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The science of magic language

Revisado: 02-18-24

Overly long and often pretentious. I personally dislike footnotes in fiction. Often preachy when the story itself made the point.

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Lifetime struggle with love and misadventures

Revisado: 02-20-22

Over all I enjoyed the story and point of view. However there were incidents that felt contrived and almost unbelievable.

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Not easy

Revisado: 06-19-18

A relevant and controversial topic discussed as a romance with humor, love, and tenderness.
It made me laugh aloud and then shed tears. it's neither pro nor con the issue.

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Tragic History

Revisado: 11-15-16

Bigotry, greed, envy, arrogance sew the seeds of dark shameful deeds done in the name of righteousness. Won't we ever learn. A tale for today.

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Well crafted historical fiction

Revisado: 10-14-16

A story of science, business and the law crafted into a page turner about brilliant but flawed men--names familiar and associated with the technology we take for granted everyday. The beginning of the era of invention for profit and the law suits that still rage over who invented what when.

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Artos goes home

Revisado: 09-16-10

There is a definite problem with the recording in Part 2 at the point when the group returns home. There is a need to correct this and offer a replacement recording to purchasers.
I am less and less satisfied with the series as it moves from a gripping story of diverse and well drawn characters coping with a world that has suddenly changed into a ho hum oft told tale of a quest for the magic thingie that will defeat the evil ... so on and so forth, etc.
This particular episode reads as if the author decided he needed to get the main character home ASAP and finally married to his soulmate. Disappointing

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Another Hamlet?

Revisado: 02-02-09

Why do some authors feel the need to rewrite Shakespeare? I thought Will did a pretty good job with Hamlet--though he had some very good lines, he wasn't my favorite Shakespearean character. I've trained dogs and raised puppies in my time but that whole thread was overwrought and overdone. The author proved that he could use a dictionary and, occasionally, write a good scenic description. Overall, I found it a dissatisfying read.

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Loved it or Hated it

Revisado: 09-27-07

This is either a "loved it/hated it" novel. Personally, I hated it. But I listened to the whole book because I am basically an optimist and I paid for it.

I was unaware of the controvery regarding the size of Ms. Pessl's advance or of her pleasing physical attributes so I was spared starting off with any prejudice. I formed my opinions before I searched for reviews and photos.

If one wants to drown in a sea, no, vast ocean of analogies, this is the book for you. I love a good simile or metaphor, figures of speech that stimulate the imagination and create the picture that is "worth a thousand words." They don't have to be beautiful, soothing, comfortable. Just check out Annie Proulx, "Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories." I found hers to be masterful and illuminating. I rate Ms. Pessl's about 50%.

I could write another 500 words on Ms. Pessl's conceit of constructing this novel as a thesis(a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view. Merriam-Webster)complete with a final exam. I won't. If I had purchased this book in printed form, I would have skipped over them after the first 50 pages.

I found the novel, its plot, its characters, its "celebrated" twists and turns pretentious, tedious, annoying AND predictable.

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History come alive

Revisado: 09-10-07

Ms. George has crafted a vibrant telling of the familiar history of Caesar, Cleopatra, Antony, & Octavian. Her careful research of fact, relaible accounts and her fiction combine in an utterly believeable historical novel. Her powers of description carry the listener back in time--close your eyes and you can almost see the characters moving about in Rome and Egypt shaping the events that created Western Civilization.

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Excellent Historical Fiction

Revisado: 08-12-07

I have had a fascination with this period in English history for many, many years. I found this account of Lady Jane Grey's life both historically accurate (as far as my limited research allows...I do not claim to be an expert) and entertaining. As with all historical fiction, the author has to create incidents, motivations,dialogues and innermost thoughts to create a believeable framework for historical facts. For me, this author does the job admirably.

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