Suzi Jones

LOVE the narrator

Revisado: 02-04-25

I have this audio done with two previous narrators, and I bought the second audio narratored by Rosamond (the actress from the series) and she is MUCH MUCH better.
I have seen only two episodes of the series and am now going to listen to the book collection before continuing. That is if Rosamond narrates the rest of the collection.

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horrible narrator/reader~Michael Kramer

Revisado: 05-14-24

I purchased the prequel "New Spring" that had Michael Kramer & Kate Reading. Having the alternating readers/narrators was SOO MUCH BETTER.
The male reader/narrator MUST be replaced!!
Mr
Kramer simply isn't able to convey separate emotions & give distinct voice/s to other characters.
He simply should have read the book. Mr. Kramer is NOT a narrator.
Mr. Kramer also participated in the prequel "New Spring"; BUT he thankfully his part was MUCH smaller, so his reading/failed narration was easier to gloss over & move over to Kate Reading's wonderful performance.

At this point, I have lost interest in the audio form of the series.
Perhaps I'll check into the kindle version with the "talk-back" feature.

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first of two Vidal books I'll read/listen to.

Revisado: 03-13-24

This book is PHENOMENAL.
there. That's all that needs to be said. LoL
I CONSUMED this book from the first paragraph!
My literary tastes are VERY eclectic (from "Dune" to the original "three musketeers" series, and back to the history book "becoming Queen Victoria").
Books that are TRULY worth reading (& now worth listening to) are those that leave the page behind. Leave EVERYTHING in distant memory.
Perhaps as a writer I expect "more" from a book/story. If I'm unable to visualize & immerse in the story, the writer has failed.
Vidal opened the ancient world & the reader falls into it. You are submerged. The different societies, conflicts, historical figures, & description leave you blinking & wondering...."what?!? That's the end???"
The narrator is.. perfectly suited! Normally British narrators (NOT readers, folks need to bring the written word to life) are my preference. This talented gentleman draws you deeper into the extraordinary world Vidal created.
¤☆☆☆BEWARE☆☆☆
There are scenes that mention young child exploitation.
There is a graphic sexual beastal science.

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horrible...first word forward....horrible

Revisado: 03-13-24

I REALLY wanted to like...even LOVE this book & series.
Not EVER going to happen! The writing is barely high-schoolish (at best!).
The writer lacks the ability to LIVE the world and persons he is writing. That is ALL that is here. A person writing. No passion, no breathing life onto the words he has put on the page.
The poor quality of the story is compounded a MILLION FOLD with two of the WORST

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More Angela

Revisado: 03-10-24

I bought this hoping it would be the story of Angela.
I understand that his sister wrote the content concerning Angela, you can tell. His sister is NOT a writer. To expect readers to purchase work from the ORIGINAL writer, and then slide in works from another person...yeah...DON'T.

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excellent TRUE historical man

Revisado: 12-05-23

AMAZINGLY well written!!
I LOVE this specific time of Roman history. There are few that accurately cover it (Turney and Kane are two wonderful writers also), and even less that take a REAL man's life and bring it life. This exceptional author does it in effortless form.
Jason Saxon is the PERFECT narrator for this story. His rich resounding voice carries the listener with him. Just LOVE his voice, and elocution!!

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FINALLY Scipio Africanus is #1

Revisado: 11-23-23

I have looked LITERALLY for YEARS on this AMAZING military genius and, found NOTHING, but footnotes.
This man KNEW, UNDERSTOOD, & IMPLEMENTED the GREATEST military fetes younger than Alexander the Great. Yet, Hannibal Barack overshadowed him.
The greedy senators of his time ridiculed, deemed, & hounded this inspired general for the wealth of Carthage & for power.
His mental intellect and application still, has no match even to this date.

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Greatest modern retelling of Marius from actual Sertorius Scrolls

Revisado: 05-22-23

I am an AVID ancient Roman history buff.
From whence I first read/heard of the phenomenal persona that is Marius, I wanted MORE!!
There are but two writers (I have personally read/audiobook) that obliquely mentioned and/or referred to Marius.
Literally YEARS I constantly used "search" for Marius.
*HEAVENLY ANGELES SINGING*
I giddily FINALLY found "Sertorius Scrolls".
This is a piece of Ancient Roman history that is glossed over with often nothing more than a couple of sentences and at most, a paragraph.
This exceptional writer has taken on this most exciting and interesting time in Roman history and placed it in "can't wait for the next chapter, book" of this legendary hero to come to us from antiquity.
The narrator adds a dimension to the writer that brings the story into 3D perception with his sonorous baritone that grips and holds

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**Greatest modern retelling of Marius from actual Sertorius Scrolls

Revisado: 05-22-23

I am an AVID ancient Roman history buff.
From whence I first read/heard of the phenomenal persona that is Marius, I wanted MORE!!
There are but two writers (I have personally read/audiobook) that obliquely mentioned and/or referred to Marius.
Literally YEARS I constantly used "search" for Marius.
*HEAVENLY ANGELES SINGING*
I giddily FINALLY found "Sertorius Scrolls".
This is a piece of Ancient Roman history that is glossed over with often nothing more than a couple of sentences and at most, a paragraph.
This exceptional writer has taken on this most exciting and interesting time in Roman history and placed it in "can't wait for the next chapter, book" of this legendary hero to come to us from antiquity.
The narrator adds a dimension to the writer that brings the story into 3D perception with his sonorous baritone that grips and holds you listening to the very last period.

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Greatest modern retelling of Marius from actual Sertorius Scrolls

Revisado: 05-22-23

I am an AVID ancient Roman history buff.
From whence I first read/heard of the phenomenal persona that is Marius, I wanted MORE!!
There are but two writers (I have personally read/audiobook) that obliquely mentioned and/or referred to Marius.
Literally YEARS I constantly used "search" for Marius.
*HEAVENLY ANGELES SINGING*
I giddily FINALLY found "Sertorius Scrolls".
This is a piece of Ancient Roman history that is glossed over with often nothing more than a couple of sentences and at most, a paragraph.
This exceptional writer has taken on this most exciting and interesting time in Roman history and placed it in "can't wait for the next chapter, book" of this legendary hero to come to us from antiquity.
The narrator adds a dimension to the writer that brings the story into 3D perception with his sonorous baritone that grips and holds

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