J.K.

Great story, not the best narrator

Revisado: 06-25-24

I really liked the story, which kept my attention the whole way with its depth, and believable and likable characters. The barrator was mostly ok but the stilted way she mispronounced the article “a” throughout and Spanish names like Andres was grating. Otherwise I really enjoyed the story and would read more by same author.

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Good book. Reader fine.

Revisado: 06-30-21

I appreciated the audio version of this influential book. The reader is excellent and I’ve heard him read other things very well. My only complaint was his pronouncing the DSM-V repeatedly as the letter “V”, rather than the Roman numeral 5, for Fifth edition. It’s a very well-known reference book for anyone in the counseling or psychology field, so the mistake was jarring each time. Other than that, excellent!

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2nd book better than first!

Revisado: 04-01-21

I wasn’t sure about the series but halfway through the second one I was hooked. I hope the third one doesn’t disappoint; I’m really liking the characters now.

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Great book and narration by author

Revisado: 12-24-18

Sometimes good writers can’t narrate well, but this was amazing. Spoiler alert!! Especially when it got to the part about singing to her dying mother and you get to hear what she actually sang, in her own voice!! tears and so challenged by this book

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Good story, great narrator

Revisado: 11-24-18

It’s not often that an author is also a poet and spoken word performer, but you get both with Jackie Hill Perry reading her own story, and the melody of the words carries you along. I very much enjoyed hearing her heart behind her words in her personal reading.

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Disappointing story, good history of Civil War.

Revisado: 03-04-18

I love love Connie Willis and have read most of what she’s written. Every once in a while she writes a lovely but depressingly sad story, like this one. It feels like she’s trying to say something poignant but doesn’t really know how to give meaning and purpose to suffering. Kind of like the Winds of Marble Arch (which if you liked you might like this story.) As usual her historical research and feeling like you were IN the Civil War was spot on, but ultimately the story just felt sad and hopeless. Read one of her many other delightful works instead..

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Good plot, weak characters, too raunchy

Revisado: 12-15-17

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

No. It had its witty parts, but the main character is not believable or terribly likable, and the amount of profanity and sex (more than The Martian) made me not able to recommend it to my young friends who’d really love all the science..

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Ok, pretty empty, fine but not inspiring

Have you listened to any of Rosario Dawson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First one I’ve heard

Was Artemis worth the listening time?

Not really

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Great story!

Revisado: 05-09-17

One of the best Connie Willis I've read yet. Listened to twice. Only problem with narrator who has a lovely Irish accent is that she doesn't know how to pronounce Notre Dame I don't think, nor Choctaw (2 syllables).

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Half of a Good Book

Revisado: 03-07-17

What did you like best about Best. State. Ever.? What did you like least?

The first few chapters of this were first rate, vintage Dave Barry - skewering Florida, and I laughed out loud. Then it switched to a travelogue of South Florida tourist traps and got, honestly, boring, before turning raunchy in the last chapter or two. It would have been an excellent shorter book, but this was pretty bad and I regretted giving it as a gift before I'd finished it.

Would you recommend Best. State. Ever. to your friends? Why or why not?

No. Not one of his better books. See above.

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Maybe her best!

Revisado: 05-26-15

I've read the whole series, and loved the heart in this one, and the point of view of the villains. Gave it four stars bc I could've done without the seamy sex scene, and now I can't pass it along to my kids..

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