Stephanie Johnson

Terrible Narration

Revisado: 09-05-24

I had to stop and return this book because the narration was terrible. Women and men alike…cringe worthy. Particularly the man’s voice sounding like Vincent Price-which is a great choice for some books, but so wrong here. Too bad because I wanted to find out what happens.

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Great listen

Revisado: 03-05-24

I love good historical fiction! This book was so unexpected and enjoyable. I loved the connection of the different events and people spanning generations. Highly recommend!

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A quirky, fun ride

Revisado: 03-05-24

This book was quirky but enjoyable. Smithy Ide was an interesting character to get to know - he really grew on me. The narration by the author was fantastic!

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A history of mental illness

Revisado: 03-05-24

We've all known someone who has suffered with mental illness and this book does a beautiful job relaying the experience of the author. There were also many things I learned about the history of caring for the mentally ill in America. Questioning how will we care for them moving forward? A tragic, beautiful story. Well done.

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Good - not great

Revisado: 03-05-24

This book was good, not great. I loved the subject and was very interested in learning more about the women who served in Vietnam. Unfortunately the author decided to take it in a chick lit direction. Parts of this book were so good and so riveting but other parts were totally cheesy, predictable and sophomoric. Kristin Hannah does a great job describing the horrors of the war, but unfortunately the other parts of this character's life felt weak and contrived. When I realized that this was by the author of The Nightingale, it all made perfect sense to me. Thousands loved that book giving it rave reviews. I found it totally unbelievable and again too "harlequin romantic" for my taste. Same with this book, fantastic reviews, for a so-so book. Have most people not read really good literature? I also felt like the narrator was far too dramatic adding to the cheesy feel. I kept thinking it would have been a better read than listen. I will however listen to some of the books the author recommended on the same subject.

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Interesting…

Revisado: 02-10-24

Interesting listen. I love Lidia’s writing. The imagery in this book is magical. It kept me hanging on. However, the story was just too quirky for me.

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Amazing Classic

Revisado: 02-10-24

Amazing listen…Steinbeck works magic with words and the narrator was fabulous. Sweeping generational saga. As with many classics, it’s interesting to compare the times in which it was written, to the times we are living. While I love Steinbeck’s prose, this book is filled with patriarchy and racism. Poor Kate. After completing the book, I immediately watched the 1955 film by the same name. Barely recognizable. It was probably one of the worst screenplay adaptations ever. Sorry James Dean.

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It was absolutely unbelievable..

Revisado: 11-30-23

I really liked this book. It’s a fantastic story, but absolutely unbelievable. I had to keep reminding myself that this was a true story. Each and every tragedy and triumph was almost too much to believe. I liked the descriptive writing and the narration was good. Well worth the listen. I will always remember Modoc.

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Tedious

Revisado: 10-23-23

I LOVED Cutting for Stone and was so excited for this book. I “suffered” through 7 hours, thinking it would get better. I simply cannot even contemplate 13 more hours of this tedious listen. All due respect to the author but I’m returning this book.

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Dumb…just dumb

Revisado: 06-10-23

I honestly can’t believe I listened to this entire book and that it got so many great reviews. Pains me to think that over 50,000 readers thought this was a good book. Poorly written and an irritating, overly dramatic performance. I kept thinking it would get better but this book is simply dumb. Don’t waste your time or money.

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