Catie Scarlette

Such a beautiful little story. I read it every Christmastide.

Revisado: 12-26-22

I read it every Christmastide and I’m never disappointed. If I read it at the beginning of the season, it sets the tone; if I read it at the end of the season, it finishes it off beautifully.

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I learned more history here than in school!

Revisado: 05-15-20

I knew I'd love the music, but the history, particularly the European portion, was just as good. It was all very well presented and the context made some of the music MUCH more meaningful. I will look for more of Robert Greenberg's courses - he gave interesting, unbiased (except when he -very rarely- said he was biased) commentary and explanation of the world at the time of the composition. This course was well worth the investment!

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An engaging vehicle for Irish History & more

Revisado: 01-17-20

Beautifully written - it strings together lots of Irish Myths/Stories in a very different way. I did not guess one of the best parts until it was actually told. Frank Delaney narrates his own work and he has a voice you could listen to all day and all night. There is surely a itinerant storyteller in his heritage somewhere. You won't be sorry you read/listened. (I have to say, though I did it in audio, I was amazed to see how many pages it was, I would never have guessed.) Anyone interested in Irish history, both recent and ancient, will be enthralled.

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I don't get it and I'm sorry!

Revisado: 07-05-18

Let me first stay that the narration was very good and I'll look for more of it by Carl Reiner. That being said, and knowing that this was written at some very low times in Twain's life, it felt to me like nothing more than a rant against God. It was beautifully written and spoken, but a rant nonetheless.

I see that some reviewers have said they will try it again later, but I won't be doing that. I either didn't "get it" or did get it but didn't like it. SO sad about this because I LOVE all other of his work I have read/listened to.

If you don't want your bubble burst you will pass this one up. It has certainly not soured me on Twain and I will read him again, but not this. I knew him to be a skeptic before this, but this just wan't to my taste.

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I don't get it and I'm sorry!

Revisado: 07-05-18

Let me first stay that the narration was very good and I'll look for more of it by Carl Reiner. That being said, and knowing that this was written at some very low times in Twain's life, it felt to me like nothing more than a rant against God. It was beautifully written and spoken, but a rant nonetheless.

I see that some reviewers have said they will try it again later, but I won't be doing that. I either didn't "get it" or did get it but didn't like it. SO sad about this because I LOVE all other of his work I have read/listened to.

If you don't want your bubble burst you will pass this one up. It has certainly not soured me on Twain and I will read him again, but not this. I knew him to be a skeptic before this, but this just wan't to my taste.

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Cesar tries to help us more clearly understand our dogs.

Revisado: 08-11-17

Good insights on why dogs do things and what we can do to help our dogs not feel so stressed when they're away from us. Our two dogs like radio and want to specially loves TV but I'm thinking audiobooks are a better fit after listening to this.

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In depth-no. But a GREAT place to start!

Revisado: 03-09-17

Several reviewers have panned this as "not detailed enough" but I would call this is a starter book on Churchill. If you want detail, do the 3-part The Last Lion by Wm Manchester. This gives you the "flavor" of Churchill without being heavy handed. I had already done Manchester's 1st volume & love the detail & depth, so this seemed a little lightweight to me, but was very informative, all the same. If someone is unsure how they feel about a large tomb about someone they don't really know, start here. The performance of the narrator was excellent!

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We are, none of us, what we seem to ourselves.

Revisado: 09-10-16

What did you love best about Olive Kitteridge?

I loved that I eventually came to appreciate Olive - she was very irritating a first, but through the stories, I came to see that she was hurting, though I never fully understood from what. She was never an easy character to like, but I did come to appreciate her.

Who was your favorite character and why?

If you had asked me early on, I would have said Henry, but really, it was Olive. There was a LOT of good there, and even kindness, but she almost never showed it to anyone and when she did, she hated that she had let it outside.

Which scene was your favorite?

In a way, the fight with Christopher when she went to see his family. It really brought home how differently she saw herself from what she projected and what she was.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did occasionally laugh, but never cried, though I supposed I should have cried for Olive a time or two. I was very taken with the language, the turn or phrase, the lyrical beauty of the whole book.

Any additional comments?

I have seen many comments both here and on other sources that pan the narrator. I have to say that I felt she did a wonderful job of the "Maine" accent and she did NOT over do it. I also feel compelled to say that if you don't do well with heavy accents/dialects, read it, don't listen to it. I feel the criticism is unfair to the book and the narrator. Anyone who lives in Maine or has been there will understand this.

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a masterful job of cutting through the legend(s)

Revisado: 02-17-16

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Anyone looking for a balanced telling of this story will appreciate the setting of context. T. J. Stiles has done a masterful job of placing Custer within his time, even when Custer himself did not always feel comfortable in his time.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It has to be the engaging, complicated, maddening and delightful Custer himself.

What does Arthur Morey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His calm reading of the story enables one to remain objective about a subject that is anything but to most Americans.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I listened to the final chapter 4 times - the inquiry requested of the military by Reno made for interesting listening and while some of it was complicated, it was enlightening.

Any additional comments?

The only thing I would add, if it were somehow possible, was a map of the area of the battle. I plan to find one and listen AGAIN to the final chapter in order to fully understand it all. (I have been to the Custer battlefield at the Little Big Horn twice and the picture still eluded me.)

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It resonates long after the read is done.

Revisado: 06-18-15

If you could sum up A River Runs Through It and Other Stories in three words, what would they be?

Luminous Poignant Inspiring

What did you like best about this story?

Mclean's cadence; it is as nearly perfect poetry as prose gets. And the reading by David Manis is just right; not rushing but letting the poetry of it move along at it's own pace, somewhat like the river.

Which scene was your favorite?

Oh so many. They all come alive in your mind's eye . . . you can feel the cold, glacial water on your feet . . . the thirst in the final story . . . it's all there.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was wishing Mclean had started publishing and writing before he was 70 and that there were many more stories for me to read.

Any additional comments?

I had actually read this in hardcover several years before and yet, (for one of the very few times in my life) it was better in audio book. You don't need to see the movie (though I understand why he made it). This is better, somehow more personal.

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