Coronado: Unabridged Stories (Abridged) Audiobook

" Not a patch on his masterwork, "The Given Day." Not much of a playwright, either, from what is written here. But a fine stylist doing finger exercises here. "

" I really disliked all the stories in here. I especially hated the play which rewrote one of the stories. If you enjoy depressing dark stories with no redeeming qualities in any characters this one is for you. "

" Some good stuff in here, but I like his full-length mysteries better. Also, Lehane has written for "The Wire" (one of the great TV shows) and there's a line in here that ended up in an episode of the show, which I found kind of interesting. "

" I love Dennis Lehane and almost anything he writes, but I just couldn't get into many of these stories. I think I might be a novel kind of gal because short stories seem to leave me wanting more. A couple of the stories were really riveting and a couple left me feeling like I had missed something big. In fact, I read one of the stories two times thinking I had skipped pages or missed something. Very tightly constructed and well written. I think if you like short stories, this book would appeal to you more than it did me. "

" This book of intriguing short stories ends with a really intriguing full length play. "

" Not just stories but a play at the end, based on one of the stories. Brilliant. Lehane can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. If you like gritty crime dramas that are sometimes funny (but you feel sort of wrong laughing) then Dennis Lehane is for you. "

" I think I am one of those people who just can't appreciate short stories. Lehane is one of my favourite authors, but other than the first story, I just felt confused by this one. "

" I love his style of writing. not all of the short stories in this collection moved and impressed me as much as "Running out the Dog" and "Until Gwen" but I was consistently blown away by his phrasing and the imagery he creates. "

" Not my favorite by Lehane. I'd like to read some more stories and plays by him, but by no means would I choose his short fiction over the Kenzie & Generro series. "

" I love Dennis Lehane! "

" I like Lehane's books a lot, but prefer the short story form for his type of writing. Really an outstanding collection. "

" Some excellent short stories, all worth reading. My only downside was repeating the last one as a screenplay. "

" I'm a fan of Lehane, but this didn't do it for me. "

" Actual rating is a 3.75. Coronado is fabulous, so is Gwen. the others I would rate as 3's. "

" Very good writing, but the stories were too grim for my taste. "

" There was a lack of action which left me asking why even bother writing this. "

" Enjoyed all the stories in this book. I read it in a day. "

" Gritty and evocative of places you don't want to be, this collection of five short stories and a play is typical of Lehane's style. Fortunately, these are short enough that you don't hit the levels of utter disgust with human depravity that you do with Lehane's full-length novels. "

" I really enjoy Dennis LeHanes books however this was not one of my favorites. It is filled with short stories and I prefer his longer stories. It is still good as I do not think he could write something that was not but again his "Patrick & Angie" thrillers are my favorites. "

" First time reading anything by Dennis Lehane - I enjoy the New England setting if for no other reason in that it is easy to relate to and envision the background. This was a collection of four stories and a good introduction to Lehane's style - I will have to read other works by him. "

" Bleak, very bleak. I thought two of the stories were quite good, "Gone Down to Corpus" and "Until Gwen," otherwise not so great. "

" Finished already - only started yesterday! Short but pretty good - the end of the audio disk gives a very interesting interview with Lehane. March 3rd - enjoyed it so much, I listened to it all over again. "

" I love Dennis, but I'm just not a fan of short stories. I feel like I just start getting to know the characters and it's all over. I would have liked to read a whole book for each story, and was ultimately unsatisfied. "

" Actual rating is a 3.75. Coronado is fabulous, so is Gwen. the others I would rate as 3's. "

" The stories were good, but the play was terrible. "

" I think I am one of those people who just can't appreciate short stories. Lehane is one of my favourite authors, but other than the first story, I just felt confused by this one. "

" What is it about Dennis Lehane that makes his books so intriguing? Coronado is another example of that. We always think we know where the story is going and with Dennis Lehane, we're always surprised when we are wrong. Love his work. "

" Very good writing, but the stories were too grim for my taste. "

" Several short stories, the final short story leads into the 2 act play to complete the book. The short stories were a little too short for me, but overall not bad and I finished the book in a day... "

" A collection of short stories of folks mainly from the south who are all on the wrong side of the law. Not as good as Mystic River or Shutter Island, and the stories lines were sometimes hard to follow, but still good writing and reading. "