The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen: A Novel Audiobook

" I struggled with this book. It was hard to stay focused. I suppose it just did not capture my attention and interest like I had hoped it would. A good story, but far-fetched. "

" This was definitely not the book for me. Try as I might I could not read past the first few chapters. So back to the library it went. "

" Ty Hunter, Hollywood star and spy, brings almost nothing to the table to help the U.S. president avoid a nuclear holocaust. Chasing cardboard cut bad guys across Europe Ty seems to achive a lot by doing little. The book's characters showed little uniqueness, eg. bad guy has these qualities, good guy has these qualities; the plot was okay but there was no a whole lot of action--just a lot of dialogue that was not very interesting. My time could have been better spent but I honestly expected the book would pick up its pace at some point. It didn't. "

" I'm not much on spy novel of which this is one so take my comments with a grain of salt. The pace of this story is very slow, which makes reading it more painful, and it has the usual compliment of stock characters associated with such novels. There is the Russian mob presence, several characters for whom their success trumps anything, a beautiful girl who seems unattainable to the hero, himself a veteran army intelligence officer turned movie star. Well, you gert the picture. "

" This spy thriller was fun as an audiobook, and I think it is a good start to a series, but the plot as a whole needed a bit more action. "

" Engaging and fun, not super believable. Moved too slowly at times and wrapped up a tad too neatly. "

" Didn't do anything for me. "

" Not great. Characters spoke like a thesaurus, using words nobody uses in actual conversation. Plot was full of silly and unbelievable twists and turns. I was pretty disappointed. I wanted to like it, but... "

" I wanted to like this book. I thought the premise was great; but I couldn't even get halfway through. It was so boring. "

" I finished it, so this squeaks in with two stars, but really, it was horrible. So flat and formulaic. It could have been written by a computer. Then only plus is that it was somewhat better in the use of language (and here I mean not excrutiatingly bad) than many in this genre. "

" Started off well, but then fizzled out for a looooong time, and an ultimately unsatisfying ending. "

" Terrific premise, limp execution. Protagonist doesn't show up for 40 pages and then turns out to be the most boring character in the book. "

" I really wanted to like this book, but the dialogue was TERRIBLE. It's like the author never had a conversation with a real person. "

" it's okay but I was disappointed. the jacket blurb sounded better than the story itself. "

" Ty Hunter is a soldier turned movie star. But Ty is pulled into being a spy. Exciting thriller. "

" Seems like a John Le Carre wannabe, but the people are boring "

" President Bill Clinton and I don't like the same kinds of books. "

" An entertaining, light read. For an action/ spy thriller type of novel the action sequences were a little slow and the dialogue was a little unrealistic but overall I enjoyed it. "

" I read 150 pages and still couldn't follow the convoluted plot. I don't like to give up on books but this one gave me a headache "

" A really interesting premises that gets bogged down in details from time-to-time, but manages to be a fairly entertaining story. The opening few pages are excellent, and provide some great hope that this author will continue to develop in this genre. "