The Big Door Prize

So, I listened to this audiobook. And it was delightful. Humorous where it needed. Avoiding the more tragic stuff. I enjoyed the book, but it felt, at the end, like it might have been a touch more touching, a hand more gripping, a hard word more terse.

My greatest complaint, having listened to it, is the use of the word "said." Oh my goodness, use another word. Or no word at all. Every conversation was "blah" he said. "blah blah" she said.