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A review by shellballenger
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
Did not finish book.
1.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: I read 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden' as one of my books for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenge prompt of read a book about a famous or infamous female.
Overall rating: I've always been fascinated by the Lizzie Borden story and I remember hearing the rhyme when I was younger and thinking it was just the craziest thing. When one of the prompts for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenger was to read a book about an infamous female, it seemed a great fit to combine history and interest, unfortunately, this one just didn't do it for me. I think I got a few hours into the audiobook and had over eight hours left when I finally called it quits. I really wish there was a different audio narrator for 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden.' It felt like Siri was reading me a story with the pacing, tone, and inflections being off. Maybe it was because I was reading at 1.5 speed (which isn't abnormal for me) but even when I slowed it down to regular speed (1.00) it was just funky. The audio combined with the slow-moving nature of the book caused it to be a DNF.
What made me pick it up: I read 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden' as one of my books for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenge prompt of read a book about a famous or infamous female.
Overall rating: I've always been fascinated by the Lizzie Borden story and I remember hearing the rhyme when I was younger and thinking it was just the craziest thing. When one of the prompts for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenger was to read a book about an infamous female, it seemed a great fit to combine history and interest, unfortunately, this one just didn't do it for me. I think I got a few hours into the audiobook and had over eight hours left when I finally called it quits. I really wish there was a different audio narrator for 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden.' It felt like Siri was reading me a story with the pacing, tone, and inflections being off. Maybe it was because I was reading at 1.5 speed (which isn't abnormal for me) but even when I slowed it down to regular speed (1.00) it was just funky. The audio combined with the slow-moving nature of the book caused it to be a DNF.