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Light and fun

Revisado: 11-20-23

Love Cobie's deliverance and the story line that keeps getting more involved. The other actors are great and full the ensemble out nicely. Can't wait for the next one--hope it's not too long.

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Delightful

Revisado: 07-23-21

Wonderfully modern and approachable. Bold and uncompromising, a playful linguistic feast. Fry's narration is easy to follow and at times laugh out loud funny.

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Boring YA

Revisado: 12-05-20

I had hoped this would be something more than a teen angst story wrapped in a different skin. Nope--not here. Couldn't finish it as the presentation was too 13-year-old-ish.

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Faithful rendition

Revisado: 12-05-20

I forgot how laugh-out-loud funny Mark Twain can be. This has been a favorite of mine since I was a teen, and I enjoyed this rendition. The narration was pretty good, with my only complaint being I wish Nick Offerman had more voices to offer in depicting the characters.

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A little disappointing

Revisado: 12-05-20

I was a little disappointed by this, perhaps because the book has been built up as such a monumental contribution to literature. I found it rather boring, more a "slice of life" work than anything else. I also found Sissy Spacek's narration flat and uninteresting. She gets the Southern accent pretty well, but just reads the book like she's a third-grader instead of an accomplished actress. In the end, it's just a recitation of the words on the page instead of something bordering on a performance or interpretation of the text.

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Decent sequel to the first installment

Revisado: 12-05-20

This continues the adventures of Michael, Phoebe, and company. The plot gets a bit convoluted, actually breaking down into separate episodic installments, but it was a fun romp. The author gets in a good blend of legitimate steampunk without being too outrageous, and blends it in naturally as well. The narration is as good as the first one, with the narrator handling numerous voices and accents seamlessly. I was sad to see this is the last book in Audible, even though there is a third volume out there (with three more anticipated by the author). Hopefully the third book will be produce in Audible. If so, I would get it.

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Pretty good steampunk

Revisado: 12-05-20

This is a light-hearted mystery/steampunk adventure. I have listened to quite a few "steampunk" titles, but they usually miss by a wide margin, by either having steampunk as a bolt-on feature with obligatory mentions or by having a plot too convoluted to enjoy, or by sexing or romancing it up unnecessarily. This hits a pretty good sweet spot since the magician's angle gives a really good backdrop against which to present the steampunk elements. It sometimes reads a bit like a Saturday morning serial, but that's part of the light-hearted part.

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A step down from previous books

Revisado: 11-04-20

This mystery wasn't as compelling as the previous installments. The romance was a bolt-on instead of being more integrated, as well as being rather gratuitous at times. The perversion of the Bad Guy was rather gratuitous too, inserted seemingly to highlight the plight of women in the Victorian era and used to make him more despicable. There were also almost too many characters floating around to really keep track of. Not sure I will stay with the series since it seems to be straying towards more formulaic ground.

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A perfect end to a brilliant series

Revisado: 10-22-20

A tour de force as an ending to an amazing series. Similar to Lord of the Rings in scope. Wonderful and brilliant with an equally satisfying narration. I can only hope that, at some point, a continuation of adventures starring the rising generation will be in the making.

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Masterful

Revisado: 09-19-20

A delightful story and flawless delivery by Ms Pike. I have always wondered about this story and now I know why it is so beloved. Highly recommended.

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