Excellent Production, Boring Story
Never read it and I shouldn’t have had to in order to enjoy it. Lots of stories are read for podcasts and turn out great. This one is not good. Lacking depth and detail and way too rushed. I care so so little about this kid and I can’t keep track of each character. Maybe if I had read it, I’d feel differently. But again, I dont think that should matter. I am a voracious reader and podcast consumer with a very strong leaning toward sci fi/supernatural fiction and I just can’t get into this.
rafflmao via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/09/23
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