transmitter/receptor” thing? Your writing is fairly tight and that one nagged a me. In any case, thank you for presenting your work in this format and hope to see more.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1240775203;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:10:"By: craigR";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-287368";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"craigR";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:42:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-287368";s:11:"description";s:515:"I made it through the first episode, and have to stop. I don't look to literature for vicarious sex, so tying a beautiful young woman down in a bent over position, and walking up behind her dropping your pants is not my cup of tea. I had to decide if this was an essential part of some interesting plot line, or a nerdy guy sitting in the dark pounding out personal fantasies. The latter option would argue poorly for a quality novel. I'll probable try again, and I hope there's no more boy's locker room stuff.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:547:"I made it through the first episode, and have to stop. I don’t look to literature for vicarious sex, so tying a beautiful young woman down in a bent over position, and walking up behind her dropping your pants is not my cup of tea. I had to decide if this was an essential part of some interesting plot line, or a nerdy guy sitting in the dark pounding out personal fantasies. The latter option would argue poorly for a quality novel. I’ll probable try again, and I hope there’s no more boy’s locker room stuff.
";}s:7:"summary";s:515:"I made it through the first episode, and have to stop. I don't look to literature for vicarious sex, so tying a beautiful young woman down in a bent over position, and walking up behind her dropping your pants is not my cup of tea. I had to decide if this was an essential part of some interesting plot line, or a nerdy guy sitting in the dark pounding out personal fantasies. The latter option would argue poorly for a quality novel. I'll probable try again, and I hope there's no more boy's locker room stuff.";s:12:"atom_content";s:547:"I made it through the first episode, and have to stop. I don’t look to literature for vicarious sex, so tying a beautiful young woman down in a bent over position, and walking up behind her dropping your pants is not my cup of tea. I had to decide if this was an essential part of some interesting plot line, or a nerdy guy sitting in the dark pounding out personal fantasies. The latter option would argue poorly for a quality novel. I’ll probable try again, and I hope there’s no more boy’s locker room stuff.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1240501362;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-286753";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:47:00 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-286753";s:11:"description";s:501:"Thanks for sticking with the story, Robin. I was aware that the explicit nature of the opening chapters might put some people off, but as I mentioned in my reply to Devious Grin (above) I began the story with different intentions. If I was starting out again I might approach it another way, or at least perhaps shift the emphasis. The sequel will not be so uneven. I appreciate your comments (and perseverance!), and will be podcasting the next in the series soon after the final chapter is revised.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:515:"Thanks for sticking with the story, Robin. I was aware that the explicit nature of the opening chapters might put some people off, but as I mentioned in my reply to Devious Grin (above) I began the story with different intentions. If I was starting out again I might approach it another way, or at least perhaps shift the emphasis. The sequel will not be so uneven.
I appreciate your comments (and perseverance!), and will be podcasting the next in the series soon after the final chapter is revised.
";}s:7:"summary";s:501:"Thanks for sticking with the story, Robin. I was aware that the explicit nature of the opening chapters might put some people off, but as I mentioned in my reply to Devious Grin (above) I began the story with different intentions. If I was starting out again I might approach it another way, or at least perhaps shift the emphasis. The sequel will not be so uneven. I appreciate your comments (and perseverance!), and will be podcasting the next in the series soon after the final chapter is revised.";s:12:"atom_content";s:515:"Thanks for sticking with the story, Robin. I was aware that the explicit nature of the opening chapters might put some people off, but as I mentioned in my reply to Devious Grin (above) I began the story with different intentions. If I was starting out again I might approach it another way, or at least perhaps shift the emphasis. The sequel will not be so uneven.
I appreciate your comments (and perseverance!), and will be podcasting the next in the series soon after the final chapter is revised.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1240184820;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Robin";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-283747";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Robin";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:11:19 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-283747";s:11:"description";s:597:"Hi Paul, I just finished listening to Plitone Revisionist and I must say that I really enjoyed this book. At first attempt I stopped listening to this book as I did not like the opening episodes, in fact I deleted the story from my IPod. A few weeks later a friend said how much he enjoyed the book and he said after the opening chapters with the heavy sex emphasis it got much better. I tried again and found that he was right. The story is original and entertaining. I am awaiting the next in the series and I forsee that this can become quite an engaging series of books. Keep up the good work.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:605:"Hi Paul, I just finished listening to Plitone Revisionist and I must say that I really enjoyed this book. At first attempt I stopped listening to this book as I did not like the opening episodes, in fact I deleted the story from my IPod. A few weeks later a friend said how much he enjoyed the book and he said after the opening chapters with the heavy sex emphasis it got much better. I tried again and found that he was right. The story is original and entertaining. I am awaiting the next in the series and I forsee that this can become quite an engaging series of books. Keep up the good work.
