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Resourceful. Complex. Insightful. Pastoral.

Revisado: 04-26-17

What did you love best about The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia)?

So pastoral. Written in a way that I could understand and apply. As others have said elsewhere, it helps me frame up the myriad situations I might encounter, and how to share in that journey with others. There is a level of ambiguity as a collegiate colleague has voiced--something others have voiced as well--so this gives me a primer to engage in the discussion, and leads me toward what I hope is greater fluency in working with people.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Bill Fike?

I don't know that I would cast it differently. But I would most assuredly ask that whomever produces it, pay close attention to the narration. In two, brief sections (160 - 163), there were three occurrences of narrating the wrong word when compared to the text. I happened to be leaving my car and wanted to pick up on the written version before my class. In that short period of time, I picked up on the three errors. This does not bode well for accuracy in the document, for Audible, for the audiobook's producer, or for the Vatican office who might need to oversee or be aware of how the book is read and what content is changed due to error.

Any additional comments?

With the errors in two sections, I wonder how many errors there are throughout the narrated version. Would sure like to have an accurate copy.

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Great content.HORRIBLE Narration. Cannot listen.

Revisado: 04-21-17

What disappointed you about Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty?

Heard about Kate Hennessy's book on NPR's Fresh Air. Super excited to listen, moved by the faith and works of Dorothy Day. Overwhelmed by the single worst choice of narration I could imagine. The depth and breadth of Dorothy Day, her work, her voice, and the writing of Ms. Hennessy were lost. Completely. Utterly. Totally. I had to stop after 20 minutes. Unbelievably honeyed, singsong, grating, overly dramatic; a cross between the voice telling you the subway is coming, a Google Maps voice, and a poorly cast rendition of the original Stepford Wives film. Here is an individual of such soul, groundedness, faith, courage, and character, drowned out by a voice so suburban, Wonderbread, out-of-character, and read like every single line was the most important line ever, and that the audience was made up of kindergartners for storytime. Joan Cleaver had more soul. Waste of money. Bought the book. Hoping to get an audio refund.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Worst ever. Truly terrible. If my eardrums could bleed, this would do it.

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