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Amazing, start to finish. Unique voice

Revisado: 10-31-23

Amazing, start to finish. Unique voice, and difficult subject matter handled so deftly. Beautifully read, too. Recommended.

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Thoughtful and beautifully written and read.

Revisado: 07-17-23

Cal is really great at setting the scene, and I love where it goes. As a Scot I also really appreciated hearing about Scottish abandoned places, and hearing it read by a fellow Scot (the author, of course). Recommended.

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Thoughtful, entertaining, authentic

Revisado: 05-21-23

Dear John Green: you have made me think a lot about the world and our place in it. I hope you have made me a more thoughtful human. You have definitely made me laugh.

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Thoughtful, engaging book that made me think

Revisado: 04-06-23

I’d read Exactly by the same author and that made me want to hear more of him. Not disappointed! Lots of history, well told and with personal stories — not dry at all. I like that it gives a voice to the dispossessed and sheds light on injustice. Good read/listen.

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Magnificent, thrilling read

Revisado: 05-14-21

Completely compelling, all the more so for being an account of real events. I don't always enjoy an author reading their own work, but this is perfect. Bravo.

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I enjoyed the heck out of this audiobook

Revisado: 04-13-20

Here is one of the best writers of his generation writing about the best fighter of that time. The book is read by the best and most aptly chosen narrator I remember hearing. The book is of course dated in some of its language and cultural assumptions, being both sexist and racist as context demands. Nevertheless: what a book, even if you're not all that into boxing. I'm not sure they write them like this anymore. I had so much fun.

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Terrific story, great concept, some flaws

Revisado: 02-27-20

The central conceit of this novel is brilliant: two cities that are one city. Miéville paints a completely believable picture of how the cities coexist. Details are vivid, and there are wonderful turns of phrase now and again. It's a rich world to be immersed in.

I'm less convinced by the dialogue, which errs on the side of melodrama, and which is heavily expositional: I would much prefer to find out what is happening by figuring it out myself than by one of the characters explaining to another character what just happened and why. I would also have liked a less 'actorly' reading (the narrator is otherwise excellent) when the text itself is already a bit overwrought with so much emoting and exclamation.

Very good book that I will recommend, but you have to not mind about the things mentioned above if you want to get the most out of it.

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Charming and fascinating, well read

Revisado: 10-01-19

What a lovely book. Although you can tell that it was written in the late 60s (or early 70s?) with some of the preoccupations and attitudes of the time, most of it is still completely fresh. The descriptions of desert life are beautifully realised: you are transported there. The narrative is often witty and wry; I love the author’s turn of phrase. The narrator is perfect. I would come back to this again as a familiar comfort-read, somewhere to vacation from the world.

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Uneven pacing and inflexible

Revisado: 09-18-19

This book spends a lot of time (too much time) on really basic phrases, but then jumps into quite complex dialog that might, maybe, meet your needs. I want it to explain that “ir” means “to go” and the explain how “I go, you go, she goes” are different. The book doesn’t explain any grammar, so you are left with a series of phrases that might or might not work in your situation. Disappointed; yes I want to converse, but I need to know how to adapt the language to what I want to say. Needs to be clearer about the lack of grammar before you buy.

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