I felt that “I Betcha” was well cast. I really appreciated how the actors worked as both the characters and the narrators of their actions. I could clearly “see” David, Fresh, Chloe, The Assassin and “Five Cars Long” in my head. I could imagine their actions and better yet, I could postulate what they would do in a given situation. If I saw them in “real life” as actors, I would wonder if I would be disappointed if they did not match up with the images in my mind. The language was coarse in some areas and I was caught off guard by a certain love scene, yet strangely intrigued as well. I thought that the story moved a bit slow initially, but once it caught its stride, I could not get off of the ride. I am a sucker for good crime story and this felt like a good piece of pulp fiction.
I was impressed with the final raps, a tip of the hat to the audio book world as the same effect could not be pulled off in print. Then again, I am a white guy and you rap experts might just shake your heads in disgust. All in all though, I think this was a good book with excellent audio presentation as hosted by newfiction.com .
By Jim Stroud on Feb 9, 2009 | Reply
I felt that “I Betcha” was well cast. I really appreciated how the actors worked as both the characters and the narrators of their actions. I could clearly “see” David, Fresh, Chloe, The Assassin and “Five Cars Long” in my head. I could imagine their actions and better yet, I could postulate what they would do in a given situation. If I saw them in “real life” as actors, I would wonder if I would be disappointed if they did not match up with the images in my mind. The language was coarse in some areas and I was caught off guard by a certain love scene, yet strangely intrigued as well. I thought that the story moved a bit slow initially, but once it caught its stride, I could not get off of the ride. I am a sucker for good crime story and this felt like a good piece of pulp fiction.
http://iliveonline.net/2009/02/09/new-fiction-is-a-new-twist-on-old-time-radio/#more-806
By Gabriel Landowski on Feb 12, 2009 | Reply
I was impressed with the final raps, a tip of the hat to the audio book world as the same effect could not be pulled off in print. Then again, I am a white guy and you rap experts might just shake your heads in disgust. All in all though, I think this was a good book with excellent audio presentation as hosted by newfiction.com .
http://www.landowski.info/reviews.php#ibetcha
By Patricia Ardito on Apr 22, 2009 | Reply
only five starer there seems like a good choice