I LIKE TO CALL GOD RALPH, DEAR RALPH

ICKY, WAS THE PERFECT WORD TO DESCRIBE THE CONSULTANT
When this book came out, Audible put it in the top 20 of the Horror Category. I believe their was a movie or a series coming out about it at the time. Audible than made it a daily deal on April 16th, 2016. The top reviewer for the book at that time was a very trusted Horror reviewer at the time. She was ranked 2nd behind the untouchable AudiblebookReviewer, King of the I got it for free, check my blog reviewer. She gave it four stars and said it was the best Little had ever written. The rating at the time was around 3.9. A lot of people took advantage of the daily deal, including me, sending the book to number one in Horror. I was going to listen to the book, but noticed the ratings were dropping dramatically. The reviews were not good. Today the rating for the book is 3.0. This book was a massive failure, but I paid for it, so this week I finally took it on.

FAVORITE POSITION, MISSIONARY
AS anyone who reads my reviews knows, I either love a book or hate it and I often will not finish a book, I am not enjoying. It is against my religion. I got through five hours, but did not think the book awful. I quit because it was taking too long to come together and I was not invested in the characters. At first I was intrigued, as someone who has worked for Aholes. I even worked for a guy back in the 80's, who was screwing half the office girls and doing what he could to get involved in everyone's sex life. You could do that in the 80's, matter of fact it was kind of expected. This book has an 80's feel to it. At that time, there were a lot of so called motivational guru's who were being employed by companies to motivate their employees. I know one girl back then, who worked for a company, where they all brought pillows to work and spent time in a dark room together. It was fairly common. HBO had a movie that played a lot at the time, that was very similar to this book. It was a sort of horror.

G STANDS FOR GENERATION
In the first five hours, the book had some sex and some gore and it was obvious that it was building up to something probably scary. I was too impatient to listen for another seven hours and maybe, be disappointed in the end. Those people with more patience, might enjoy this. I especially think older people who worked in the eighties and whose company was involved in these silly antics will enjoy it.

DAILY DEAL
I am still following and still respect the now third place, (behind me) reviewer. Nobody agrees with anybody 100% of the time. I don't follow the number one guy anymore, simply because he keeps blowing up my e-mail with his multiple reviews a day, (kinda like I am doing to you today, sorry, I got an unexpected day off and I need to catch up.) I promise after today, I will not do more than two a day.

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Disappointed - the book was

Great for the first half, from the halfway point to 3/4 it was just so- so and from that point on I simply couldn't wait for the book to end. If you have invested your interest in a book and have 34 minutes left and could care less how it ended that shows pretty much what I thought of this book. The author seems to have quite a few fans and maybe I just happened to pick a book I couldn't get into on my first go round. I personally do not recommend.

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Simply get this book and listen to it!

What made the experience of listening to The Consultant the most enjoyable?

Gosh where do I go begin. They all are great. I think the more absurd/gruesome/weird, the better, and there are countless ones in this offering.
The story, the characters, the concept, all amazing. Contemporary, and believable to the extent that they could be, this is a remarkable book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Regis Patoff is one creepy dude, and highly entertaining. Some of his most obtuse situations simply make your head shake.

Which character – as performed by Ramiz Monsef – was your favorite?

As above, The Consultant is my hands down fave. Ramiz brings him to life consistently and creepily, with enough of an edge to make him interesting . This was my first experience listening to an offering by Monsef, and it definitely won't be my last.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The company cafeteria scene was so different that I had to go back and relisten.

Any additional comments?

This is one wild ride. It won't be for everyone, to be sure, as it contains several sexual and gruesome scenes that might be much for everyone ( even I thought some of the references were gratuitous ) but in the context of the story overall they made sense.

One of the best of the year ( in category ) and highly, highly recommended.

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Juvenile Mystery/Horror

I am sure there is a metaphor that makes this a revelation to some, but I found it ridiculous. From the beginning it reads like a poor version of Stepford Wives. There is no realism, no logical responses or behavior by either the consultant or the workers.

Rather than introduce a stressful, tense business situation realistically, the consultant is creepy, inhuman, makes inappropriate comments that would immediately terminate any contract. So what transpires from the first pages is smart, relational employees act weak and ignorantly as if the only reason for living is the corporation. I suppose that is the metaphor. If so, it is entirely unnecessary.

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Think Your Job Is Killing You?

There are so many OMG moments in The Consultant that leave you laughing or terrified. Or both. If you’ve ever worked in an office and had the threat of downsizing hanging over your head you will recognize a lot of the characters and situations to one degree or another. I’ve been a Bentley Little fan since The Association and this is definitely one his best. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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The Worst Audible Book I've Ever Listened To

Any additional comments?

I rarely, if ever, write book reviews. But this book was so awful, I have to vent. It starts with an interesting premise that caught my attention. But it soon drifts into a story line so predictable and redundant, I easily followed along by listening to approximately the first minute of each chapter. The ending was just ridiculous. It could've been written by a junior high school kid. Perhaps the author intended to write a satire, but this book is so bad I have to wonder if the entire book was really just a twisted joke. I'd never heard of Bentley Little before and now wouldn't touch anything he's written with a ten foot pole. I will be contacting Audible and demanding a full refund. I've been a loyal listener for many years. I always have an Audible book going. This book was an assault on my intelligence and a complete waste of time and money.

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No idea how this ever got published

This was a total waste, if it hadn't been a "daily deal" I'd demand a refund. Avoid it and listen to anything else, which will be better.

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EGREGIOUSLY POORLY WRITTEN!!!

Interesting premise, that became so disgusting and exploitive, I returned it.
Although well performed this book is simply dreadful. Trust me this author is a vain and a poor facsimile of Brett Easton Ellis.

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Had me from beginning to end

What made the experience of listening to The Consultant the most enjoyable?

Fast paced. Excitement started right from the beginning and never declined

Which character – as performed by Ramiz Monsef – was your favorite?

Craig and his son Dillon

If you could take any character from The Consultant out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Craig and Phil because they would pay

Any additional comments?

Narrator is excellent. Some of the stuff is pretty gross, but overall the storyline kept me listening

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Definitely one of his best

I liked the entire book. Cannot remember anytime when i was not kept at the edge of my seat. Little is a true masterful storyteller. Will be starting another of his books right away.

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