";}s:7:"summary";s:597:"Hi Paul, I just finished listening to Plitone Revisionist and I must say that I really enjoyed this book. At first attempt I stopped listening to this book as I did not like the opening episodes, in fact I deleted the story from my IPod. A few weeks later a friend said how much he enjoyed the book and he said after the opening chapters with the heavy sex emphasis it got much better. I tried again and found that he was right. The story is original and entertaining. I am awaiting the next in the series and I forsee that this can become quite an engaging series of books. Keep up the good work.";s:12:"atom_content";s:605:"Hi Paul, I just finished listening to Plitone Revisionist and I must say that I really enjoyed this book. At first attempt I stopped listening to this book as I did not like the opening episodes, in fact I deleted the story from my IPod. A few weeks later a friend said how much he enjoyed the book and he said after the opening chapters with the heavy sex emphasis it got much better. I tried again and found that he was right. The story is original and entertaining. I am awaiting the next in the series and I forsee that this can become quite an engaging series of books. Keep up the good work.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1238839879;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-273422";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:30:25 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-273422";s:11:"description";s:507:"Jim, thanks indeed for your comprehensive review, and especially for your constructive comments on certain aspects of the novel - aspects that I hope to improve in the sequel, which I'm currently writing. I immensely appreciate those who have taken the trouble to comment on my efforts, whether positively or negatively (though the ratio of praise to criticism has been gratifyingly high). My thanks to everyone, whether you comment extensively, as Jim has done - or more briefly, such as Anton before him.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:539:"Jim, thanks indeed for your comprehensive review, and especially for your constructive comments on certain aspects of the novel – aspects that I hope to improve in the sequel, which I’m currently writing.
I immensely appreciate those who have taken the trouble to comment on my efforts, whether positively or negatively (though the ratio of praise to criticism has been gratifyingly high). My thanks to everyone, whether you comment extensively, as Jim has done – or more briefly, such as Anton before him.
";}s:7:"summary";s:507:"Jim, thanks indeed for your comprehensive review, and especially for your constructive comments on certain aspects of the novel - aspects that I hope to improve in the sequel, which I'm currently writing. I immensely appreciate those who have taken the trouble to comment on my efforts, whether positively or negatively (though the ratio of praise to criticism has been gratifyingly high). My thanks to everyone, whether you comment extensively, as Jim has done - or more briefly, such as Anton before him.";s:12:"atom_content";s:539:"Jim, thanks indeed for your comprehensive review, and especially for your constructive comments on certain aspects of the novel – aspects that I hope to improve in the sequel, which I’m currently writing.
I immensely appreciate those who have taken the trouble to comment on my efforts, whether positively or negatively (though the ratio of praise to criticism has been gratifyingly high). My thanks to everyone, whether you comment extensively, as Jim has done – or more briefly, such as Anton before him.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1233592225;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Jim";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-271174";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Jim";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:24:52 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-271174";s:11:"description";s:1081:"A great piece of work from a master story teller. Paul Jenkins does an excellent job in relating this tale which is rich with excitement well formed characters and a fantastic plot. It was a real pleasure to listen to, and even though this is not a short book by any means, I was through it in only a few days. There are just a few things which I found a little niggling, there was a degree of repetition that made me want to fast forward through certain passages that had already been explained, but this was not too distracting. Sometimes I felt the characters had a rather blase attitude to information they'd recieved or had slightly perplexing responses to situations they found themselves in, but was occasional and again, not too distracting as the story unfolded quite neatly. Paul Jenkins is one of the few authors who's narrating ability is well above the standard of the average mortal. He is fortunate indeed, as this is the shortfall of many a tale told on this site. Great audio quality, no issues with files and a fantastic production. Highly recommended.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1123:"A great piece of work from a master story teller. Paul Jenkins does an excellent job in relating this tale which is rich with excitement well formed characters and a fantastic plot. It was a real pleasure to listen to, and even though this is not a short book by any means, I was through it in only a few days.
There are just a few things which I found a little niggling, there was a degree of repetition that made me want to fast forward through certain passages that had already been explained, but this was not too distracting. Sometimes I felt the characters had a rather blase attitude to information they’d recieved or had slightly perplexing responses to situations they found themselves in, but was occasional and again, not too distracting as the story unfolded quite neatly.
Paul Jenkins is one of the few authors who’s narrating ability is well above the standard of the average mortal. He is fortunate indeed, as this is the shortfall of many a tale told on this site.
Great audio quality, no issues with files and a fantastic production.
