Queenie

Intriguing story marred by horrific performance

Revisado: 12-03-24

The plot was interesting, if mostly filled by character descriptions and behaviors. Unfortunately most of the questions raised were never answered so we are left wondering about why Olivia and Gil were behaving so strangely, why Brad was so distressed and the killer, revealed in the last sentenc, committed the murders. The background music served to further obscure the appalling reading of the text, which was so mangled and had such jerky cadence as to be nearly unintelligible. Can’t imagine why editors would permit a recording to go out in such a state! I will not purchase another one of these recordings!

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Delightful English Cozy Mystery

Revisado: 03-06-24

I stumbled onto this story and have been entranced by the narration as well as the plot. A wonderful escape from the cares of this world!

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Needs 4.5

Revisado: 12-11-23

Though I can’t describe this as a real classic it is an excellent work and the narration adds to it tremendously. The writing, character development, plot, and ethical dilemma all contribute to a wonderful read. I plan to listen to it again soon - ｖｅｒｙ　ｕｎｕｓｕａｌ

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Terrible narration

Revisado: 03-29-23

The performance was so poor, it obscured the story. This book by Emma Lathen has so many characters and that, combined with the poor narration, left me confused and frustrated the whole time. The one aspect of the recording that I can praise is that it is good for insomnia.

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Wonderful setting and performance

Revisado: 12-31-21

The plot is very thin but the characters were delightful and brought to mind All Creatures Great and Small only with humans as the patients! Enjoyable listen!

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Lovely light story

Revisado: 11-18-21

Delicious and delightful with a kitten thrown in for comfort! Great performance as well which conveyed the whimsical accents we expect from light British stories! Perfect for treatment of a tummy ache in bed!

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Quality Mix

Revisado: 01-23-21

I began this book with great enthusiasm and was not disappointed in the first chapters. However, somewhere about the middle of the book, I felt as though we had bogged down into little more than chick lit and constant references to “ the curse” with no progression in the story. There were few references or description to the stunning architecture, or environment, especially considering the settings of Venice, Florence, and the Amalfi coast. Descriptions of the fantastic food were paltry also and when a special meal wound up in a pizza joint, I almost gave up! However, after that uninspired selection of chapters, the writer returned to an excellent story line and finished well. Really needs 31/2 stars but parts and performance were good enough to bump it up.

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Personal note

Revisado: 01-07-21

This is for my personal use only, not for others. Too rough for me. DNF

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Excellent representation of actual historical events

Revisado: 09-14-20

Amazing and powerful story elucidating the lives of former slaves beginning in 1875. Whatever we might have heard about how slave families were broken up as members were sold off, nothing can compare with hearing this “ personal report”. The Book of Lost Friends was developed by using actual ads in Southern newspapers as freed slaves tried to locate family members etc long after being separated.

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Choices have Consequences

Revisado: 03-02-19

World War 2 Hero, Pete Banning comes back to Mississippi and his loving family. Unfortunately, things do not go well and his wife is hospitalized in a mental institution. Later, Banning takes action that affects countless others, especially his two children and beloved sister. This story is all about choices and consequences that impact so many in an unanticipated chain of events. As usual, Grisham educates us on the law, both good and bad. Fantastic Audible performance by Michael Beck who’s accents and speech ring true for all characters. It’s a long ride and the reader/listener is left in shock.

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