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Really Captures the Reality of Living with Pain

Revisado: 05-24-23

As much as the subject matter of this essay is serious, the writing and consideration of the topic are fresh, clear, and insightful. This piece is very relatable for anyone who suffers from a chronic pain or autoimmune condition. Pain and illness are isolating. This essay gives comfort to sufferers by assuring them that they are not alone and that their feelings and experiences are valid.

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Great Performance; Story Feels Unfinished

Revisado: 06-22-22

The reader of this audiobook did an excellent job voicing different characters and acting out scenes with urgency in her tone. The story is well-written, but feels unfinished, like it’s merely the first section of a longer work.

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Good Story, But Full of Cliches & Logical Lapses

Revisado: 03-26-22

An adventure story couched in a highly-romanticized and technophobic notion of mapmaking, The Cartographers is fun and flawed. The author doesn’t seem to know very much about cartography, but this isn’t a text book, so that can be forgiven. They also have some half-baked ideas about what goes into a PhD dissertation. The writing wavers between effective and awkward, often leaning on cliches, repetition, and over-statements. Most of the characters are one dimensional and fairly dense despite how clever they’re supposed to be. The internal logic of the world is often weak and wiggly. All that being said, the story is fun. If you can just roll with the adventure, you can enjoy this book. If you get hung up on awkward writing, give it a pass. This author has potential, and I’m sure they will get better with time and experience.

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Monotone

Revisado: 07-23-21

The author reads this work herself in a dreary monotone, frequently punctuated by whistly S’s, that make this recording hard to listen to, unfortunately. I find it hard to rate the story because I can’t really absorb it. I think I will pick up a paper copy instead. Such a shame. I’ve also been reading The Faraway Nearby in paperback, and I’ve enjoyed it thoroughly.

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Unfortunate Voice Acting

Revisado: 02-17-19

This was a good book, but the narrator gave the main character a ridiculous voice, lower than most of the men, slow and dull. That’s not Thorn. While she may not be the sharpest arrow in the quiver, she isn’t stupid. She is fierce, determined, daring, hardworking, bullheaded, full of confidence as a warrior, close to her friends/oar mates, though awkward in her romantic relationship. The voice the narrator gives her is simpering and dopey. Such a shame.

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