Highly recommended.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1081:"A great piece of work from a master story teller. Paul Jenkins does an excellent job in relating this tale which is rich with excitement well formed characters and a fantastic plot. It was a real pleasure to listen to, and even though this is not a short book by any means, I was through it in only a few days. There are just a few things which I found a little niggling, there was a degree of repetition that made me want to fast forward through certain passages that had already been explained, but this was not too distracting. Sometimes I felt the characters had a rather blase attitude to information they'd recieved or had slightly perplexing responses to situations they found themselves in, but was occasional and again, not too distracting as the story unfolded quite neatly. Paul Jenkins is one of the few authors who's narrating ability is well above the standard of the average mortal. He is fortunate indeed, as this is the shortfall of many a tale told on this site. Great audio quality, no issues with files and a fantastic production. Highly recommended.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1123:"A great piece of work from a master story teller. Paul Jenkins does an excellent job in relating this tale which is rich with excitement well formed characters and a fantastic plot. It was a real pleasure to listen to, and even though this is not a short book by any means, I was through it in only a few days.
There are just a few things which I found a little niggling, there was a degree of repetition that made me want to fast forward through certain passages that had already been explained, but this was not too distracting. Sometimes I felt the characters had a rather blase attitude to information they’d recieved or had slightly perplexing responses to situations they found themselves in, but was occasional and again, not too distracting as the story unfolded quite neatly.
Paul Jenkins is one of the few authors who’s narrating ability is well above the standard of the average mortal. He is fortunate indeed, as this is the shortfall of many a tale told on this site.
Great audio quality, no issues with files and a fantastic production.
Highly recommended.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1232706292;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Anton Bondar";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-125091";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Anton Bondar";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:16:08 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-125091";s:11:"description";s:199:"Just finished the last episode.. Great story, great narrative... Absolutely mind blowing audiobook.. (i can go on, but you get the point).. Anyhow, I can't wait for the sequel thou' =) Thanks, Paul!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:229:"Just finished the last episode.. Great story, great narrative… Absolutely mind blowing audiobook.. (i can go on, but you get the point).. Anyhow, I can’t wait for the sequel thou’ =)
Thanks, Paul!
";}s:7:"summary";s:199:"Just finished the last episode.. Great story, great narrative... Absolutely mind blowing audiobook.. (i can go on, but you get the point).. Anyhow, I can't wait for the sequel thou' =) Thanks, Paul!";s:12:"atom_content";s:229:"Just finished the last episode.. Great story, great narrative… Absolutely mind blowing audiobook.. (i can go on, but you get the point).. Anyhow, I can’t wait for the sequel thou’ =)
Thanks, Paul!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1200021368;}i:10;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-113858";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:35:09 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-113858";s:11:"description";s:1615:"(Warning - possible spoilers) I'm grateful for the critique, Devious. You make valid points - ones that I did wonder about during, and after, writing the story. The title is perhaps misleading as to who is the central character, but I feel that "The Revisionist's Daughter" might be a (double) spoiler. As for Governor Jellis, it's true that he ought to get his come-uppance for his behaviour, but he's still around, and there will be a sequel (I'll say no more on Jellis...) Regarding the explicit content at the beginning, that many commenters have remarked on: The Plitone Revisionist is my first novel, and when I started writing Paola's story I had entirely different intentions for it. It wasn't going to be a novel at all, but a series of self-contained short stories. It was only after deciding that I should have been writing it as a novel that I chopped and changed the beginning, interleaving other characters' viewpoints. As a result I found the story taking off in another direction (that's when the idea of the Revisionists in their secret orbiting ship emerged). I abandoned the episodic framework that I had hoped would appeal to a particular market, and went with the novelistic structure. I'm glad I did, as it freed me to go where the story dictated. I don't regret including the explicit stuff - I feel it fits with the earthy and unpleasant nature of the initial setting - but I agree that taken with the later parts of the novel it makes the whole a bit uneven. Thanks muchly for your comments (including about the sound quality and the music), and for the stars! The sequel is on its way.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1753:"(Warning – possible spoilers)
I’m grateful for the critique, Devious. You make valid points – ones that I did wonder about during, and after, writing the story. The title is perhaps misleading as to who is the central character, but I feel that “The Revisionist’s Daughter” might be a (double) spoiler. As for Governor Jellis, it’s true that he ought to get his come-uppance for his behaviour, but he’s still around, and there will be a sequel (I’ll say no more on Jellis…)
Regarding the explicit content at the beginning, that many commenters have remarked on: The Plitone Revisionist is my first novel, and when I started writing Paola’s story I had entirely different intentions for it. It wasn’t going to be a novel at all, but a series of self-contained short stories. It was only after deciding that I should have been writing it as a novel that I chopped and changed the beginning, interleaving other characters’ viewpoints. As a result I found the story taking off in another direction (that’s when the idea of the Revisionists in their secret orbiting ship emerged). I abandoned the episodic framework that I had hoped would appeal to a particular market, and went with the novelistic structure. I’m glad I did, as it freed me to go where the story dictated.
