Laura

excellent!

Revisado: 11-05-24

the symbolism and story is well developed. I loved every minute. it never slowed down or got confusing. we'll worth the money and time.

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loved the character development

Revisado: 05-07-24

this novel was surprising and kept me guessing. well written with fantastic narration. I will definitely be checking out more novels by this author. she was fantastic!

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predictable

Revisado: 05-06-24

the writing is beautiful, but the plot is completely predictable. within just a few chapters I already knew who did what, who was who, and what would happen. that's annoying. too much foreshadowing, not enough imagination. The narration was really good, and for a YA it would be an easy read.

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2/3 is all I could enjoy

Revisado: 04-10-24

I had very high expectations for this one, and I love Julia Whelan. the first 2/3 of this was good with excellent descriptive sentences and words that put me next to the characters in Vietnam. I wanted to get a female perspective on Vietnam which is why i was looking forward to this novel, but Frankie was a weak minded unlikable character who just devolved as the novel progressed. I would have liked voices and perspectives from different characters to come in at some point. Maybe I just don't get it, because I don't have personal experience, but Frankie was unlikable from the beginning to me. I slugged through the last last 5 chapters.

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Couldn't get past the narration

Revisado: 03-21-24

I liked the story, it was well written and I want to read more of her books, but the narrator, with the terrible, terrible Brooklyn or Long Island put on "accent" was unbearable to me. I want to get a refund just due to that, but the story itself was really engaging and great.

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epic

Revisado: 02-22-24

This story has made me feel like I've been on a journey for 2 weeks. It is so well researched, performed, and flowed seamlessly because of the magnificent narration. I cannot believe I've never before heard of this novel or read it. wonderful! I would give it more stars if I could. I cannot wait to see the television adaption, but I can't imagine it will do it justice.

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almost gave up

Revisado: 01-04-24

although I enjoyed the story and binged the last 4 hours, I almost gave up because of too much whining and self pity that was embedded in Violet. there was way too much inner dialog and complaining pity and it almost felt like the author was suffering writer's block and had to come up with fillers for a third of the book. whole sections could be skipped without losing the story and, unfortunately, HAD to be skipped to keep the relevant storyline flowing. I hope the next novel flows more smoothly and that unnecessary inner dialogue and over development of Violet can be avoided or committed entirely, or I may completely lose interest in the series.

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ugh

Revisado: 03-11-22

This is a subpar author. Apparently, they only know how to use the same words over and over again. It had the makings of a good story, but the character development was awful. The main character is cringe-worthy, and the second main character is a PERVERT NAMED PINK! That should tell you all you need to know. I gave it 3 stars because I actually really enjoyed the narrator. I can't even give the author an E for effort!

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good story, predictable characters

Revisado: 02-22-22

First off, I hate narrators that fake a southern accent. this one is especially hard to listen to. The story concept is a good one, but her characters, especially the main character, are so predictable. By the second chapter, I knew who the villains were as well where the conflict lied. the main character was beyond flawed, she was idiotic and unbelievable. but the research and historical component to the story was well researched, and I did enjoy the actual storyline, as much as I could enjoy it with such idiotic characters and ugly narration.

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meh

Revisado: 10-29-21

I do not understand why this is hailed as the greatest ever sci-fi novel, but perhaps I don't understand it due to not being alive in the time it was written. however, I thoroughly enjoy the ensemble performance style of the narration. it is a literary art and I can see academic inferences in the story itself. it felt more like a novel I was assigned to read and dissect in a language arts course rather than an enjoyable read for the story's sake.

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