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world building, characters

Revisado: 01-12-25

Highly thought through and worked, but overly complicated, too many characters too many personalities, too much complexity. Everything well worked, but it’s like having 1000 complicated dishes, set at the dining table. And knowing you can’t appreciate each one and ending up, feeling overwhelmed and a bit unwell! Don’t feel like the Story arc was entirely well balanced, and a bit frustrating not to be able to appreciate each dish because another one arrives too quickly…

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Pretty incredible, especially as much is history

Revisado: 09-19-24

It's a remarable story spanning an incredible time in history from a unique perspective. She can be a bit irritating, but I think we meet her at maybe 14 years old, so spotting her that....

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Story & voice

Revisado: 06-19-24

Loved this story, one of my favorites. And being able to hear Horatio stammer was a total delight!
Said all I had to say, but apparently there is a 15 word minimum so I am continuing. Surely this is more than adequate!

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Unbelievable journey through what’s really going on…

Revisado: 04-06-24

Walking us through the extraordinary amount of deep dive information about the world around us. Incredible, illuminating, sobering, inspiring

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Extraordinary life, extraordinary vision

Revisado: 12-29-23

I really liked getting to know Werner, his vision, his extraordinary life, his matter-of-fact presentation of the most peculiar things, His indomitable spirit.

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Extraordinary, Beautifully read, MBM report, brilliant chronicler & remarkable story.

Revisado: 10-01-23

Extraordinary, Beautifully read, MBM report, a brilliant chronicler & remarkable story. A long prose poem blending personal, military, history, geography, action, adventure, courage, heartbreak, atrocities, glory, vision, delight. His ability to assess people, cultures, situations, risks was extraordinary.

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Loved it!

Revisado: 01-01-23

The perfect walkabout book! It was such a delight to get to know Darwin, listen to his observations and commentary: enthusiastic, perceptive, insightful, and a fascinating look at what the world looked like to someone like him. The 19th century perception of the beginning of colonization and change. Liked him as a person and admired his courage, fortitude. endless curiosity and amazing energy throughout grueling, physically, challenging experience. Not a sit-down -and listen to every word, experience, but to have Darwins journal read to you with feeling by a good reader was a pleasure.

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Fascinating

Revisado: 10-09-22

Overwhelming amount of information, but invigorating & reframing. Love the reader & the line: “ It’s a bit more complicated!”

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A delight!

Revisado: 06-15-21

What a remarkable man, an amazing diligence, vision & understanding that utterly shifted—and corrected—our perception of the world around us. And an incredible sweep of history! Wow. This was a delight to listen to, full of joy, adventures, profound insights, and an front seat to one of the more remarkable periods of history and how wars, alliances, revolutions impacted travel, funding, access. Fascinating.

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Delightful

Revisado: 03-04-20

re-read (does that count when you've previously read & are now listening?) These Old Shades & really enjoyed it. Thought the voices & expressiveness was well done. So of course I had to read the PreQuel (obvious, but have never seen it formally acknowledged) This is the first of a trilogy, BM/TOS/Devil's Cub. It was nice to be reminded how Avon's bad reputation was honoroubly obtained--he was pretty dreadful. Loved seeing everyone again. And really remarkable that this was Georgette's first! Then went back & re-listened to These Old Shades again. Then went on to listen to Devil's Cub, a crushing disappointment, as the reader was dreadful & DC is one of my favorite GHs. I soldiered through, but please, a nasal voice is so not Vidal. It was excruciating....

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