I don’t regret including the explicit stuff – I feel it fits with the earthy and unpleasant nature of the initial setting – but I agree that taken with the later parts of the novel it makes the whole a bit uneven.
Thanks muchly for your comments (including about the sound quality and the music), and for the stars! The sequel is on its way.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1615:"(Warning - possible spoilers) I'm grateful for the critique, Devious. You make valid points - ones that I did wonder about during, and after, writing the story. The title is perhaps misleading as to who is the central character, but I feel that "The Revisionist's Daughter" might be a (double) spoiler. As for Governor Jellis, it's true that he ought to get his come-uppance for his behaviour, but he's still around, and there will be a sequel (I'll say no more on Jellis...) Regarding the explicit content at the beginning, that many commenters have remarked on: The Plitone Revisionist is my first novel, and when I started writing Paola's story I had entirely different intentions for it. It wasn't going to be a novel at all, but a series of self-contained short stories. It was only after deciding that I should have been writing it as a novel that I chopped and changed the beginning, interleaving other characters' viewpoints. As a result I found the story taking off in another direction (that's when the idea of the Revisionists in their secret orbiting ship emerged). I abandoned the episodic framework that I had hoped would appeal to a particular market, and went with the novelistic structure. I'm glad I did, as it freed me to go where the story dictated. I don't regret including the explicit stuff - I feel it fits with the earthy and unpleasant nature of the initial setting - but I agree that taken with the later parts of the novel it makes the whole a bit uneven. Thanks muchly for your comments (including about the sound quality and the music), and for the stars! The sequel is on its way.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1753:"(Warning – possible spoilers)
I’m grateful for the critique, Devious. You make valid points – ones that I did wonder about during, and after, writing the story. The title is perhaps misleading as to who is the central character, but I feel that “The Revisionist’s Daughter” might be a (double) spoiler. As for Governor Jellis, it’s true that he ought to get his come-uppance for his behaviour, but he’s still around, and there will be a sequel (I’ll say no more on Jellis…)
Regarding the explicit content at the beginning, that many commenters have remarked on: The Plitone Revisionist is my first novel, and when I started writing Paola’s story I had entirely different intentions for it. It wasn’t going to be a novel at all, but a series of self-contained short stories. It was only after deciding that I should have been writing it as a novel that I chopped and changed the beginning, interleaving other characters’ viewpoints. As a result I found the story taking off in another direction (that’s when the idea of the Revisionists in their secret orbiting ship emerged). I abandoned the episodic framework that I had hoped would appeal to a particular market, and went with the novelistic structure. I’m glad I did, as it freed me to go where the story dictated.
I don’t regret including the explicit stuff – I feel it fits with the earthy and unpleasant nature of the initial setting – but I agree that taken with the later parts of the novel it makes the whole a bit uneven.
Thanks muchly for your comments (including about the sound quality and the music), and for the stars! The sequel is on its way.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197992109;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Devious Grin";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-112040";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Devious Grin";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:50:37 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-112040";s:11:"description";s:1846:"Hey Paul, Great book! It was recommended to me by Mike Bennett, author of "One Among the Sleepless" and the "Hall of Mirrors" podcast. Those are also excellent listens. Warning, these comments may contain spoilers... The sound quality for the Plitone Revisionist was great, I like your soothing narration voice, even if you don't create distinct character voices, your choice of intro/outro music was great and I find myself singing "Sad to Say" throughout the day. I agree, your male characters have less substance than your female characters, but I do like how you created believable emotional connections between the characters, except for that gratuitous girl-on-girl scene which seemed out of place. After the two rape scenes,the the voyeuristic scene, and the lesbian embrace scene, I thought I'd stumbled into erotica, yet it had a solid plot holding it together. The rest of the book had a much different feel, more decidedly gritty sci-fi. I was fine with the change though, it was all very entertaining. The fact that the Jealous character never appears again after his mistreatment of Paola feels like a loose end. There was some good misdirection and I had some genuine moments of delightful "Ah ha!". Sometimes I was able to predict plot elements, like Jolli's sex cap, but it didn't ruin the story for me. The title seems unrelated to the story. Adam Fairfax has an almost negligible part of the story and seems to only be included as a way to connect the characters and serve as a reason for them to return to plitone. Maybe the sequel use him more, but then the second book should be called the Plitone Revisionist. The first book should have been called, The Revisionists Daughter, since it applies to both Terri and Paola. Anyways, thanks for the great podiobook. I donated and gave you 5 stars across the board. Cheers";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1972:"Hey Paul,
Great book! It was recommended to me by Mike Bennett, author of “One Among the Sleepless” and the “Hall of Mirrors” podcast. Those are also excellent listens.
