Bruno Roger

Engaging

Revisado: 09-09-24

This is my favorite of Amor Towles’s books, so far. It had well-developed characters and engaging storyline.

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Trite

Revisado: 01-15-24

I was really hoping for a cozy, light series in a lovely setting. I didn’t expect deep or literary, but this was incredibly simplistic - formulaic, no character development, growth, or endearment, and the writing didn’t even capitalize on the idyllic Cotswold setting! Unfortunately, I made an assumption and purchased the series, so I’m feeling a bit disappointed at wasting money/credits.

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Heartbreaking

Revisado: 11-04-23

I don’t really follow Hollywood gossip/drama. I knew that he had struggled with addiction, but I didn’t understand the extent. This book gave me some insight to a very personal perspective of the reality of addiction. The timeline was a bit hard to follow. Not just his most current vs historical timelines, but even within those timeframes. Regardless, the point was there - he was seemed like a nice, broken person who was constantly fighting.

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Wonderful

Revisado: 06-10-23

Very well researched book to construct an historically realistic character, inspired by Chaucer. I laughed and I cried a lot. As with any good character, i loved them and rooted for them but could see and acknowledge human flaws. The narrator was wonderful, as well - she enhanced an already exceptional story.

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Fun stories

Revisado: 05-23-23

The books are light and fun, and I like escaping to a completely distant lifestyle. I know they changed narrator from the first book bc she was panned for her Mandarin pronunciation, but I didn’t love this narrator. Her voice sounded too …mature, maybe?…for the characters. It just didn’t fit well. But I still enjoyed the story.

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Diabetes Code is much more worth it

Revisado: 07-07-22

I really appreciate Dr Fung’s knowledge and I have listened to The Diabetes Code twice. I was disappointed in what I listened to in this book. I quit a little over half way through. I know the idea was to bring in people who have struggled with their weight to gain credibility and possibly downplay accusations of fat-shaming from some (since Dr Fung has admittedly never struggled with weight). For me, I didn’t need the validation or relating - I wanted facts and straight science-based information about fasting. I didn’t need “We KNOW it’s hard to be fat” or “I can’t believe all my energy when fasting!” or “Step One: Stop Snacking.” I needed info about why different plans meet different needs and what your body is likely doing at 16 hours fasting vs 20. I needed to know whether health benefits and improvements are possible with only 16 hours or whether longer fasts are necessary for health or weight improvement. To be fair, maybe all this and more helpful, relevant information would have been shared in the second half of the book, but I could not take another 3+ hours of being talked down to or told the obvious. Maybe I’ll check it out at the library and skim the end to see if anything more helpful is shared.

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Needs different narrator

Revisado: 05-14-22

It’s a predictable romance with nice descriptions of landscape. The book really needed a different narrator, though. I had to set on speed 1.3x so it didn’t sound like a record on slow speed.

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Very light romance

Revisado: 03-12-22

The main character was shallow and self-absorbed, so it took me a bit to connect with her. In the end, I figured out how to let go of an expectation and accept it for what it is - a light listen with a happy ending.

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Predictable but sweet

Revisado: 03-12-22

I enjoyed this although it was predictable. I was confused why the author named a brother and sister Erin and Aaron. The narrator’s voice didn’t seem to fit - she sounded older than the characters were meant to be. Also, there were some distracting editing pauses

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Unsympathetic characters

Revisado: 09-11-21

The narrator was a good narrator, but she wouldn’t have been my pick for this character/time period - too soft and didn’t speak like someone from a “gritty” background.

I enjoyed the parts at the beginning with the Roaring 20’s clubs and flappers. But that all ended suddenly and without me really growing to care for Vera or understand her what drove her relationships. There was nothing helping me sympathize for her or struggle with liking her or the men in her life despite the immorality. I just didn’t get attached, so I didn’t feel much emotion during the book (except disgust in a few scenes) - no excitement, no sadness, no real fear bc i could see where things were leading.

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