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As if Madeleine L'Engle were your own beloved Gran

Revisado: 07-01-20

She's not a professional reader; she is the author, and she brings passion, intensity, and love to the reading. I have read this book a dozen or more times, but this audio gave it a whole new meaning. The afterword by her granddaughter is quite lovely as well.

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the grandparents of the swedish murder mystery

Revisado: 11-06-18

very enjoyable! flashes of humor and cynicism. my favorite character was Larsson, played by Ralph Inerson. this was my first foray into BBC radio plays, and I'm definitely going to listen to many more!

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I only wish it had been longer

Revisado: 10-25-18

Scalzi's story is engaging and the characters are delightful. Quinto fleshes them out thoroughly with voices and accents for even minor walk-ons. Loved it!

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great story, great characters, great performance

Revisado: 08-30-17

really enjoyed it and looking forward to his next one! just sorry there aren't more Hanson novels yet.

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Stilted delivery, truly dated content

Revisado: 08-14-17

What did you like best about Iberia? What did you like least?

I read other books by Michener long ago (_Hawaii_ is the only one I can recall) and thought his mode of really digging into a locale's formation and development was really interesting and engaging. I'm going to Spain and thought Michener's approach might inform our trip. I've never _listened_ to one of his books but audio often works for me for dry content. Here, though, the narrator sounds like he is reading and it's distracting. Also the time frame in which the work is set starts after WWII and the material does not age well. "A woman's slip, four dollars in America" is a sample (slightly paraphrased) statement. It's jarring. As to insight into what the culture of Spain is like _now_, I have zero confidence I'd find it in this book. I've listened to the first chapter and have no interest in continuing on.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something more interesting and relevant, I fervently hope. I'll probably go back to fiction.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He had an old fashioned sound to his voice, if that makes sense. Maybe it was his accent or his style of reading. It was ponderous.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Nope.

Any additional comments?

It's the author's (and the narrator's) job to pull me in and pull me along. I am no longer interested or willing to work hard at extracting content from a book. I'm not a philistine, but there are millions of books out there, and I only have so much time.

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Great performance by William Dufris

Revisado: 06-10-15

I can't get through Stephenson in print but a friend recommended the audio book and it was absolutely great. I didn't see any other Stephenson titles narrated by Dufris, which is a shame - he's fantastic!

I did feel the very end was slightly a let down and abrupt but it was a minor quibble.

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Great performance by William Dufris

Revisado: 06-10-15

I can't get through Stephenson in print but a friend recommended the audio book and it was absolutely great. I didn't see any other Stephenson titles narrated by Dufris, which is a shame - he's fantastic!

I did feel the very end was slightly a let down and abrupt but it was a minor quibble.

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