Warning, these comments may contain spoilers…
The sound quality for the Plitone Revisionist was great, I like your soothing narration voice, even if you don’t create distinct character voices, your choice of intro/outro music was great and I find myself singing “Sad to Say” throughout the day. I agree, your male characters have less substance than your female characters, but I do like how you created believable emotional connections between the characters, except for that gratuitous girl-on-girl scene which seemed out of place. After the two rape scenes,the the voyeuristic scene, and the lesbian embrace scene, I thought I’d stumbled into erotica, yet it had a solid plot holding it together. The rest of the book had a much different feel, more decidedly gritty sci-fi. I was fine with the change though, it was all very entertaining.
The fact that the Jealous character never appears again after his mistreatment of Paola feels like a loose end. There was some good misdirection and I had some genuine moments of delightful “Ah ha!”. Sometimes I was able to predict plot elements, like Jolli’s sex cap, but it didn’t ruin the story for me.
The title seems unrelated to the story. Adam Fairfax has an almost negligible part of the story and seems to only be included as a way to connect the characters and serve as a reason for them to return to plitone. Maybe the sequel use him more, but then the second book should be called the Plitone Revisionist. The first book should have been called, The Revisionists Daughter, since it applies to both Terri and Paola.
Anyways, thanks for the great podiobook. I donated and gave you 5 stars across the board.
Cheers
";}s:7:"summary";s:1846:"Hey Paul, Great book! It was recommended to me by Mike Bennett, author of "One Among the Sleepless" and the "Hall of Mirrors" podcast. Those are also excellent listens. Warning, these comments may contain spoilers... The sound quality for the Plitone Revisionist was great, I like your soothing narration voice, even if you don't create distinct character voices, your choice of intro/outro music was great and I find myself singing "Sad to Say" throughout the day. I agree, your male characters have less substance than your female characters, but I do like how you created believable emotional connections between the characters, except for that gratuitous girl-on-girl scene which seemed out of place. After the two rape scenes,the the voyeuristic scene, and the lesbian embrace scene, I thought I'd stumbled into erotica, yet it had a solid plot holding it together. The rest of the book had a much different feel, more decidedly gritty sci-fi. I was fine with the change though, it was all very entertaining. The fact that the Jealous character never appears again after his mistreatment of Paola feels like a loose end. There was some good misdirection and I had some genuine moments of delightful "Ah ha!". Sometimes I was able to predict plot elements, like Jolli's sex cap, but it didn't ruin the story for me. The title seems unrelated to the story. Adam Fairfax has an almost negligible part of the story and seems to only be included as a way to connect the characters and serve as a reason for them to return to plitone. Maybe the sequel use him more, but then the second book should be called the Plitone Revisionist. The first book should have been called, The Revisionists Daughter, since it applies to both Terri and Paola. Anyways, thanks for the great podiobook. I donated and gave you 5 stars across the board. Cheers";s:12:"atom_content";s:1972:"Hey Paul,
Great book! It was recommended to me by Mike Bennett, author of “One Among the Sleepless” and the “Hall of Mirrors” podcast. Those are also excellent listens.
Warning, these comments may contain spoilers…
The sound quality for the Plitone Revisionist was great, I like your soothing narration voice, even if you don’t create distinct character voices, your choice of intro/outro music was great and I find myself singing “Sad to Say” throughout the day. I agree, your male characters have less substance than your female characters, but I do like how you created believable emotional connections between the characters, except for that gratuitous girl-on-girl scene which seemed out of place. After the two rape scenes,the the voyeuristic scene, and the lesbian embrace scene, I thought I’d stumbled into erotica, yet it had a solid plot holding it together. The rest of the book had a much different feel, more decidedly gritty sci-fi. I was fine with the change though, it was all very entertaining.
The fact that the Jealous character never appears again after his mistreatment of Paola feels like a loose end. There was some good misdirection and I had some genuine moments of delightful “Ah ha!”. Sometimes I was able to predict plot elements, like Jolli’s sex cap, but it didn’t ruin the story for me.
The title seems unrelated to the story. Adam Fairfax has an almost negligible part of the story and seems to only be included as a way to connect the characters and serve as a reason for them to return to plitone. Maybe the sequel use him more, but then the second book should be called the Plitone Revisionist. The first book should have been called, The Revisionists Daughter, since it applies to both Terri and Paola.
Anyways, thanks for the great podiobook. I donated and gave you 5 stars across the board.
Cheers
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197571837;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-54551";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:57:59 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-54551";s:11:"description";s:158:"Thanks for the feedback Thomas - always welcome. The sequel is... under way. (I shall be posting progress updates on my blog at http://www.witteringon.co.uk.)";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:234:"Thanks for the feedback Thomas – always welcome. The sequel is… under way. (I shall be posting progress updates on my blog at http://www.witteringon.co.uk.)
