Jennifer

The most banal book I have ever listened to

Revisado: 02-16-25

After reading the author profile in The NY Times Sunday book review, I was expecting more ~ like humor or something of interest. It’s just the most banal book I have ever listened to. I haven’t waded thru all of it yet…

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Intense story

Revisado: 06-06-24

I actually really prefer book 2 the likeness and book 3 in the Dublin murder squad series but this book is haunting. I find one of the mystery storylines, in the way in which it is explored and you see the long~term impact on the character, just amazingly impactful as far as how it is presented. While I did hope for more of a resolution there, the way the author left it leaves us thinking about the past and how it shapes our present. That character has a lot of healing to do and I think what the author is exploring is not resolution, but how everything for him, even his reactions, his perceptions, his choices, his relationships, all of it is affected by this one event from his childhood that he can’t even consciously remember. I find the 2 main characters in books 2 & 3 so much more likable but this one is a character I won’t forget and he just reminds me of the need to heal. Very intense story with some disturbing elements (for me, beyond books 2 & 3)
Excellent narration.

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Fun chats with authors

Revisado: 02-11-24

I really enjoy this one, usually listening on dog walks :) The conversational mode with humor and finding out about how people started out writing, some about who they are as people, and their experiences writing everything from mystery to sports romance to time travel, is fun to listen to! The hosts have a great free flow interaction with authors and it’s just really enjoyable and never boring. It’s the only podcast that I’ve consistently enjoyed ~ give it a chance if you enjoy books and some interesting insights

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Fun chats with authors

Revisado: 02-11-24

Ive enjoyed all the interviews, the chat kind of format and hearing some from a variety of authors, from sports romance to time travel and more! It’s actually the only podcast that I consistently enjoy! Check it out if you’d like to hear from some authors in a conversational mode…

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Horrible narrator

Revisado: 08-23-23

I’m still listening but I have to say for the narrator, her intonation, feeling, and dramatic interpretation is not adding anything and actually takes away from the feeling of the characters and story. I’m still listening…

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Horrible

Revisado: 02-26-20

I usually don’t write reviews but I have to in this case. This is shallOw, yet pretentious and self~serving. The author bills it as traveling “alone” to grow lol. She is on her phone and text the whole time, as well as cramming her days with pointless “romantic” and party encounters with people she has known a matter of days. She is allegedly so distraught over being dumped by a man who claimed to “love” her after 6 weeks, who she gets involved with 2 weeks after leaving her husband. She whines about it constantly. The man in question appears to be bipolar and none of his actions are about her ~ yet this possibility never occurs to her. There are no moments of beautiful writing, of being in the moment, or of being “with” herself. The author is lost. One of the worst, most uninspired books I’ve ever read/ listened to.

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Martha Grimes & mysteries fan

Revisado: 05-22-17

This is a great narrator ~ perfect! Also, it's one of my favorite Martha Grimes mysteries. Highly recommend

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Get in touch with your own inner purr

Revisado: 05-14-16

Enjoyed this book ~ Especially the Purr meditation for healing & well~being. It is a light~hearted, non~preachy way to explore some Buddhist concepts, how to use "annoyances" as opportunities for inner peace & growth, & also to take from it what you may. Enjoyed the cat character very much

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