As a fan of audio entertainment, I don’t get too bent about sound quality. I found the story amusing and entertaining. There were times the voices gave me pause as to whom was talking, but hell, I would not even attempt it. Keep writing Mr. Abresch, I will listen.
";}s:7:"summary";s:264:"As a fan of audio entertainment, I don't get too bent about sound quality. I found the story amusing and entertaining. There were times the voices gave me pause as to whom was talking, but hell, I would not even attempt it. Keep writing Mr. Abresch, I will listen.";s:12:"atom_content";s:278:"As a fan of audio entertainment, I don’t get too bent about sound quality. I found the story amusing and entertaining. There were times the voices gave me pause as to whom was talking, but hell, I would not even attempt it. Keep writing Mr. Abresch, I will listen.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1235343345;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: james";s:4:"link";s:119:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-214460";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"james";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:48 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-214460";s:11:"description";s:416:"i must say this is not the best book i have listened to. that being said it is not the worst either. every one has made a valid point. this the charm, the strength and weakness of a free and open audio book format. if you don't like it don't listen. this was a novel diversion, while waiting for the other better authors (sigler, hutchins, lowell, and the list goes on) to catch up with work and other projects.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:436:"i must say this is not the best book i have listened to. that being said it is not the worst either. every one has made a valid point. this the charm, the strength and weakness of a free and open audio book format. if you don’t like it don’t listen. this was a novel diversion, while waiting for the other better authors (sigler, hutchins, lowell, and the list goes on) to catch up with work and other projects.
";}s:7:"summary";s:416:"i must say this is not the best book i have listened to. that being said it is not the worst either. every one has made a valid point. this the charm, the strength and weakness of a free and open audio book format. if you don't like it don't listen. this was a novel diversion, while waiting for the other better authors (sigler, hutchins, lowell, and the list goes on) to catch up with work and other projects.";s:12:"atom_content";s:436:"i must say this is not the best book i have listened to. that being said it is not the worst either. every one has made a valid point. this the charm, the strength and weakness of a free and open audio book format. if you don’t like it don’t listen. this was a novel diversion, while waiting for the other better authors (sigler, hutchins, lowell, and the list goes on) to catch up with work and other projects.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1219828188;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Gina";s:4:"link";s:119:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-182582";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Gina";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:12:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-182582";s:11:"description";s:276:"I agree with the annoying voices of the narrator as well as it sounded too much like reading aloud. I also agree with the sound of the recording was not of quality. The storyline was ok, but I thought I was going to go nuts if I heard about those caramel eyes one more time.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:284:"I agree with the annoying voices of the narrator as well as it sounded too much like reading aloud. I also agree with the sound of the recording was not of quality. The storyline was ok, but I thought I was going to go nuts if I heard about those caramel eyes one more time.
";}s:7:"summary";s:276:"I agree with the annoying voices of the narrator as well as it sounded too much like reading aloud. I also agree with the sound of the recording was not of quality. The storyline was ok, but I thought I was going to go nuts if I heard about those caramel eyes one more time.";s:12:"atom_content";s:284:"I agree with the annoying voices of the narrator as well as it sounded too much like reading aloud. I also agree with the sound of the recording was not of quality. The storyline was ok, but I thought I was going to go nuts if I heard about those caramel eyes one more time.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1212775962;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: per ove sleen";s:4:"link";s:119:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-181824";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"per ove sleen";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:42:58 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-181824";s:11:"description";s:480:"I find it very annoying with the voices the narrator try to do. It sounds horrible. The audio quality leaves a lot to ask for, and I agree with a lot of the points that Charley Hardman pointed out above (I don't think you are a nerd just because you want quality sound on a audio book you have to endure for hours. Like Hardman said it doesn't take much, and is easy and cheap to achieve nowadays. So there is actually no excuse for poor sound thees days, it's just sloppiness)...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:516:"I find it very annoying with the voices the narrator try to do. It sounds horrible.
The audio quality leaves a lot to ask for, and I agree with a lot of the points that Charley Hardman pointed out above (I don’t think you are a nerd just because you want quality sound on a audio book you have to endure for hours. Like Hardman said it doesn’t take much, and is easy and cheap to achieve nowadays. So there is actually no excuse for poor sound thees days, it’s just sloppiness)…
I find it very annoying with the voices the narrator try to do. It sounds horrible.