";}s:7:"summary";s:158:"Thanks for the feedback Thomas - always welcome. The sequel is... under way. (I shall be posting progress updates on my blog at http://www.witteringon.co.uk.)";s:12:"atom_content";s:234:"Thanks for the feedback Thomas – always welcome. The sequel is… under way. (I shall be posting progress updates on my blog at http://www.witteringon.co.uk.)
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1187470679;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: Thomas in Korea";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-54385";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Thomas in Korea";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:41:43 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-54385";s:11:"description";s:194:"I finally got around to listening the book. Great job Paul! I wish I had put it higher up on my listening list but didn't really know what to expect. I'm looking forward to a sequel. Cheers!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:220:"I finally got around to listening the book. Great job Paul! I wish I had put it higher up on my listening list but didn’t really know what to expect. I’m looking forward to a sequel.
Cheers!
";}s:7:"summary";s:194:"I finally got around to listening the book. Great job Paul! I wish I had put it higher up on my listening list but didn't really know what to expect. I'm looking forward to a sequel. Cheers!";s:12:"atom_content";s:220:"I finally got around to listening the book. Great job Paul! I wish I had put it higher up on my listening list but didn’t really know what to expect. I’m looking forward to a sequel.
Cheers!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1187422903;}i:14;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: PaulJ";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-34359";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"PaulJ";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:37:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-34359";s:11:"description";s:632:"Thanks, shane, for your comments. Several have mentioned the sexual content, and some have expressed the opinion that it could possibly put people off, but so far no-one has said that it put _them_ off (though if they _were_ put off I doubt they'd leave a comment). In truth when I wrote the novel I didn't know what reaction to expect. Including explicit scenes was a risk, but I personally felt they were integral to the story. Not everyone agrees, and I might approach this aspect differently in other works (though not necessarily in the sequel). Podcasting my first novel has been as much a learning experience as writing it.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:664:"Thanks, shane, for your comments. Several have mentioned the sexual content, and some have expressed the opinion that it could possibly put people off, but so far no-one has said that it put _them_ off (though if they _were_ put off I doubt they’d leave a comment).
In truth when I wrote the novel I didn’t know what reaction to expect. Including explicit scenes was a risk, but I personally felt they were integral to the story. Not everyone agrees, and I might approach this aspect differently in other works (though not necessarily in the sequel).
Podcasting my first novel has been as much a learning experience as writing it.
";}s:7:"summary";s:632:"Thanks, shane, for your comments. Several have mentioned the sexual content, and some have expressed the opinion that it could possibly put people off, but so far no-one has said that it put _them_ off (though if they _were_ put off I doubt they'd leave a comment). In truth when I wrote the novel I didn't know what reaction to expect. Including explicit scenes was a risk, but I personally felt they were integral to the story. Not everyone agrees, and I might approach this aspect differently in other works (though not necessarily in the sequel). Podcasting my first novel has been as much a learning experience as writing it.";s:12:"atom_content";s:664:"Thanks, shane, for your comments. Several have mentioned the sexual content, and some have expressed the opinion that it could possibly put people off, but so far no-one has said that it put _them_ off (though if they _were_ put off I doubt they’d leave a comment).
In truth when I wrote the novel I didn’t know what reaction to expect. Including explicit scenes was a risk, but I personally felt they were integral to the story. Not everyone agrees, and I might approach this aspect differently in other works (though not necessarily in the sequel).
Podcasting my first novel has been as much a learning experience as writing it.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1182724634;}i:15;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: shane";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-33840";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"shane";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:01:38 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-33840";s:11:"description";s:335:"What a great book! I read a couple comments that the sexuality was too much & didn't help the book (we would've liked more). I think those people are afraid of their own sexuality & prude. My wife & I both loved it. We both aggree that it would not have been nearly as enthralling to us with the sexuality & sexual tension removed.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:375:"What a great book! I read a couple comments that the sexuality was too much & didn’t help the book (we would’ve liked more). I think those people are afraid of their own sexuality & prude. My wife & I both loved it.
We both aggree that it would not have been nearly as enthralling to us with the sexuality & sexual tension removed.
What a great book! I read a couple comments that the sexuality was too much & didn’t help the book (we would’ve liked more). I think those people are afraid of their own sexuality & prude. My wife & I both loved it.
We both aggree that it would not have been nearly as enthralling to us with the sexuality & sexual tension removed.
Lindsey: thank you very much for your enthusiastic comments. I can’t help but think that you are amongst the most intelligent, perceptive and eminently sensible of my listeners!
EdGizmo, Joan: your comments (and others) posted here have encouraged me to think seriously about the sequel to The Plitone Revisionist, with a view to completing it much sooner than I had originally intended.
