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A journey back in time

Revisado: 10-13-24

I found this story absolutely capitaving. I've visited many cave dwelling where there is evidence of of Neanderthal and other ancients peoples. This story brought it all to life in the most vivid way. Loved it! Loved the narration too!

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Thin and too British

Revisado: 01-31-24

There was something compelling about this story. Just enough to get me to the end inspite of the very British narrator's accent, which I felt really spoiled the authenticity. Even if none of the characters are narrated with Slav accents at the very least the names couldn't have been pronounced correctly. The emphasis in Serbo Croat is on the first syllable. DUbravka, not duBRAVka. This is such a simple thing to get right with a bit of research and unfortunately the British accent and manner of speaking was so strong I forgot I was in Sarajevo.

The story was a very intimate insider account that was spoiled by the over dramatic British style performance. I have nothing accent a good British accent but in this case I sometimes felt like I was experiencing war in London not Sarajevo.

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Soap

Revisado: 10-25-23

Boring, soapy, superficial… had to give up. Certainly not literature. School girl writing. Sorry. Even the reader who is not bad, couldn’t save it. I felt like I was 11 being read a cheesy bed time story by my sister m.

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Raw and real

Revisado: 06-19-23

I felt deeply moved by Ricky’s story. Yes, it was difficult to get used to her voice but once I got past that I felt like I’d entered into a private relationship with her. Sometimes it’s so real I could swear she’s gone off script. She’s raw, real and gritty, and her story like her music touched my soul.

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Wonderful

Revisado: 05-15-23

Breathtaking and delicate. Beautifully read with much nuance. I’m glad I stayed with it after the initial chapter or two that were obviously setting the political scene of the time and felt a little slow. An intimate and beautiful human story of loss, regret, guilt and new beginnings emerges gently. I loved it.

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Fabulous

Revisado: 02-20-23

Totally engaging story with wonderful narration. I’m sad it’s come to an end. Well worth while!

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Captivating

Revisado: 04-05-22

Wonderful, magical and captivating …. I was completely transported. Thank you Toni Adeyemi and the incredible narrator Baha’i Turpin. I hope there’s a sequel!

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Robot reader

Revisado: 03-08-22

I can’t get through this because of the dreadful reading. A weird sing song tonality that puts stress on random word taking away from the meaning of the content. I don’t think I’ll manage to finish the book as a result, but so far all I can think when listening is ‘boring, boring, boring” - perhaps it’s both the reading and the content but I can’t tell.

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Dull reading

Revisado: 11-28-18

I was excited to download this book but sadly I’m going to give up listening to it.
The author reads it but sadly her voice and tone is really monotonous. She also swallows a lot of words with I hurt find irksome. It’s a bit like someone taking turns to read aloud in high school.
Sorry. Would have been better read by a voice actor.
I haven’t listened to enough to rate the story yet.

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