The audio quality leaves a lot to ask for, and I agree with a lot of the points that Charley Hardman pointed out above (I don’t think you are a nerd just because you want quality sound on a audio book you have to endure for hours. Like Hardman said it doesn’t take much, and is easy and cheap to achieve nowadays. So there is actually no excuse for poor sound thees days, it’s just sloppiness)…
I was unimpressed with the writing, the plot, the characters, the narration and the audio quality. I have no idea what the previous person found “very interesting” in this book.
How stupid is Chance Dugan that he leaves his wallet in his car? that he can’t figure out how to get back to the car? that he can’t wait long enough for his friend to call and give a credit card number over the phone? The only thing I found credible about the book was the models of the cars. I think they were real cars.
The fact that people have rated this book more than one star says more about the lack of sophistication and experience of the raters than it does about the quality of the book. (It could also be that the raters have other reasons for rating this book inaccurately: they are friends of the author; they have written bad books themselves and don’t want people to rate their efforts honestly, etc.)
The fact that I managed to listen to the whole book is a reflection of the many hours I spend driving and a tribute to my stamina.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1029:"I was unimpressed with the writing, the plot, the characters, the narration and the audio quality. I have no idea what the previous person found "very interesting" in this book. How stupid is Chance Dugan that he leaves his wallet in his car? that he can't figure out how to get back to the car? that he can't wait long enough for his friend to call and give a credit card number over the phone? The only thing I found credible about the book was the models of the cars. I think they were real cars. The fact that people have rated this book more than one star says more about the lack of sophistication and experience of the raters than it does about the quality of the book. (It could also be that the raters have other reasons for rating this book inaccurately: they are friends of the author; they have written bad books themselves and don't want people to rate their efforts honestly, etc.) The fact that I managed to listen to the whole book is a reflection of the many hours I spend driving and a tribute to my stamina.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1085:"I was unimpressed with the writing, the plot, the characters, the narration and the audio quality. I have no idea what the previous person found “very interesting” in this book.
How stupid is Chance Dugan that he leaves his wallet in his car? that he can’t figure out how to get back to the car? that he can’t wait long enough for his friend to call and give a credit card number over the phone? The only thing I found credible about the book was the models of the cars. I think they were real cars.
The fact that people have rated this book more than one star says more about the lack of sophistication and experience of the raters than it does about the quality of the book. (It could also be that the raters have other reasons for rating this book inaccurately: they are friends of the author; they have written bad books themselves and don’t want people to rate their efforts honestly, etc.)
The fact that I managed to listen to the whole book is a reflection of the many hours I spend driving and a tribute to my stamina.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1206445878;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Kathryn Forbes";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-74327";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Kathryn Forbes";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:35:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-74327";s:11:"description";s:482:"Wow. I don't know what the previous guy's problem was, maybe he was on his period. "Sounds" like he needs to get a life: Maybe if he were busier, he wouldn't obsess over stupid nerd things so much. I just came by because I had to tell you how much I enjoyed this book; I listened to it several weeks ago, but still keep thinking of how much I liked it. A very interesting story- it makes me want to read more from Mr. Abresch. Thank you so much for sharing it. Look forward to more!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:520:"Wow. I don’t know what the previous guy’s problem was, maybe he was on his period. “Sounds” like he needs to get a life: Maybe if he were busier, he wouldn’t obsess over stupid nerd things so much. I just came by because I had to tell you how much I enjoyed this book; I listened to it several weeks ago, but still keep thinking of how much I liked it. A very interesting story- it makes me want to read more from Mr. Abresch. Thank you so much for sharing it. Look forward to more!
