Straight up - I was obnoxiously laughing so hard and so loud for so long that I actually began to feel sorry for the people around me. The Lightning-Struck Heart or, as it was originally titled, Unicorn Star F**ker, is a fantastic story of love, friendship, longing, loss, and hope. I will listen to this over and over again. I hope there is a sequel, that it comes soon, and that it has the same narrator. I would happily listen to anything this author and narrator ever created. It was not just a narration it was a masterful performance full of emotion, laughter, and passion. The narrator's voices were very different, so I knew who exactly was speaking, and each matched the character perfectly. The details were plentiful without being too much. I cared about each character, laughed at all the bad guys, and was never confused about what was going on. Every character was fleshed out, unique, and worked flawlessly in this story. The interactions between Sam and Ryan make this relationship my favorite of all books I have ever read or listened to. I'm not one for warm and fuzzy relationships, nor relationships that are too easy or too anguishing. I'm doing my best to write a spoiler-free review, so it will not do the book justice. In over 19 hours, I never once felt like it was slow or boring. I was constantly laughing and rewinding to my favorite parts. It is devastatingly funny, but the humor is sometimes crude.
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