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Yawn...

Revisado: 06-08-24

This was chosen for book club, otherwise I would not have finished it. Poorly written Outlander copycat. Predictable with shallow character development, so shallow that I never really cared about any of them; therefore I never really cared about the story. Narrator did her best and her Scottish accent was nice.

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overrated

Revisado: 04-02-24

I don't understand why this book is on the NYT best seller list. Narrator is great,but the story is so predictable due to the author's clearly telling us what is about to happen. I like more subtlety - show me through dialogue and reaction. You didn't have to *tell* me over and over that Frankie was no longer the girl she was prior to Vietnam. The subject matter is compelling, though. Americans treated veterans horribly during this time. I am grateful the author brought this, and especially the plight of female veterans, to light.

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Need a professional actor to narrate

Revisado: 10-27-22

I fall for it every time. I think "Hey, he's British, he's educated, his narration will be juuuuust fine." Not so for this material. Lownie's conversational voice is much more interesting than his reading voice which is a shame because it was difficult to tell who was speaking or whose POV we were listening to without any changes in tone whatsoever. Of course the story is riveting and his research noteworthy. Sadly, both got lost in the subpar narration.

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Love the characters in spite of whispery narration

Revisado: 10-22-22

I assume Lesley Manville was unavailable due to filming The Crown? What a shame. I am sure Fiona Shaw is a lovely person but the director of this audio book, Mr or Ms Potts, did Ms Shaw a great disservice in not correcting her breathless narration. I eventually got used to it and tried to disregard, but it was difficult, and at times (especially in the car), I couldn't hear it at all. I do agree with other reviews that Joyce seemed to come out the most misrepresented of the gang which is really unfortunate as so much of Joyce's character is revealed subtly and with nuance. Please, Mr. Osman, you're a big fish in the industry. Do insist on Ms Manville for the next one or we will scream blue murder more loudly than Conversational French when they don't get the Jigsaw Room on time. ;-)

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Didn't expect this to be so funny!

Revisado: 08-09-22

Really fascinating glimpse of an era recently brought to life by Downton Abbey. Narrator was excellent. Story was well-told and I found myself laughing out loud at the author's dry, British humor.

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Better to read the physical book

Revisado: 06-13-22

One doesn't listen to as much as wade through this story. I can appreciate the author's research, but the story just gets bogged down. Would probably be easier to follow in the written version

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Not even worth the Daily Deal price

Revisado: 11-03-20

Incredibly predictable with one-dimensional characters. Author needs to read The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird

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Really disappointing

Revisado: 04-13-20

I love a good British manor mystery but this author made an incredibly basic mistake: she failed to craft a single character I cared about. I listened to the end, hoping I'd love or hate someone, but I felt nothing but annoyance. And it wasn't even hard to figure out who the killer was.

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Really disappointing

Revisado: 04-13-20

I love a good British manor mystery but this author made an incredibly basic mistake: she failed to craft a single character I cared about. I listened to the end, hoping I'd love or hate someone, but I felt nothing but annoyance. And it wasn't even hard to figure out who the killer was.

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Great for geeks and non-geeks alike

Revisado: 02-01-20

Strong story. Loved the actual transmissions & interviews worked into the recording. I usually do not like it when authors read their own work, but Todd did a really good job.

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