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My Almost-9 Year Old Loved This

Revisado: 06-20-22

He says, "I like that this includes animals and a bit of information. Also I really liked the game they all played. The sugar glider was my favorite. He was funny."

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The Best Parenting Book I've Ever Read

Revisado: 11-19-21

I have read a million parenting books, but this is hands down the best. It does not prescribe a parenting method, but helps the reader understand what stress triggers and consequent reactions are in both your children and yourself on a neurological level. I am grateful to this author for this book and plan to listen to it again. It should be required reading, not just for all parents, but for all humans.

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Wonderful contextualizing of wine history

Revisado: 04-25-21

I work in the wine industry, and loved this book. I love the way the author wove in world history with wine history for a real understanding of why things evolved the way they did. Loved his conversational reading style too. A great overview of wine history that is not at all dry!

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An entertaining and informative listen

Revisado: 12-27-18

I'm in the wine business and I love books about wine, but a lot of times they are just not made for listening. They can be super dry--much better to read on the page. Godforsaken Grapes is definitely the exception to that. The narrator is wonderful, text is entertaining, and it is highly listenable. Learned a lot, but also just enjoyed the personal stories and the humorous flow of the book. Highly recommend!

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Riveting

Revisado: 08-25-18

A beautiful story, a beautiful narration. I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend this listen.

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UGH

Revisado: 11-18-17

One-dimensional, cliched characters. Lousy narration. Sloppy storytelling. It moves from tight first-person to third-person omniscient throughout. Was there an editor before this book was published? The three narrators are absolutely horrid at doing other people's voices. When they have to get into the voice of another character, it sounds painful. The detective is narrated like a hardboiled P.I. from the 1920s. Really? I gave it two stars (instead of one) because it's a fluffy thriller and the plot moves relatively well.

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Painfully tedious

Revisado: 08-30-16

Over reported. The author goes into all the most minute details about every single character's background. There's no over-arching point of view, it just feels like you are awash in information with no end goal. I still have 5 hours to go, but I don't think I'll finish it. The narration is pretty flat too.

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Boring, annoying narration

Revisado: 01-22-13

The author spent the first several hours trying to sell me on why I should buy this book (I already had), why I should not do an MBA program (I have no intention of doing one), and what he was going to tell me in the pages ahead (get to it!). I wanted to find out relevant information to starting a new business, but I felt that the topics were covered in a very cursory way. It's probably too much information for just one book. I also felt that the pronunciation/narration was annoying and couldn't make it through the whole book.

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Excellent Story and Narration

Revisado: 06-14-12

I couldn't stop listening to this. David Pittu's narration was amazing--subtle and nuanced. The story follows several characters as they navigate the world of ideas in college and after graduation in the early 1980s. Well-drawn characters, layered story. Definitely worth listening to.

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