C. Cadwell

Enjoyable

Revisado: 09-27-23

The writing and performance are wonderful. The story itself was good, a bit slow at times but definitely enjoyable. Glad I bought it.

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Mind bender

Revisado: 02-16-23

Wow I love mind-bending time-shift books and this one was one of the best I’ve read. Great concept, cool story. I loved it.

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Like one long chase scene or slasher film

Revisado: 11-02-22

The writing was very good, but the plot…well, I hate car chases in movies. They are boring and rarely do they move the plot along. This book reminded me of one long car chase scene. Also like a slasher film. Yes there’s some setup, and in the end you usually find out why the slasher does what he (usually a “he”) does…but the time in between is just adrenaline. Might be some folks’ idea of a good time, but not my cup of tea. I found the book fairly dull. I read comparisons with the Hunger Games, but I disagree. I loved the Hunger Games which was infinitely more interesting and the “game” served to move the more complex plot along.

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Tedious and repetitive

Revisado: 02-17-22

I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend who liked it, and who knows I like historical fiction.
But OMG what a waste of 12 hours. I learned almost nothing about William Shakespeare (whose plays I love) and learned very little about Shakespeare's family (wife, 2 daughters, son, lived apart for much of his adult life. That's about it). I learned nothing I didn't already know about life in the late 1500's (plague is carried by fleas...did you know?). The vast majority of the book (SPOILER ALERT) is about a family processing the grief of losing a child. Many (many many MANY) flitting memories of the child doing this, doing that, smiling, running, etc. etc. etc.. Many descriptions of the crushing almost physical weight of missing the child. Many descriptions of the sadness of coming to terms with the child being gone forever. And on. And on. And on. Hours and hours (literally) of description of the family processing their grief. I learned little, was introduced to no ideas worth thinking more about that I can recall, and spent dreary hours listening to an author describe facets of loss and grief - but not in an enlightening way. She has nothing new to say about grief or about Shakespeare that I can discern. Save your time and money and buy the recent rewrites of MacBeth and Hamlet, they are far superior to this dullard of a book.

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So enjoyable!

Revisado: 09-18-21

I seriously enjoyed this book, it was hard to stop listening. Since I listen when I exercise, I got plenty of exercise with this one! Excellent story.

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Good, not great

Revisado: 02-24-21

It kept my interest enough to finish the book, but I couldn’t help but feel that the concept - which is quite good - could have been developed in a more interesting and engaging way.

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Formulaic but fun

Revisado: 09-29-20

Yes, it’s basically the same story as the other Kingsbridge books: underdog poor hero, rich powerful evil men, one token strong woman ...but it’s fun to listen to. I definitely enjoyed it.

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Lovely

Revisado: 08-27-20

Having read a number of nonfiction scholarly books about the (true) life of Jesus, I found this book to reasonably represent one side - the personal, non public side - of what the man might have been like. Kidd takes no position on his deity while weaving a plausible story of his personal life. But the story is less about Jesus and more about his wife. Given the mention in recently-found ancient documents of Jesus’ wife, and also given the societal context of the time (wherein Jewish men were expected to marry), the story is a lovely speculation on what that wife, If she actually had existed, might be like.

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Mildly interesting

Revisado: 12-17-19

I loved The Host and the Twilight books but this one was just okay. I kept hoping for an unexpected twist but it was a pretty straightforward story with a predictable outcome.

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Very enjoyable

Revisado: 03-11-19

Light fiction, not terribly complex but a good read. Keeps you wanting to read on to see what happens. Jane is smart and devious but definitely a (very) flawed heroine of the story.

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