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Yuppy fun for iron man competitor

Revisado: 03-13-23

Fun spreadsheet analysis is oxymoron to joy. Activities with wife and/or all family members simultaneously are not mentioned.

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a needed history lesson

Revisado: 05-14-22

Why didn't we learn this in school? Oh, because we were learning his-story, not her-story.

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Austen's usual--quandary of manners

Revisado: 12-18-18

I was very disappointed in the production level of the ensemble performance. Voices were recorded at an uneven volume. This drew the attention of the listener from the story to the production technicalities. Very distracting, making for a disappointing listening experience. AUDIBLE usually does better.

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fire the narrator

Revisado: 02-14-18

What did you like best about A Child's Garden of Verses? What did you like least?

The narrator makes this beautiful prose droll and boring. Who would've thought this possible?

What did you like best about this story?

Fabulous writing

What didn’t you like about Robin Field’s performance?

Droll, flat, boring.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

only without this narrator

Any additional comments?

Hire a narrator that has some enthusiasm for the material.

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Pitty Party

Revisado: 02-12-17

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Trash this story and start over

Would you ever listen to anything by Orhan Pamuk and Maureen Freely (translator) again?

I would try this author again only to see if he could do any better than miserable.

What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

John Lee brings excellent pronunciations of Turkish words and names along with a natural Turkish but understandable to American ear accent.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

When I reached the end and the self-inflicted anguish resulting from selfish actions of the main character was over.

Any additional comments?

Skip this one and watch a daytime television soap opera.

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Fire this narrator!

Revisado: 11-25-16

Would you try another book from Henry David Thoreau and/or Deaver Brown?

Thoreau--yes!, Deaver Brown -- never! Brown is the worst narrator due to poor pronunciation of words and poor phrasing. The worst ever.

What did you like best about this story?

Thoreau to classic. Find a real story teller to narrate this beautiful material.

What didn’t you like about Deaver Brown’s performance?

He has a "lazy mouth" in which words are incorrectly or incompletely pronounced. Poor phrasing breaks up thoughts which should be whole. He reads worse than a non-native English speaking person.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I would like to hear it again with a real story teller. The poor narration makes me feel that I missed or misunderstood many parts of the story.

Any additional comments?

Fire Deaver Brown!

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Eye Opener

Revisado: 07-15-16

Would you listen to The Sympathizer again? Why?

Possibly. Would be more interested in other books by this author.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Sympathizer told the story from many points of view--all convincingly.

What about Francois Chau’s performance did you like?

Showed the conflict between East and West.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Why they hate us.

Any additional comments?

Explained the conflict and confusion in governing after a revolution, much like HAMILTON does for the American revolution.

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Eye Opener

Revisado: 07-15-16

Would you listen to The Sympathizer again? Why?

Possibly. Would be more interested in other books by this author.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Sympathizer told the story from many points of view--all convincingly.

What about Francois Chau’s performance did you like?

Showed the conflict between East and West.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Why they hate us.

Any additional comments?

Explained the conflict and confusion in governing after a revolution, much like HAMILTON does for the American revolution.

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halting narrator

Revisado: 03-26-15

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The narrator speaks in phrases not sentences, making his complete thought hard to follow.

What did you like best about this story?

The plot and characters

What didn’t you like about Alan Munro’s performance?

A. Monro speaks in halting phrases, not complete sentences, making his thought hard to follow. No variation of inflection.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I did see the movie.

Any additional comments?

Skip this narrator. Spend a little more for a better story teller.

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soap opera

Revisado: 09-07-14

What would have made Paris better?

More focused story line

What do you think your next listen will be?

Nothing by this author

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Annoying voice

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

None that comes to mind

Any additional comments?

Rambling soap opera that reads like a television mini series.

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