The Legend of Broken Audiobook

" My feelings about this book are as deeply mixed as its reviews. On the one hand, the characters and setting are fascinating, and the story is engaging and compelling. On the other hand, reading this book is a slog! It is over-long and the prose is bombastic. I'm willing to put up with all this for a genuine, OMG-this-is-a-masterpiece, but TLoB doesn't qualify. Structurally, the lost manuscript wheeze doesn't add to the book and the endnotes, while occasionally interesting, were mostly a time sink and felt like an indulgence on Carr's part. Carr says he spent all of his adult lifetime writing this book -- I expect better from the author of the Alienist. "

" i'm about 250 pages in and i just cannot get into this story at all. i absolutely loved his earlier works: The Alienist and Angel of Darkness. but this is a supreme disappointment. "

" Listened to this one. Long book and it took me awhile. Hard to get into at first but then I started to enjoy the story. Would recommend for any fantasy fiction adult/teen reader. "

" Gave up around page 100. Tiresome. "

" Good But very long book "

" An ambitious piece that was at first tough to get into. But once the tale began to reveal itself, I was hooked! "

" I enjoyed this book - sort of . . . It's not that it was bad exactly, but the story and characters never really rang true to me and the footnotes and pretense that the "manuscript" was an ancient discovery was silly and contrived. It was generally enjoyable, but I wouldn't rush out to read it. "

" This book is very different from anything else that i have read by Caleb Carr, but it is well written, a good story and well researched. "

" A complex story of political intrigue, religious intolerance, and moral battles. There are many twists and turns, with connections between all characters and factions slowly revealed as the tale progresses. One of the most unique books I've read in a while. "

" I don't get the nay-sayers on this one. This is historical fiction done right, with fully developed characters and richly detailed settings. The pacing was perfect for the story, which is probably why it felt like a slog to many. It's just good writing and a great story. "

" I love reading Caleb Carr's work, but I just could not get into this book. I am putting it on my "someday when the mood is right" reading list. "

" This book is not at all like the other Caleb Carr books I have read. It is far more similar to The Lord of The Rings than it is to The Alienist. Once I got over that, I really liked it. The footnotes were funny and my inner geek really liked the. Don't tell anyone. "

" Could have been better, an incredible idea bogged down by too much hobbit-type prose. "

" After starting to flip to the endnotes while reading, I decided to just read the story. It carries you along, if you let it. I wound up thoroughly enjoying this tale, after having doubts at the beginning. "

" Overwritten and tedious. There's a good story in there somewhere. "

" One of the worst plodding non page turner books I have read in a very long while. Save the last 100 pages or so this book is a sleeper. I've read other Caleb Carr books among them The Alienist that were very good so I was very surprised when this book failed to even come close. "

" I little slow going in the beginning (refering to the end notes a lot), and then REALLY got into the story. "