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Too much exercise information

Revisado: 07-13-21

I found all the lengthy descriptions of exercise routines became very boring. Not my favorite.

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This series

Revisado: 03-03-21

I have loved this series but not so much this book. I am sorry but this reader reminds me of the voices heard on old newsreels or old movies. He is too genteel for crime drama.

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Dreadful accent

Revisado: 05-28-16

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I did listen to it all but was very perplexed by the reader. Why couldn't you get someone like Davina Porter to read who switches between a Scottish & English accent with conviction.

What was one of the most memorable moments of When Will There Be Good News??

The train crash.

How could the performance have been better?

The book was utterly spoiled for me by the abysmal Scottish accent. I was trying to place what it was supposed to be because the reader sounded Australian /Irish then I realised that since the story was located in Edinburgh it must be supposed to be a Scottish accent.

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Long and slow

Revisado: 09-16-13

What would have made The Distant Hours better?

I loved the Secret Keeper so had great expectations of this book but it was very long and slow and I just didn't like the story. I kept persevering with it but it was very long and boring. The ending picked up a little.

What could Kate Morton have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I would have enjoyed it much better if the reader was more accomplished at English accents.

Would you be willing to try another one of Caroline Lee’s performances?

I found Caroline Lee's accent very confusing until I realized that she has an Australian accent! I would try another of her performances if she was reading an Australian book but not with her attempting an English accent.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Distant Hours?

I would have cut the whole Mud Man scenario. I didn't find it interesting or appealing. I suppose that was the whole premise of the book which is why I didn't enjoy it.

Any additional comments?

I do enjoy books about life during Second World War Britain.

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