Stephanie

a relaxing listen

Revisado: 01-13-24

I liked the story and enjoyed it pretty well. Having read two other Susanna Kearsley books, I felt it was a little bit formulaic, but did enjoy listening.

Ine thing I found annoying was that the narration seemed to be pieced together. There were points in the reading where it felt like one or two words had been inserted in the middle of a sentence, as the tone of the narrator's voice was completely different. Several other times it felt as if it was full sentences that were edited. I suppose some of this is unavoidable, however I noticed it in this reading more than any other I listen to before.

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Expected better

Revisado: 01-18-23

The narration was very good, but for an award-winning book, I expected a more compelling storyline. To me, the characters seemed thin. Their backstories could have been more fleshed out and more descriptive scenes of excitement throughout the story, both in the conflict scenes and in the presentation of new characters.

Also, I don't think the use of the f word and sexual descriptions added much to the story. These situations could have been described without this explicit content, making the book appropriate for a younger audience. Unfortunately, I and the bookseller did not realize/disclose this when I gave a text copy to my 13-year-old daughter before I listened to it.

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Why the F Word?

Revisado: 04-28-22

Minus a few instances of the F-word, this would be a great book for tweens and older. I felt was completely unnecessary and could easily be replaced or omitted. Shame on the author, really. Simply unnecessary use of an increasingly over-utilized vulgarity.

I enjoyed the story of magic and the character development of Kell and Lila. Lila was definitely my favorite.

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A bit predictable, nonetheless an engaging read.

Revisado: 09-18-21

A bit predictable, nonetheless an engaging read. . . . . . . .

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Honest, real, humorous.

Revisado: 05-30-21

As a non believer, the religious stuff took me a couple of chapters to get past, but so worth it. Great story.

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Not what I expected. Better.

Revisado: 06-29-20

Trevor Noah wrote an eloquent and detailed story about growing up in South Africa. I learned so much about apartheid from reading this book. I think most importantly, Trevor Noah provide a detailed account of both systemic racism and the trap of poverty that afflicts people across all races.

His mother is a beautiful and complicated person, and he gives her so much credit for the person he has become.

I expected this to be more of a humorous account, but it was a serious story. Trevor Noah certainly shared plenty of funny moments, it is really a story how about his experience growing up in South Africa. I will re-listen to this book, as hearing it narrated in Trevor Noah's own voice is priceless.

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Delightful

Revisado: 06-07-17

Ove reminds me of all the reasons I love grumpy old men. Thank you for this delightful story.

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9 year old daughter liked this adventure story

Revisado: 01-21-17

The narration was sometimes choppy during transitions from one sentence to the next, I suspect due to editing. The character voices were fun and youthful.

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Makes you think about chaos and beauty in life

Revisado: 06-03-16

I really enjoyed this suspenseful, introspective story. the narrator's primary character voice was a little flat for me, but it somewhat fits the calm nature of the protagonist. I got past it.

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Well told account, good personal depth of characte

Revisado: 10-14-15

I, personally may not have been able to read this as a physical book, but read as an audio book, it was very good. I learned a lot about depth of character, rowing, perseverance, and some interesting g perspective on Hitler's Germany.

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