M. Giuffrida

Profound and Moving.

Revisado: 02-18-25

Extremely moving account of the year following hurricane Katrina and Chris Rose’s columns in the Times Picayune. Very well done, very sad, very moving, and so many wonderful characters. Highly recommend. Audible, do better. There were so many mispronunciations of important New Orleans Streets (too many to count!!) if I heard Tchoupitoulas mispronounced one more time I thought I was going to scream. New Orleans pronounces things differently. So please, do your research and find out that streets that sound like the city of Milan in Italy are actually pronounced Mylan. Or Prytania, Esplanade, Metairie, I could go on and on, so many mispronunciations. The reader was absolutely fantastic. It wasn’t his fault. But if you’re gonna have someone narrate a book about New Orleans, why don’t you find a local who knows how to pronounce things correctly.

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Wonderful story and narration.

Revisado: 11-18-24

Beautiful coming of age story. Narration was perfection. I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend this audio book.

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Tender and beautiful book

Revisado: 10-31-24

When I first started listening to this book, I thought it was going to be boring. But of course, it was anything but boring. What a touching and tender story about human nature and the capacity of the heart to love. Highly recommend.

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Amazing narration

Revisado: 10-05-24

The narration of the book was absolutely incredible. So many different accents genders and ages. Really really great book. It is beautiful, but I struggled a lot with the ending for various reasons butall in all a beautiful listen.

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Nee Orleans classic

Revisado: 09-14-24

This is one of my favorite books and I hadn’t listened to it. Narration was wonderful and he did an excellent job giving voice to the characters. My only criticism is several of the street names were mispronounced. New Orleans pronounces things differently. Prytania, Burgundy, Chartres, Poydras and Tchoupitoulas were mispronounced. Not the narrator’s fault, but it seems if you are publishing a narrator of a book about New Orleans, it is good idea to find out how the locals pronounce things.

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Remarkable Narration!

Revisado: 10-12-23

Richard Armitage does an amazing job with the narration; on par with Jim Dale (who narrated Harry Potter.) I just finished Demon Copperhead and had never read David Copperfield. I must say, as much as I loved Demon Copperhead, I enjoyed David Copperfield to the fullest! Such wonderful characters written with such sensitivity and beauty. Highly Recommend.

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Way too long

Revisado: 03-21-23

This book should have been half as long. I could not wait for it to end. Great narrator although the New Orleans accents were mostly inaccurate. And Anne Rice should know better. It’s not a trolley;it’s a streetcar!

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Fantastic story and most excellent narrator.

Revisado: 11-23-22

I love Kate Atkinson she never disappoints. I found this book to be very informative, and oh so very smart.

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Beautiful and Compelling

Revisado: 07-03-22

What a wonderful book. I laughed, I cried, I rejoiced throughout. Viola has such a Beautiful and resonant voice and I felt is though I was sitting down with her and she was telling me the story of her life. And what a beautiful and wondrous life it is. Despite a multitude of hardships, setbacks and difficult family situations she was able to rise above and create a magnificent life for herself. It was truly an enjoyable listening experience and I highly recommend it.

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Terrible Narration

Revisado: 11-11-20

I love Marisa Tomei, but the narration was nearly unbearable to me. It sounded like someone making fun of Italian American accents. I don't understand why the book just wasn't read in English, since it's an English translation. She could have then pronounced the Italian words correctly. Plus, I didn't like any of the characters and found it difficult to empathize with them. I loved her previous books, but can't recommend this one - especially if you are a Ferrante lover.

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