Catherine

Eleanor Oliphant is, indeed, completely fine

Revisado: 05-30-17

and a character that will stay with you long after the last line of the book. This is a book I recommend to all of my friends and I highly recommend it to you.

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Foster care is an important topic

Revisado: 05-30-17

and this book works admirably to give a balanced picture of the good, the bad and the ugly. But it sure does drag. None of the characters are particularly interesting so by the time the "big reveal" shows up it's almost a yawn.

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terrible. what a disappointment

Revisado: 10-28-15

talk talk talk talk -- kas and bas and pret and prets
couldn't even tell the characters apart
Couldn't even get half way through ... and I've been WAITING for this book.

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Revisado: 09-27-15

I found this book predictable and full of clichés. I'm sorry I spent the time listening to it.

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This is an wonderful book performed flawlessly

Revisado: 07-17-13

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As unbelievable as the premise sounds, you will grow to love and understand these extraordinary characters. Chava is a golem, made of clay to be a biddable stepford wife and Ahmad is the Jinn, made of fire who values his freedom above all. Their lives intertwine in the melting pot of immigrant life in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century.

Their journey of self discovery, the description of immigrant life in New York, the mythical aspect of the Arabic and Jewish cultures, the believability and depth of the supporting characters, the taut build of the conflicts and the satisfying resolutions make this an outstanding book. One of the best I've read in years.

George Guidall's performance is outstanding. He never over emotes or over acts yet he manages to convey the emotional senses of every character.

Highly recommended

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Oh please please someone get Butcher an editor!

Revisado: 08-28-12

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

It's a fun story and the characters really grow on you, but they all:1) arch an eyebrow (a pale eyebrow, a heavy eyebrow, a disdainful eyebrow ...2) lift their chin in defiance/resolution/determination3) ball their fists and grind their teeth in fury4) notice or keep people from noticing their hands trembling.

Kate Reading is an inspired reader. One of the absolute top out there.

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Drowned by the cold boring Winter Sea

Revisado: 11-01-11

Oh goody! A book in and about Scotland! Oh goody! If you like Gabaldon you'll like the Winter Sea.

Except that Galbaldon can WRITE and poor Susanna Kearsley hasn't a clue. Her stick figures pratter and chirp away about history like they are reading from their junior high textbook.

I'll give her this -- she can really title a book. When I saw The Rose Garden offered I almost put it on my wish list until I saw who the author is.

Narration doesn't do anything to help this along, but don't think even Barbara Rosenblat could rescue this one.

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You'll be glad you went to the Night Circus ...

Revisado: 11-01-11

... it's a place of magical delights and both the writing and the narration give you the experience of being there. OK OK ... sometimes the story seemed to forget where it was and got lost in its love of its details ... and OK OK ... sometimes you could see the author imagining which actress was playing Celia ..
But if you are drawn to this type of novel, you will not regret buying this one.

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Grabs You and Holds You

Revisado: 11-01-11

this is some wonderful writing and even better narration. I can happily recommend it to any who love a good yarn and especially those who like historical fiction. My only quibble -- and I'm particularly persnickety about this -- is that at times it was a big TOO dramatic.

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Revisado: 11-01-11

it starts with terrible abuse and goes downhill from there. I have loved many of Alice Hoffman's novels and was excited to listen to this one, but where was her deft light magical touch?
And the narration was so over the top dramatic I wanted to send all of the narrators off to English boarding school.
Not recommended.

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