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Most boring and repetitive story ever

Revisado: 12-28-17

What would have made Life of Pi better?

About 400 less pages

Has Life of Pi turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

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

No

What character would you cut from Life of Pi?

Pi

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This book was horrible. I finished it because i always finish books i start

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Did I miss something?

Revisado: 03-02-17

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I found all the stories pretty boring. I was mildy excited when I got to 'The Dead' since I've read good things about it. It was a let down like the rest of the book. Maybe classics are like Oscar winning movies...boring. Maybe it's time for me to get off the 'Classic' kick and read something that is good IMO. I definitely won't be reading Ulysses anytime soon.

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Less than 100 years of solitude

Revisado: 02-10-17

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This is my 2nd Marquez read and I liked it. Not nearly as good as 100-years but good nonetheless. It probably makes sense as a follow up read to 100-years if you enjoyed that writing style however, I will warn that the magical realism I was longing for rarely appeared in this novel. Marquez is a beautiful author and I look forward to reading his 'Collected Stories' book as a follow-up to Love in the Time of Cholera.
Armando Duran did a great job too.

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Best Steinbeck by Far

Revisado: 01-18-17

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Truly a masterpiece. Best book I ever read. Grapes of Wrath cannot even compare to East of Eden.

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Boring and Repetitive

Revisado: 01-18-17

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The story is mildy entertaining. Read East of Eden, that's a much better book.

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Disapointed All Around

Revisado: 01-09-17

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The story was about as boring and bland as William Hurt's performance. This was my first Hemingway read and might be my last. I was hoping for a much better story since this is considered one of his greatest works. I did not find any character compelling or interesting. The plot seemed to be just a whole lot of terrible dialog at cafe's and bars. Brett was probably the worst character I have ever read about. I get that it was the lost generation in the 1920's Europe but who cares...the story was horrible, I only finished it because I paid for it. And I won't even get into William Hurt...what a joke. I listened at 1.25x and it was still like pulling teeth. I wanted to read For Whom the Bell Tolls next but on the fence after The Sun Also Rises..........

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Liked not Loved

Revisado: 01-03-17

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There were many negative reviews on this book based on John Lee's narration and I slightly agree with them. I actually enjoyed the narration with the exception of how John Lee did the character voices, good thing most of the story is told by the narrator's POV, the other being how fast the story was read, it could have been slowed done ever so slightly with pauses between paragraphs. I normally follow along in the book (when able) while listening to any audiobook so that enabled me to follow the story easily. If I didn't follow along I would have been lost about 50% of the time.

I enjoyed the story at times and was annoyed by the prose at other times. You definitely need the family tree chart to understand the story, it's now available as a .pdf when you buy the audiobook, it doesn't show up on the iphone app but does appear at the .com site. The beautiful and at times daunting descriptions and adjectives used sometime leave you a bit lost but I believe that's the beauty of the story, and as much as I was annoyed by it at times it also opened up a different style of writing I was not accustomed to and because of that I definitely want to read more of Marquez's work. I kept looking for a deeper meaning and trying to understand the solitude of each character but really didn't find it in my first read so it might be a book you read more than once. I have to admit, I wasn't moved emotionally by the story but that didn't bother me. It wasn't a book I was able to read for hours on end, I would read a chapter or two then rest, then pick up again for a chapter. It took me about 6 days to get through the book at that pace.

Overall I would say it's a book you should read/listen to. If you listen to it, I would advise following along in the book.

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Seemed to drag on

Revisado: 12-12-16

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I'm new to audiobooks and Steinbeck, listened to Of Mice and Men and absolutely loved it. I do like how Steinbeck writes and describes everything. In Dubious Battle comes and goes with me. At times I really like the story then at times I feel like the story just keeps going and going and doesn't get anymore interesting. I have about 3-hrs left but doubt my opinion will vary much upon completion. However, I plan on listening to East of Eden and would like to listen to more Steinbeck. I would just think that there are better Steinbeck's out there. The narration is very good though.

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Great First Audiobook

Revisado: 12-07-16

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Lt. Dan Absolutely killed it. This was my first audiobook ever and first Steinbeck and it was a great choice. Will definitely listen to more Steinbeck's

(Lt. Dan...Ice Cream!)

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