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Just a wonderful story - it has everything!

Revisado: 10-12-16

I loved this book - the characters, the story, the alternative history, and the "wild west" feel of Chabon's Alaska.

Chabon creates this entire world, populated with people, places, foods, smells, an unsolvable chess gambit... and just enough magic to keep you eager to unravel the mystery.

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Another great Reacher story

Revisado: 02-19-15

I'm always pleasantly surprised by how well-written these are. Can't wait for the next one.

Highly recommended! Thank you

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Maybe the best book I've read in a decade

Revisado: 09-16-14

I simply can't exaggerate the greatness of this book.

Art, history, mystery, paint. The supernatural. Trances. Possession. Immortality.

Am I making sense?

The book itself is a history of blue paint, but not just ANY Blue: The Sacred Blue, made in exactly the same enchanted way since the dawn of time. Bawdy and hilarious yet also compelling and romantic.

Euan Morton is so gifted - you can almost feel the characters in the room with you.

DON'T MISS THIS PERFORMANCE!

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Starts out great but loses it along the way

Revisado: 09-16-14

I really wanted to love this book. Loyalty, family, history, cheese. Fantastic, right?

Unfortunately, the author gets hopelessly bogged down in his story, and this book (which is WAAAY too long), turns into a book about an author getting bogged down by a book he can't finish writing.

When "the end" finally came, I really had no idea why, and found myself saying, "Really?"

I've said the book is too long, and I mean that. Much of the repeated descriptions of the towns and the land and the (extensive) history of Spain seemed like filler, or maybe something to keep the author's mind working while he tried to figure out what his content should be.

I don't NOT recommend this book, but I don't really recommend it either. The story of the cheese is pretty compelling. I'm just not sure it's worth listening this many hours to get it.

A word on the performance: L.J. Ganser read with enthusiasm, but his over-enunciation of every single word (not just the Spanish) was grating and incredibly distracting.

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Astounding, informative, and terrifying

Revisado: 08-01-14

I really appreciate the author making every effort to write an objective book about a controversial subject. Reading this book makes you realize that even without nuance, the facts in this story are absolutely chilling. Anyone who has any interest in the Church of Scientology should absolutely read this book.

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An absolute must-read

Revisado: 08-01-14

This book was recommended by a friend, and honestly I couldn't believe it could possibly be as good as he said. I was wrong. It's a long book, and it spans a lot of time, but it's usually written and the characters are all absolutely wonderful.

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Beautifully written and completely compelling.

Revisado: 08-01-14

This is apparently the first series. The author tells an intense and compelling story in a tight and visually beautiful style. The performance is also perfect. I absolutely recommend this book.

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Great author, but skip this title

Revisado: 08-01-14

This is probably my sixth or seventh Christopher Moore book. He is a fantastic author, and his stories are all wonderful. All but this one. I think this must be a very early book. The story is not good and the performance is not good either. I constantly recommend his books to friends, but I'm seriously considering asking for a refund on this one.

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Just not very good

Revisado: 05-23-14

I don't write many negative reviews, but I just can't recommend this book. The story (no spoilers) could have been interesting, but all the subplots and all the characters are dull, cliched, and sometimes even insulting. Aside from that, the reader was pretty awful too. Maybe if she were better I could have looked away about the plots, characters and dialog? Probably not.

Yes, this was on sale for only $3.95, so I won't ask to be credited back, but if I'd paid a whole credit for it I certainly would.

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Another great read from Moore and Morton

Revisado: 05-23-14

I was so happy to see this new book that I ordered it the day it was released. Thank goodness Euan Morton is still on board to perform, because he is my new favorite actor of all time. The story continues where we left Pocket at the end of FOOL (also a HUGE recommend), and this is another great Shakespeare mashup by Moore.

Be sure to stick around for the epilogue, read by Moore, which clarifies what is and is not Shakespeare.

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