D. Campbell

Tedious

Revisado: 07-10-24

I don’t care much for teen overblown drama, and as far as I made it in this book, it was overblown teen drama.

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Tedious

Revisado: 02-22-24

So boring I turned it off on a solo road trip. The silence was more interesting.

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Detailed, Excellent

Revisado: 02-01-24

This is a deep dive that is exquisitely researched and beautifully written. I can’t wait for the next volume! My only complaint is the narrator’s slipping into exceedingly poor accents for various participants. Just stop it! Otherwise brilliant!

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She’s a Phenomenon

Revisado: 12-12-23

I am not one of Barbra’s fans. I got this audiobook because it’s really long, I like Hollywood stories, and I had a road trip coming up. I don’t have any of her records and have seen only one of her movies. Nevertheless, this is a phenomenal book. She is smart and interesting and is funny and charming narrator. I’m not won over to adult contemporary music, love stories, or show tunes, but her insights and anecdotes make this a wonderfully enjoyable book. I highly recommend it.

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Nothing new

Revisado: 11-30-23

A shallow and vapid woman trades a loyal husband for a life of wealth and privilege with a self-centered and entitled complainer yet is still dissatisfied. And we’re supposed to feel sorry for her because she’s witty and had style sense. I think this book doesn’t move the needle on Wallis Windsor, despite the author’s fawning. Still fun to read if you like royal gossip.

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Dry as dust

Revisado: 11-10-23

I made it a couple of hours before giving up. It’s like listening to someone read a rap sheet. There’s no continuity of character, no compelling descriptions of anyone, any place, or any action. The thieves just blend together. I had hopes this would be interesting and it might have been if the author had bothered to do anything other than list criminals and their crimes.

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No more online chats, please!

Revisado: 10-04-23

I bot read this book and listened to it. In print, the online chats were annoying. In the audiobook, they were unbearable. Fortunately I found that skipping them altogether didn’t diminish the book for me. The story was very good. I love the writing. I get that the author wanted to take on cyber bullying, but the chats were just awful. I recommend reading and skimming the chats, or just skipping them in the audiobook.

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How many times can the protagonist be wrong?

Revisado: 10-04-23

Hannah repeatedly suddenly sees things clearly, the pieces fall into place, her eyes are opened, and she is wrong every single time. She bemoans her stupidity, which is the only thing she gets right. She paints herself into corners. She is vapid and a drama queen. I upped the speed of narration and learned to fast forward through Hannah’s tedious rumination about Will’s sexy, stellar qualities. This was an okay listen for gardening or exercising, but although it seemed to have potential to be compelling, it never really got there.

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Pretty much unlistenable

Revisado: 10-12-21

I like the author, but omg, the narrator is so annoying and terrible that I couldn’t finish it.

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Not good

Revisado: 08-12-15

Overwrought, predictable. It might work as a YA novel, but it was truly dreadful. The two main characters are complete ninnies. There is no plot point that's not telegraphed way in advance. I feel like a chump for slogging through to the bitter end, optimistically hoping that something unexpected would happen.

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