";}s:7:"summary";s:388:"Lindsey: thank you very much for your enthusiastic comments. I can't help but think that you are amongst the most intelligent, perceptive and eminently sensible of my listeners! EdGizmo, Joan: your comments (and others) posted here have encouraged me to think seriously about the sequel to The Plitone Revisionist, with a view to completing it much sooner than I had originally intended.";s:12:"atom_content";s:408:"Lindsey: thank you very much for your enthusiastic comments. I can’t help but think that you are amongst the most intelligent, perceptive and eminently sensible of my listeners!
EdGizmo, Joan: your comments (and others) posted here have encouraged me to think seriously about the sequel to The Plitone Revisionist, with a view to completing it much sooner than I had originally intended.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1181887830;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: Lindsey H.";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-30755";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Lindsey H.";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:01:01 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-30755";s:11:"description";s:1317:"I absolutely loved this book. After the first couple of chapters I was so caught up in the story that I listened to nothing else but TPR until I reached the end. I thought the narration was very good. Paul's voice struck just the right tone with me and so I could just forget about him reading it and concentrate on the story. Does that make sense? I've listened to quite a few audio books and sometimes the narration is so bad that I can't concentrate on the story because I'm thinking, "He's putting the inflection in all the wrong places. This guy has no business reading anything out loud, let alone recording it." Paul read it the way I would have heard it in my head had I been reading the book myself. I loved the characters and found myself really rooting for Paola and Nake. Sometimes I'd have to stop what I was doing and wait with bated breath for the outcome. In my opinion, the sexual content only added to the story and I didn't find it to be gratuitous. I thought it was quite well done, not too graphic but not too tame. I was surprised to read that this is his first novel. It's so well written and presented, it seems as if Paul is an old pro at this. I certainly look forward to hearing more in the near future. Thanks very much for providing me with hours and hours of enjoyment.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1409:"I absolutely loved this book. After the first couple of chapters I was so caught up in the story that I listened to nothing else but TPR until I reached the end.
I thought the narration was very good. Paul’s voice struck just the right tone with me and so I could just forget about him reading it and concentrate on the story. Does that make sense? I’ve listened to quite a few audio books and sometimes the narration is so bad that I can’t concentrate on the story because I’m thinking, “He’s putting the inflection in all the wrong places. This guy has no business reading anything out loud, let alone recording it.” Paul read it the way I would have heard it in my head had I been reading the book myself.
I loved the characters and found myself really rooting for Paola and Nake. Sometimes I’d have to stop what I was doing and wait with bated breath for the outcome. In my opinion, the sexual content only added to the story and I didn’t find it to be gratuitous. I thought it was quite well done, not too graphic but not too tame.
I was surprised to read that this is his first novel. It’s so well written and presented, it seems as if Paul is an old pro at this. I certainly look forward to hearing more in the near future.
Thanks very much for providing me with hours and hours of enjoyment.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1317:"I absolutely loved this book. After the first couple of chapters I was so caught up in the story that I listened to nothing else but TPR until I reached the end. I thought the narration was very good. Paul's voice struck just the right tone with me and so I could just forget about him reading it and concentrate on the story. Does that make sense? I've listened to quite a few audio books and sometimes the narration is so bad that I can't concentrate on the story because I'm thinking, "He's putting the inflection in all the wrong places. This guy has no business reading anything out loud, let alone recording it." Paul read it the way I would have heard it in my head had I been reading the book myself. I loved the characters and found myself really rooting for Paola and Nake. Sometimes I'd have to stop what I was doing and wait with bated breath for the outcome. In my opinion, the sexual content only added to the story and I didn't find it to be gratuitous. I thought it was quite well done, not too graphic but not too tame. I was surprised to read that this is his first novel. It's so well written and presented, it seems as if Paul is an old pro at this. I certainly look forward to hearing more in the near future. Thanks very much for providing me with hours and hours of enjoyment.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1409:"I absolutely loved this book. After the first couple of chapters I was so caught up in the story that I listened to nothing else but TPR until I reached the end.
I thought the narration was very good. Paul’s voice struck just the right tone with me and so I could just forget about him reading it and concentrate on the story. Does that make sense? I’ve listened to quite a few audio books and sometimes the narration is so bad that I can’t concentrate on the story because I’m thinking, “He’s putting the inflection in all the wrong places. This guy has no business reading anything out loud, let alone recording it.” Paul read it the way I would have heard it in my head had I been reading the book myself.
I loved the characters and found myself really rooting for Paola and Nake. Sometimes I’d have to stop what I was doing and wait with bated breath for the outcome. In my opinion, the sexual content only added to the story and I didn’t find it to be gratuitous. I thought it was quite well done, not too graphic but not too tame.
I was surprised to read that this is his first novel. It’s so well written and presented, it seems as if Paul is an old pro at this. I certainly look forward to hearing more in the near future.
