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The Butterfly Garden
- The Collector, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo, Mel Foster
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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An Amazon Charts bestseller.
Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden.
In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious “butterflies” - young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.
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- Alyson
- 2019-12-10
The story was great, the performance was brutal
Normally if I really dislike the performer I can’t get through the book, but this book was definitely worth pushing through it. The female narrator was great, but the male narrator was frustrating to listen to as he made the main character sound nasally and whiny anytime he voiced her (which you know she’s not- because you hear her side of the story from the female narrator, and also that’s not her personality) it was a very weird contrast and the I spent the entire book wishing it would go back to the female narrator. I’m glad I heard this book though, it was a wild ride from start to finish, I couldn’t have guessed any of it, I really cared about the characters and could have listened to so much more of this story!
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- Marta
- 2023-07-14
Disturbing but so good
Quite disturbing storyline but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. The details were well executed and scary but gave a good mental picture.
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- Todd
- 2023-04-17
Gripping storyline, bad performance
Like others said below, the male reader made the book hard to finish.
The voice he gave the main character was very patronizing and made her sound very whiny and overall was very unpleasant to listen to. Luckily the storyline was split 50/50 between the lectors so you could take a break from that.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-29
Amazing world building
The world building in the story is just amazing, you really get to feel and understand the butterfly garden from the points of view that are shared to the reader. I will say that the twist is a little bit boring and I will say that the climax is a little dull. But the rest of the storytelling is able to forgive that, definitely recommend it if you are into world building and story detail.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-07-26
The male reader is HORRIBLE the book is great
He honestly made me want to stop listening. He made the lead character seem like a snarky girl and not at all like a person who overcame incredible obstacles. I can’t stand his reading.
Female voice did a great job.
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- Rick Rayburn
- 2021-05-14
Book is fantastic had some issues with performance
So this book is very good. It’s engaging, has complex characters, solid story structure and is creepy in the best way. However I didn’t like how the performance was done. Using one Narrator for one part and switch to another for the other was strange and took me out of the moment. Both narrators did a good job but the way it was formatted just didn’t make sense to me
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Taylor Walker
- 2021-02-04
Good but could have been great
I loved the narration, having two gender parties instead of just one was a nice change. I did however wish it would have been darker. They should have put in alot more detail about the butterflies deaths which I think is a very important part of the novel!
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- Paula
- 2020-07-28
loved this book
Loved everything about this book, story line, performance. Didn't want it to end.
Give it a listen!! Hope you enjoy.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-02-24
Highly recommend
Although many people found this book creepy or unsettling I found it sad and dark this book made me realize the obsession with love and memories and the pain that they can hold this book showed how infatuation and live are extremely different and how mistaking infatuation for love is truly devastating I really enjoyed this book but there is definitely a sensor if you are extreamly sensitive to rape and torture I would think hardly about reading this in my opinion the ending wasn’t horrible I just think it wasn’t the greatest way to end such a deep and sad story but definitely a 9.5/10 from me
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-11-20
Dark and disturbing
Well this book definitely affected me. It held me interest throughout but it was a bit like watching (listening to) a train wreck. You cant stop watching and you really want to know what happens but you ultimately feel guilty about your voyerism. I was very interested in the story and what happens to the girls but after it was done I was left with a lot of questions and a lot of unsettling thoughts about what I just listened to, which I'm not sure is a good thing.
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- hadakilvr32
- 2016-06-03
Train Wreck
Would you try another book from Dot Hutchison and/or Lauren Ezzo and Mel Foster ?
No
Has The Butterfly Garden turned you off from other books in this genre?
No
What aspect of Lauren Ezzo and Mel Foster ’s performance would you have changed?
Mel Foster is absolutely ghastly at trying to do female voices. Lauren Ezzo I thought was wonderful, but I will never listen to any book narrated by Mel Foster again. Every time he tried to impersonate a women I cringed. It was whiny and condescending and like nails on a chalkboard. Also, he sounds like a car commercial announcer so when he narrated any part it came across as cheesy and overdramatic.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Honestly... I haven't ever read/listened to a book I was so eager to review, and I sincerely hope that the author reads these comments. The one positive thing I will say about the story is that I had to finish it. Like I can't keep from looking at horrific accidents on the freeway I pass... I had to finish it. That's it.
Otherwise, here is what you will be subjected to if you choose to listen:
-Poor and unrealistic character development. An 18 yo woman with a childhood that would realistically cause her to become a sociopath in her own right, somehow is confident, wise and compassionate. Riiiight. And that's the protagonist. The rest of the important characters are equally as ridiculous.
-The most disgusting, disturbing and silly plot line imaginable. A gentle and loving serial killer abducts countless women over the course of 30 years and because he isn't rough when he rapes them and gives them gifts like running water, not once in 30 years do they ever band together to kill the mo' fo'. Ok then. They're allowed to be brutally honest with him... and are... they're painted as intelligent, but somehow this gentle and loving serial killer just inspires in them only the desire to be subservient. Honestly, this is the kind of drivel that gives misogynists the ammunition to spew fowl opinions on women wanting to be raped and controlled deep down. Also... the "twist" that the roommate was once a butterfly and escaped pregnant, but then didn't tell anyone for years and year because she didn't want to lose her baby to A SERIAL KILLER? Seriously? I don't know whether to puke or laugh. Also, apparently it's plausible in the author's mind to even imagine that the FBI allows agents that yell and threaten VICTIMS of heinous and unimaginable crimes. Perfectly normal to scream at them that you want answers. Nothing weird about that.
