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If I dislike a story so much that I want to stop reading, then does it really matter if the book is well written? I am going to be honest - I bought this audio book at the half-price store. It was a $40 (US) already on clearance for $3. When I finally opened the case, only the first four CD's had ever been removed from their sleeves. This made me nervous, but I like a variety of stories that others do not, so it didn't deter me from listening.

The story is extremely depressing, negative and almost disgusting at times. The narrator has a wonderful voice, however, he reads very, very slowly. These two things combined, made me understand why the previous owner(s?) never got past CD 4 (if they even got that far).
I kept the narrator out of it, and decided to focus on the story. But it got worse before it got better.

I'm not sure why I continued to listen. It made me sad and I realized it was impacting my own personality and I was angry and upset a majority of the time I was listening. I finished this story, but will not pass it on with the rest of my audio books to my sister. Instead I will donate it and hope someone else might want to listen.