Thanks very much for providing me with hours and hours of enjoyment.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1181768461;}i:18;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: EdGizmo";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-27186";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"EdGizmo";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 18 May 2007 11:03:33 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-27186";s:11:"description";s:223:"I loved this book, and am eagerly looking forward to the sequel. I wasn't too thrilled with the cliff hanger ending, 'cause that means I have to wait. Also, thanks for introducing me to Sacred Desire. I love thier music.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:249:"I loved this book, and am eagerly looking forward to the sequel. I wasn’t too thrilled with the cliff hanger ending, ’cause that means I have to wait.
Also, thanks for introducing me to Sacred Desire. I love thier music.
";}s:7:"summary";s:223:"I loved this book, and am eagerly looking forward to the sequel. I wasn't too thrilled with the cliff hanger ending, 'cause that means I have to wait. Also, thanks for introducing me to Sacred Desire. I love thier music.";s:12:"atom_content";s:249:"I loved this book, and am eagerly looking forward to the sequel. I wasn’t too thrilled with the cliff hanger ending, ’cause that means I have to wait.
Also, thanks for introducing me to Sacred Desire. I love thier music.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1179486213;}i:19;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Joan";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/comment-page-1/#comment-26441";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Joan";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 14 May 2007 04:20:48 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/09/26/the-plitone-revisionist/#comment-26441";s:11:"description";s:1076:"Arrrgggh! Paul, I could just throttle you! I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and to be left hanging, well.... (gaining composure) it's been quite a ride and I'm really looking forward to the sequel! To be honest, I didn't find the sexual parts too off-putting in balance with the whole, but the novel didn't need it. The story itself is good enough and exciting enough without graphic nitty-gritty details. I imagine that the "explicit" rating draws a certain type of reader (or listener) but probably put off just as many. I enjoyed your narration, calm and smooth, letting the story tell itself. I really liked that you didn't change voice pitch for the female characters. I always appreciate that. When I read a book to myself, I don't actively create a voice for each character in that way and find it ruins the flow when narrators do it badly! Overall, this listener can't wait for more! Do you have a timeline for the release of the next installment? Please letus know (I'll keep tabs on the thread to learn more.) Thanks so much for the gift of this novel.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1166:"Arrrgggh! Paul, I could just throttle you! I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and to be left hanging, well…. (gaining composure) it’s been quite a ride and I’m really looking forward to the sequel!
To be honest, I didn’t find the sexual parts too off-putting in balance with the whole, but the novel didn’t need it. The story itself is good enough and exciting enough without graphic nitty-gritty details. I imagine that the “explicit” rating draws a certain type of reader (or listener) but probably put off just as many.
I enjoyed your narration, calm and smooth, letting the story tell itself. I really liked that you didn’t change voice pitch for the female characters. I always appreciate that. When I read a book to myself, I don’t actively create a voice for each character in that way and find it ruins the flow when narrators do it badly!
Overall, this listener can’t wait for more! Do you have a timeline for the release of the next installment? Please letus know (I’ll keep tabs on the thread to learn more.) Thanks so much for the gift of this novel.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1076:"Arrrgggh! Paul, I could just throttle you! I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and to be left hanging, well.... (gaining composure) it's been quite a ride and I'm really looking forward to the sequel! To be honest, I didn't find the sexual parts too off-putting in balance with the whole, but the novel didn't need it. The story itself is good enough and exciting enough without graphic nitty-gritty details. I imagine that the "explicit" rating draws a certain type of reader (or listener) but probably put off just as many. I enjoyed your narration, calm and smooth, letting the story tell itself. I really liked that you didn't change voice pitch for the female characters. I always appreciate that. When I read a book to myself, I don't actively create a voice for each character in that way and find it ruins the flow when narrators do it badly! Overall, this listener can't wait for more! Do you have a timeline for the release of the next installment? Please letus know (I'll keep tabs on the thread to learn more.) Thanks so much for the gift of this novel.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1166:"Arrrgggh! Paul, I could just throttle you! I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and to be left hanging, well…. (gaining composure) it’s been quite a ride and I’m really looking forward to the sequel!
To be honest, I didn’t find the sexual parts too off-putting in balance with the whole, but the novel didn’t need it. The story itself is good enough and exciting enough without graphic nitty-gritty details. I imagine that the “explicit” rating draws a certain type of reader (or listener) but probably put off just as many.
I enjoyed your narration, calm and smooth, letting the story tell itself. I really liked that you didn’t change voice pitch for the female characters. I always appreciate that. When I read a book to myself, I don’t actively create a voice for each character in that way and find it ruins the flow when narrators do it badly!
Overall, this listener can’t wait for more! Do you have a timeline for the release of the next installment? Please letus know (I’ll keep tabs on the thread to learn more.) Thanks so much for the gift of this novel.
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