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Magical, Gothic, a Story of Love and Death

Revisado: 12-04-19

I first fell in love with Zafon's timeless and magical descriptions of Barcelona, then the mystery hooked me.
With elements of magical realism, this is the story of three epic loves, and how death touches and changes them all. It left me breathless, standing in the mist of daybreak, wondering if I walked in the story or in my real life.

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I Believe in Love & Aliens!

Revisado: 11-22-19

If you're looking for a clever, magical, and heartfelt story, this is a great book for you.

In the same tradition as Catherine Ryan Hyde's 'Worthy' or 'Take Me With You,' this is a book about overcoming trauma with the power of love. If you need a little magic, mystery, nature, healing, and a hint of aliens, read this book. It may make you cry, but in the best possible way.

The narrator is one of the best I've heard, and her voices bring the characters to life. This book has a small amount of violence, mild language (a few sh!+$), and vague nudity without graphic descriptions of sex.

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So very boring. Oh heavens.

Revisado: 08-30-19

Struggled to listen to this. It is dull, and feels like a bunch of nonsense. Good thing it was free.

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An unexpected pleasure.

Revisado: 08-27-19

I regularly consume bleak stories of trials. I hunkered down to the enslavement of humanity when I was blissfully blindsided by a "Silver Bullet".

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A fascinating and thoughtful look...

Revisado: 06-15-18

...into a huge portion of American culture. If you're interested in American ethnography and are curious about modern cultural challenges, this is a great book.
The author's memoir is touching, well written, and told without self-pity or malice. It is not a political book. But it got into my head, and I feel it helped me better understand what's happening politically and economically in the US right now.

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Delightful, a mere hundred years ago!

Revisado: 02-21-17

This book is one of my new favorites, one I will reread again and again.

Though it was a little tricky to catch the tone and situation at the beginning, I fell in love with the author's poetic descriptions and indomitable spirit. And the patient, attentive reader will have his or her questions answered by the author in her own time.

Almost everything is a charming and cheerful adventure for this self-described "ex-wash lady" homesteading in the Wyoming hills. It strikes me that a mere hundred years separate us from this fiery, independent lady who set an amazing example for Feminists of a later age. Though her life was not untouched by tragedy, her faith and spirit buoyed me up as I read, smiling, with tears in my eyes.

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Infertility and cultural experience

Revisado: 11-22-16

We look for validation of our own experiences. I know that's what I was seeking when I picked up this book. But I didn't find it here.

If fertility treatments are not for you, this book may not have much to offer. It's a personal account of the cost, effects, and social repercussions of assisted reproductive technology. And that's fine. It is a well written account that touches on the inequality of access for people of color or LGBT, the varying degrees of insurance coverage, and the supportive community built up around assisted reproductive technology.

If, like me, you may be looking for your own tribe as you remain childless by chance, choice or circumstance, this book is not for you. I am still dealing with this loss, and I am still looking for the next step forward. I'm out here, waiting.

Lastly, the narrator spoke clearly, but with a wooden cadence and tone-deaf inflection that did not do justice to the often emotional content of the text. I think I would have preferred reading this in print.

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performance almost monotone

Revisado: 05-25-16

I usually love Austen, but this book was great for putting me to sleep, I guess.

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Mostly dreamy, like a parasol.

Revisado: 05-13-16

I enjoyed listening to this book-- with only a few exceptions:
1) Occasionally, the narrating actress gives sentences a weird emphasis. It's moderately distracting, but rare enough that I didn't get frustrated.
2) I'm no circus performer but I would swear that, once or twice, the author added enough random details to betray the fact that she has a flawed understanding of how an actual safety net works.

Besides this, there were several lovely sections in the main character's voice, plus a few descriptions that added value to the piece, and I look forward to more from this author.

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