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Couldn’t finish

Revisado: 11-20-24

I could not finish it. I bailed with three hours left to go. The premise was dumb. The book was preachy and the central character was awful. It was like being stuck on a plane to China with a really irritating seat mate. The plot goes something like this: a 72 year old widow is left a cottage in Ibiza by someone she hasn’t seen in 40 years. So she moves there and discovers aliens under the sea who imbue her with a new self awareness and appreciation for her life. Yeah. Really I’m not kidding . That’s what it’s about . Along for the ride on this geriatric rom com is an old sexy Spanish physicist who was drummed out of his job teaching at a university because he tried to tell everyone about said aliens and they thought he was nuts. The author is trying to go for Hepburn and bogey in the African queen. She’s really uptight and prissy. He’s a wild man they spar. She finds out he has cancer. Guess the rest . I pretty much did which is why I don’t need to waste anymore time.

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Great epic sweet story

Revisado: 06-22-24

An apocalyptic journey told from the perspective of a gentle and kind Everyman. Has elements of cormac McCarthy and the Iliad and maybe a little mad max. Loved it

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Great characters

Revisado: 05-28-24

I loved this novel. A beautiful take on the Dickens classic. Unforgettable characters and vivid portrayal of life in Appalachia

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Really well written

Revisado: 12-22-22

I read this book because my son is a game designer at Activision And honestly I don’t think I ever really understood what he did before. This was just about the best tutorial I could’ve ever had and it was a story brimming with unique characters and a compelling story. I loved it

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An interesting book about an uninteresting subject

Revisado: 01-07-16

Very well written and well researched biography. Unfortunately, the subject is a very uninteresting and uncompelling fellow, who really didn't merit an entire book devoted to him.

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Amazing

Revisado: 04-06-15

Unbelievably compelling debut novel. Read it with my book club and we were all blown away and ended up having a great meeting. My only criticism, and it is small, is that the narrator should have had a southern accent.

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Great Book, Annoying Reader

Revisado: 01-09-12

I listened to this with my 3 kids, ages 14, 13 and 11. The oldest had already read the book but was eager to listen to it with us. We had a very long drive from New York to Lake Placid and back, and the time just flew! The story had us all enthralled. The reader, however, was a big distraction. My 11 year old daughter took special exception to the way the narrator imitated a 12 year olds'
voice, making her sound like a 4 year old. My older boy, the one who had already read the book, would throw up his hands whenever she voiced the part of the central character, Katness. According to him, Katness is supposed to be a very tough, cool girl and the narrator made her sound like a girly dope. Having said that, the story itself is so strong that it was usually possible for me to get past the annoying quirks of the reader and stay enthralled.

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Loved this!

Revisado: 08-09-11

Great listen, wonderful characters, interesting plot line, and compelling reader. I would highly recommend.

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a little boring

Revisado: 06-30-09

Sensitive, reflective, well written, but dull. My kids would have been very happy to turn it off and not finish it but I made them listen to the end. We kept waiting for a payoff that never came...

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The best book they every "read"

Revisado: 10-07-08

My four kids listened to this book together in the car, and all loved it. The narrator is pitch perfect--the story is wonderful. Will stay with you for a long time.

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