Elisabeth Bingham

Good resolution

Revisado: 12-15-23

I appreciated that although this is one of a series, it tied up the story, which was pretty emotionally hard, but engaging and entertaining and thought-provoking. 

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Dark, of course…

Revisado: 12-11-23

… but engaging and entertaining for that. Good twists, and I appreciated the resolution that doesn’t just completely end the story. Enjoyed the narration. 

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Grateful for the ending

Revisado: 12-08-23

Although I thought the last sentence was ridiculously glib, I am otherwise very glad of the last chapter and the afterword in this book the accomplishments of Diana’s last year or so and going deeply into the accident that took her life. Before that, this was going to be my review:

If you want destroyed pretty much any positive memories/ideas you have of the former Princess Diana, read this book, which paints her as a spoiled, promiscuous, irresponsible, scheming, and vindictive narcissist. (I don’t doubt the veracity, but ouch. While she had some legitimate illnesses that would have affected her personality, it’s quite clear that she was largely not a good person.)

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Clever!

Revisado: 11-28-23

Imaginative and thought-provoking. In addition to a fascinating story, I loved the descriptive prose.

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Bent, but entertaining.

Revisado: 11-20-23

An engaging story with tons of twists and turns and well-narrated. I do recommend it. And that’s 15 words and I don’t really have anything else to say and I don’t know why Audible is not accepting my review.

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Very engaging

Revisado: 11-18-23

I’m on the fence about recommending this because of how dark it is all the way through, but it’s sure not boring!

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Very engaging

Revisado: 11-12-23

Although I noticed multiple American words being mispronounced by an American character and multiple grammar errors by an apparently otherwise educated character and they were a few eye rolls over some unexplained behaviors, I really enjoyed the twists and turns and surprises in the story and I recommend it.

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Recommended

Revisado: 11-01-23

I’m not a particular fan of Marilyn Monroe – I’m not sure I’ve ever watched one of her movies - but I do like biographies, including Hollywood biographies, and boy did I not know this woman at all! Mostly for the worst – this is not a flattering portrayal of her or most of her cohorts, including the Kennedys! – but while I found the entire book engaging, it was all the afterword material that I found truly fascinating.

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Highly recommend

Revisado: 10-25-23

The crime part is dark and twisted and there’s some difficult themes and some physical description that’s a bit gory and one extramarital sex scene, but the vast majority of it is engaging and thought-provoking and poignant even… I really do recommend this book as long as you can handle some descriptive wording.

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Inspiring and heartbreaking

Revisado: 10-23-23

It wasn’t until a while in that I realized I was listening to the book on which The End of the Spear was based.

I appreciated the first half of this book more than the second half because of the inspiration of the dedication for God that these folks have.

The dedication remains throughout, but the trial five of them, and their friends and families, faced is really hard. Inspiring response by those remaining, but it was really the words and descriptions of the lives preceding the ultimate event that got to me as an aspiring Christian.

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