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Ms. Lisa

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Who Dunnit?!

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-20-24

A gentler mystery story with a rock New England coast romance and a lot of surprises!

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They Say You Should Never Meet Your Heroes…

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-06-24

I love a lot about this book, the whimsy and fantastical nature of the story, the “what does it mean to be human” themes and the shifting of characters from predator to prey and back again. Many surprises, but sometimes they felt contrived and too often a deus ex machina seemed to yank the story from an inevitable conclusion to a very different place. Maybe pick a different story if violence turns you off.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the audiobook narrator either, didn’t love his voice, and part of that may be that this particular book feels like a story you should hold in your hands and read, as opposed to listen to.

All in all though, quite entertaining, surprising and enjoyable.

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COOD-ZOO?!?!

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-22-24

Although the story was a lot of fun, a Southern Gothic hero’s journey of Biblical proportions, the narrator stabbed me deep in my Georgian heart every time he pronounced kudzu…COOD-Zoo. What? Do these narrators not research the names of things before they set to reading a story?

His put-on accents were sometimes great fun but other times frustratingly grating and so fake sounding. I finished the book because I wanted to know how it ended, but it doesn’t mean it wasn’t pretty painful to listen to a New Yorker fake a Southern accent for six hours.

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Up Next for iPhones…

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-02-24

Love Drew Magary’s brain and the way he writes. Great story about what can happen when a new technology is allowed to “improve” the world. Love the strong female characters and sci fi concepts. Gotta say…still not sure I trust you know who!!

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Oooooh oooooh, Witchy Woman

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-14-23

Ah, witchy women, one of my favorite genres. The prose here was so evocative you could really see the dazzling wings of the damselflies. I wish I too could run away to Weyward Cottage.

I see a lot of people here mentioning the spousal abuse and rape which is hard to read but sadly, is all too common. It was expressed here to show a connection between generations - and as a message that throughout time, men have used their bodies and their influence to strip women of power.

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Wow. SO Good.

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-14-23

It’s September and this is the best book I’ve read all year. Incredible story, incredible storytelling, the narrator was amazing… Well, except for the way says the word kudzu, giggle!

I live in a town in the foothills of the Appalachian’s in Georgia, and I see Demon in so many of the teens in this town and in the struggles of friends and family and people I went to school with. Barbara Kingsolver hit the nail on the head in so many ways, and created an awesome original story while being a brilliant homage to David Copperfield that rings with truth and beauty.

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Better Than Artemis, Almost as Great as The Martian

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-10-23

Andy Weir tells a great story! As someone who isn’t really that intrigued sci fi, and space travel isn’t one of my (admittedly many) geekdoms, I think it says something that I count Weir as one of my all time favorite writers. He writes interesting stories with “ordinary” characters you really care about who are doing extraordinary things.

This book was awesome and I can’t imagine reading it in print would be anywhere near as cool as listening thanks to the impressive sound editing of this particular story.

Loved it. Would recommend it to everyone, even people that don’t normally reach for this kind of story.

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Oddly Dystopian Drama

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-21-23

I love a good post apocalyptic or dystopian story. This one was a little odd in the lack of urgency portrayed throughout the book - maybe because both the protagonist and the narrator reading her voice seemed like they were way chilled out on mood altering drugs? I dunno. If America was slowly going underwater due to climate change (which it is) would we all just try to keep living our lives like nothing was happening really? I guess if you could buy a resort in the North Woods of Wisconsin and keep going, maybe. I was left pretty disappointed and depressed at the end of the story, but, maybe that’s exactly how it will feel when Florida is six feet underwater?

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So Good

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-30-23

When a story and a narrator are so good you don’t want to get out of your car and go inside.

Who murdered Thalia Keith? Bet you won’t guess.

This book was a very entertaining murder mystery but also the social commentary…wow, scathing. As a woman who graduated from high school in the 90’s, I saw so much of my own past in Body’s recollection of social circles, bullying, misogyny, and gossip. This felt so true to my experience as well.

The mystery part of the book was interwoven well with her finally unpacking her memories of life at Granby.

I keep recommending this book to people, men and women alike, because I feel pretty strongly about the quality and message.

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Hester Prynne Lives!

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-22-23

The Scarlet Letter was my very favorite work of American novel I read in high school. I was always drawn to Esther’s strength and stubbornness. This is a fascinating look at who might have inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to create such a moving work of literature and led him to create the tortured Reverend Dimmesdale.

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