";}s:7:"summary";s:482:"Wow. I don't know what the previous guy's problem was, maybe he was on his period. "Sounds" like he needs to get a life: Maybe if he were busier, he wouldn't obsess over stupid nerd things so much. I just came by because I had to tell you how much I enjoyed this book; I listened to it several weeks ago, but still keep thinking of how much I liked it. A very interesting story- it makes me want to read more from Mr. Abresch. Thank you so much for sharing it. Look forward to more!";s:12:"atom_content";s:520:"Wow. I don’t know what the previous guy’s problem was, maybe he was on his period. “Sounds” like he needs to get a life: Maybe if he were busier, he wouldn’t obsess over stupid nerd things so much. I just came by because I had to tell you how much I enjoyed this book; I listened to it several weeks ago, but still keep thinking of how much I liked it. A very interesting story- it makes me want to read more from Mr. Abresch. Thank you so much for sharing it. Look forward to more!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1192426514;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: charley hardman";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-70579";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"charley hardman";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:47:05 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-70579";s:11:"description";s:938:"another ridiculously distorted podiobook, with inexplicable, ludicrous delay effects on top. not sure why, but good audio's become far more elusive to the average guy than the modern explosion of powerfully good, inexpensive gear would indicate. please, audiobook makers, have someone competent with audio engineering listen to your output before you commit to these joke chains. at least listen to some quality audio (e.g., patrick mclean, JC Hutchins) and A/B objectively against your needless, damaging tinkering. i shut this podiobook off permanently after 2 minutes of head shaking. that it gets high marks (4.5 stars) for "audio quality", sadly, isn't surprising anymore. eminently acceptable audio is neither difficult nor expensive. that's the depressing part. takes a little attention and a lot of refusal to gob on loony, distracting plug-ins (including EQ) that have no place when you can't even get a gain structure straight.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:988:"another ridiculously distorted podiobook, with inexplicable, ludicrous delay effects on top. not sure why, but good audio’s become far more elusive to the average guy than the modern explosion of powerfully good, inexpensive gear would indicate. please, audiobook makers, have someone competent with audio engineering listen to your output before you commit to these joke chains. at least listen to some quality audio (e.g., patrick mclean, JC Hutchins) and A/B objectively against your needless, damaging tinkering. i shut this podiobook off permanently after 2 minutes of head shaking. that it gets high marks (4.5 stars) for “audio quality”, sadly, isn’t surprising anymore.
eminently acceptable audio is neither difficult nor expensive. that’s the depressing part. takes a little attention and a lot of refusal to gob on loony, distracting plug-ins (including EQ) that have no place when you can’t even get a gain structure straight.
";}s:7:"summary";s:938:"another ridiculously distorted podiobook, with inexplicable, ludicrous delay effects on top. not sure why, but good audio's become far more elusive to the average guy than the modern explosion of powerfully good, inexpensive gear would indicate. please, audiobook makers, have someone competent with audio engineering listen to your output before you commit to these joke chains. at least listen to some quality audio (e.g., patrick mclean, JC Hutchins) and A/B objectively against your needless, damaging tinkering. i shut this podiobook off permanently after 2 minutes of head shaking. that it gets high marks (4.5 stars) for "audio quality", sadly, isn't surprising anymore. eminently acceptable audio is neither difficult nor expensive. that's the depressing part. takes a little attention and a lot of refusal to gob on loony, distracting plug-ins (including EQ) that have no place when you can't even get a gain structure straight.";s:12:"atom_content";s:988:"another ridiculously distorted podiobook, with inexplicable, ludicrous delay effects on top. not sure why, but good audio’s become far more elusive to the average guy than the modern explosion of powerfully good, inexpensive gear would indicate. please, audiobook makers, have someone competent with audio engineering listen to your output before you commit to these joke chains. at least listen to some quality audio (e.g., patrick mclean, JC Hutchins) and A/B objectively against your needless, damaging tinkering. i shut this podiobook off permanently after 2 minutes of head shaking. that it gets high marks (4.5 stars) for “audio quality”, sadly, isn’t surprising anymore.
eminently acceptable audio is neither difficult nor expensive. that’s the depressing part. takes a little attention and a lot of refusal to gob on loony, distracting plug-ins (including EQ) that have no place when you can’t even get a gain structure straight.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1191088025;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Chris";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/comment-page-1/#comment-69459";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Chris";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:57:25 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/09/13/if-they-ask-for-a-hand-only-give-them-a-finger/#comment-69459";s:11:"description";s:150:"Pretty entertaining book. Loved the twists and turns of the story, though I must say I suspected the ending would turn out similar to the way it did.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:158:"Pretty entertaining book. Loved the twists and turns of the story, though I must say I suspected the ending would turn out similar to the way it did.
";}s:7:"summary";s:150:"Pretty entertaining book. Loved the twists and turns of the story, though I must say I suspected the ending would turn out similar to the way it did.";s:12:"atom_content";s:158:"Pretty entertaining book. Loved the twists and turns of the story, though I must say I suspected the ending would turn out similar to the way it did.
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