Drood (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" I liked it until I got to the middle, and then it dragged so badly that I tried skipping a bit, but it was terribly boring. It didn't help that the narrator was subtly peevish and that Dickens was portrayed as a self important, bloviating philanderer and the most interesting character in the book, Mr. Drood, was rather scarce. I was disappointed and annoyed and unable to finish it. "

" What a miserable time I had getting through this one. It was 800 pages. I kept thinking something really awesome or grotesque was going to happen, but it just sort of fizzled. Very disappointing! "

" I did this one on audiobook and I absolutely loved it. Very exciting with lots of twists and turns. Also some really gross parts that I will never forget... "

" It took me about half the book to get to where I appreciated it. The ending was pretty anticlimactic but I loved the depiction of Dickens and of Wilkie Collins. So, even tho it was a chore to read I did like it overall. "

" A waste of a month of my life. Pointless. Frustrating. Expected so much more. "

" Parts of this book are tedious to the point of excruciating. "

" Not my favorite book, however if you are a Charles Dickens fan (which I am sorry to say I am not), you might just love this book. I can't give a fair review since it's not really my style book and I don't want to turn away anyone from it that might end up loving it. So my advice if you like Dickens and a good mystery with some darkness this is the book for you. "

" I can't believe that this mess was written by the same author that I loved in the Hyperion and Ilium series. Frustrating at best. "

" So long and boring, I couldn't finish it. "

" bizarre and memorable--in the way some nightmares are. "

" I stopped reading this doorstop before page 200. Life is too short to waste your time reading crap. "

" Really like it, but it was a little long. "

" Long, got a little weird to say the least, but a very good book if you have the time. "

" Creepy Victorian scenes, opiate abuse and hallucinations, and a mysterious criminal/monster who may or may not be real. A fascinating novel that plays with the Drood mystery and creates a vivid portrait of Charles Dickens and his long-time friend Wilkie Collins. "

" This book was a huge disappointment and I do NOT recommend it. Too long, very boring, and nothing like "Summer of Night," my favorite Simmons novel. "

" This book was an incredible piece of historical fiction. Dan Simmons combines Dickens' biography with a horror story to create a truly haunting portrayal of the author's last years. I would suggest this to any fans of Dickens, horror, or Victorian England. "

" Very good. It took me a while to get through because I'm a slow-ish reader, but well worth it! "

" Great book... except for the last 100 or so pages.. where it all fell apart. "

" Too damn long. I was hoping for more from Dan Simmons. "

" A bit of a run on... but great for history of a lost era! Dark and disturbing... which seems to be something I am drawn to. :( "

" A long, slow book that is fascinating, but will be hard for many people to get all the way through. Is it worth it? Hard to say. I wanted to quit during a lot of it, but I didn't, it took forever, but I'm glad I finished it. "

" Coming on the heels of finishing The Terror by Dan Simmons, I was really looking forward to this book. Whoops. I got bogged down in the Dickensian minutia in the middle of the book. It just seemed like the clock stopped somewhere along the line and I couldn't get through it. "

" Dry, long, and a miserable protagonist...unusual for Dan Simmons. "

" Very large book and drags a bit in sections. Unnecessarily long. I love long books but they have to be captivating! A little disappointing. "

" Boy did this book draaaag. It's absurdly long, was not engaging, and it's beyond annoying when characters turn to address the reader directly with winking comments, especially when it interrupts the flow/action of a supposedly moody historical piece. "