What made the experience of listening to Hair of the Bitch the most enjoyable?
I don’t know if I would classify this experience as enjoyable. I thought the writing was excellent and the narration was certainly top notch. But this was a book that I found was more akin to watching a horrific car crash. You don’t want to watch (or listen in this case) but you cant’ stop because something deep inside you needs to find out what happens and if you’re going to see any blood. You know it’s not something that “normal” people do but there’s just something that is drawing you in.

The dark humour that showed up at times was quite unexpected and in one part where the main character is having a conversation with his own inner conscience I actually laughed outloud.

Who was your favorite character and why?
I don’t know if I actually had a favorite character from this book. Pete (the best friend) was the character I could most identify with, but due to the nature of the book I found most of the characters to be fascinating, horrific, and repellent. Although I do have to admit the main character Calvin did have his moments of “heroics”.
Which character – as performed by Jeff Hays – was your favorite?
All of Jeff’s characters were strongly performed and each of them had subtle things about them that I loved. I especially liked when Angela was disciplined by her boss from Calvin’s failure and the lisp that Jeff introduced into her voice from that point on.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
During some of the scenes in the book I was left somewhat unsettled because of the descriptions. I think if I had been reading the book it might not have been as bad, but with someone describing the scene it altered the way my mind saw the scene.

I was both bitter and satisfied with the ending of the book and I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much as if it had ended happily for everyone involved.

Any additional comments?
The author did an excellent job writing the story. It made me thoughtful as to if someone could really do this and then actually made me question if I could do something like what Calvin was involved in. Definately an unsettling story, but if you enjoy reading books about the darker side of the human psyche, or want to be unsettled I would recommend this book for you.