good narration story weakest so far

What did you like most about Ex-Purgatory?

Explored some more of the back stories and silk retained the same humour throughout

Who was your favorite character and why?

stealth and it was good to hear more about her background

Which scene did you most enjoy?

spoiler alert meeting stealhs dad

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

dadno particularly

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Story not bad but solo-narration lets it down.

What made the experience of listening to Ex-Purgatory the most enjoyable?

The idea to do a "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" type back-story/alternative story focused on St. George is good and for the most part works (not as strong as the other books but still a good read) the fact that it's only narrated by Jay Snyder (who, as usual, does an excellent job of course) really detracts from the listen. I can understand why the decision was taken to only voice with Snyder as the St. George narration takes up 80% of the book so why would you pay for 4 voice actors when you're only going to use a fraction of the time of 3 of them. But that other 20% (as a listener) suffers greatly by not having that rich cast of voices from the other books. Put another way, if this book was the first I'd listened to in the series I don't know that it would have captured me enough to bring me back for the others. As a fan who's listened to the other 3 books and loved them, this book was a serious let-down as a consequence. I'd almost have preferred to read it and imagine the voices as they've been played out in the other books. Please, please, please don't skimp on the voice actor budget next time and get the whole crew back together otherwise I'm pretty confident you'll kill the interest of the fan base (or me at least).

What three words best describe Jay Snyder’s voice?

Insufficient for All

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Bit Different To Rest Of Series

I absolutely enjoyed this book it is a bit different in narration style and story to the rest of the series.
I found myself taking the long way home so I could listen to what happened next!!

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Not quite as action packed as previously

Where does Ex-Purgatory rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is good mind bending perspective with the whole agent Smith reveal. But felt like an infiller episode to me compared to the usual Heroes exploits. It has been my experience that female writers tend to hold onto characters long past there due date and are reluctant to kill them off. But with male writers they go out in a blaze of glory and their death has meaning or saves another with purpose. I would always expect any of these Heroes deaths to save many or protect another from certain DOOM.

Who was your favorite character and why?

ST George is the mighty Dragon. Who else rules the mount?

What does Jay Snyder bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Again, the voice of power and deep resonation that breaths life into these mighty characters.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Minds shifted, reality altered the heroes battle on.

Any additional comments?

Bring the robot back and give Captain Freedom more honor. Make the next installment more on the ground with plenty of worth to the corpse girl to.

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Different,but good different

If you could sum up Ex-Purgatory in three words, what would they be?

St George centric

Who was your favorite character and why?

85% of this story involves St George, and thats no bad thing, but you do miss Zzzzaps witty, almost sidekick role. Although St George as a character easily carries the story along.

What aspect of Jay Snyder’s performance might you have changed?

Jay Snyder IS St George, I'd feel cheated if anyone else other than he took on this role

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The first third was a little slow going, but after this it canters along at a fair pace

Any additional comments?

Jay Snyders narration is excellent, although id have liked to have the additional narrators of the first 3 books to have continued their roles, you just get used to certain voices for certain characters

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Different

I like how a majority of the book is actually them trying to solve the problem, it is an interesting twist on the book.

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Different and brilliant for it.

What made the experience of listening to Ex-Purgatory the most enjoyable?

This is different from the others and just what the series needed. It had a great plot that you could kind of work out what was happening and it made it super enjoyable.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Stealth, you learn some stuff about her and get to meet her all over again.

What about Jay Snyder’s performance did you like?

Always brilliant.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I usually only listen when I drive but this one had me binge listening.

Any additional comments?

Don't stop writing this series please.

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Only one narrator :(

Sad that they didn't have all the narrators and changed the voice of some characters from the other books in the series, but other than that it was a great entry.

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Brilliant - Clines is a genius!

Another excellent book in this series. Twist after unexpected turn. The narrator is superb. I’m starting the next book straight away.

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A great series. Just not on par though!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

The story line lacks action compared to the previous books in the series. Jay Snyder is an outstanding narrator and I would recommend most books he is featured in.

Would you ever listen to anything by Peter Clines again?

Yes I have listened to all of this series of books and they are great. I can recommend them all. This book is still worth a listen or read but it is just not quite as good as the others in the series.

What does Jay Snyder bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Jay Snyder is outstanding. My favourite narrator by far. The day by day Armageddon series is insane. He brings tension and the ability to immerse yourself in the story.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Unfortunately disappointment. It just didn't have enough action in it. Great idea but lacked something the other books had. I think the title gave it away to much.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend the rest of the series and any book by jay Snyder. The second book in the series is by far my favourite.

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