-A male narrator who's portrayal of women should be illegal. See my comments above. Whoever this Mel Foster is, he should not be narrating.
I highly suggest you just skip this. It's just really, really not a good story, a good listen or in anyway redeeming. If you don't I'm sure you'll hate it but feel the need to finish it as I did and wonder why you wasted the time. *le sigh*
Any additional comments?
Just don't.
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- Angela Lee
- 2017-03-24
Don't let the negative reviews fool you...
I read a few reviews before I downloaded this book and some were so against it, I almost didn't get it. But I took a chance and downloaded because there were many good reviews too. This book was very good. I thought the narrators did a great a job, the plot was good, the twists were drawn out and good so you didn't see them coming. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Law and Order SVU, NCIS, CSI, Gone Girl (or anything by Gillian Flynn really). The main character was so easy to side with and you really felt all that she thought of every character. Give the book a try, some parts might make you queasy but you can always skip 30 seconds ahead and it's usually over by then. I loved this book and I could definitely listen to it again.
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- MarisaReads
- 2016-06-17
Bad narration doesn't help a bad book.
What disappointed you about The Butterfly Garden?
This is just not an enjoyable audiobook.
I don't mind when elements of a story are unrealistic- it's fiction - and this is my favorite genre (crime fiction/suspense) so give me 'disturbing' any time: but the plot of The Butterfly Garden is bizarre to the point of laughable, but you can't laugh when the characters are just so ridiculous. I could only try so many times.
There are FBI agents who are scaredy cat ineffective. They are scared of the interviewee, a barely- 18 overly intellectual pretentious brat. Are you going to tell me that 2 hardened FBI agents can't grasp control over a difficult subject? They are so disturbed by assault and murder that they are near tears and have to leave the room?
Agent 1 has little personality, absolutely non-compelling. The male narrator reads like he's talking to kindergarteners. Agent 2 'bad cop' is yelling and banging tables just because he's so mad at the bad guys, not for any other apparent reason, such as, again, trying to elicit information from a hostile witness. He is such a baby that he can't stay in the room for more than a couple minutes at a time. And they are both quaking in their boots by the prospect of dealing with a politician mother of one of the victims? Come on.
What was most disappointing about Dot Hutchison’s story?
Why is our protagonist so hostile? It's unclear what she has to gain by her ridiculous posturing and purposeful antagonistic banter with these sad law enforcement agents. She is not willing to assist in a mass casualty investigation? Put her stuck up bottom in a cell that's not as fun and luxurious as being in a sorority garden of other gorgeous women who all love each other, and wait for her to be less spoiled. Brings up flashbacks of Orange is the New Black- which I also despised.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Lauren Ezzo and Mel Foster ?
Just like a great narrator can save a so-so book, a poor narrator can kill an otherwise decent book. Here, unfortunately, this is some of the worst narration I've heard, and the story cannot survive it. I can't think who WOULDNT do a better job narrating this book.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Pretty good and irritated.
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Sorry, I don't buy it. I wanted to love this book, but I am really disappointed by the characters and the overly bizarre plot and these narrators. Make it stop.
Quite simply, I don't recommend this book.
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- Jillian
- 2016-06-30
Major let down
What a waste of a brilliantly twisted idea. There wasn't a moment of this story I enjoyed. The writing is lazy and cumbersome, so much telling and so little showing and feeling. The characters are incredibly under developed, and there are so many names of girls that are mentioned with such little effort of having them mean anything.
The plot summary of this book is the best part. Don't bother reading it. There are no compelling characters to hope for, no plot twists to shock you, no passages that will haunt you.
The highly rated narrators do nothing to help this book. The male voice sounds nice, but made it impossible to distinguish between the two male detectives and his inflections for the girl made her sound like an irritating snob.
Just awful.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Chilvr
- 2016-06-09
Deeply Disturbing
A definite read for fans of serial killer type stories and will be overwhelming for those of us who like to read about the underlying thoughts, morals and dysfunctional thinking from all perspectives. I will be looking for more books by this author as I loved the language, characters and format of the writing. Don't start to read this book if you don't have time to read or listen in its entirety as you will be unable to put it down!
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- NRS
- 2016-09-28
Horrifying and Beautiful
Probably one of the best books ever. I was enthralled. I hate that it had to end. I really liked the female narrator, and story is so disturbing but so amazing that I wish I could forget it and listen again. Definitely a must have.
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- Carolyn
- 2016-07-05
So Bad it is Good
This is like listening to a Lifetime movie. Completely unrealistic, terrible acting and ridiculous plot BUT, that being said, I listened to the whole thing. I laughed when I wasn't supposed to and thoroughly enjoyed the fact that it was so terrible.
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- Wayne
- 2016-09-07
Not my taste in novels!
The Butterfly Garden is a dark, dark, sick, sick novel; it is worse than a waste of time. I finished it, but I regret beginning it. Mel Foster, the male narrator, is simply incompetent. Lauren Ezzo is an excellent narrator.
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- PowderRiverRose
- 2016-06-03
Excellent and superbly narrated
This should be one of those Criminal Minds stories. Detailed yet not overbearing. A horrifying crime story written and narrated so well it does not leave one terrified but holds your attention to the very end with this perfectly plausible and extremely well thought out criminal scenario. Enjoy
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- Magen K
- 2016-06-07
Beautifully Twisted
This story could be too disturbing for some listeners. Think law and order SVU on steroids. It's dark and creepy and horrible to think could really happen. However, it's beautifully told and hard to stop listening. If you can handle that sort of thing, I strongly suggest this book.
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