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Interesting story poory narrated

Revisado: 01-07-25

While I appreciated the creative re-telling of The Winter's Tale, the narration spoiled this audiobook for me. I don't understand the decision to alternate narrators by chapter, so the same character is voiced by a male narrator in one chapter and a female narrator in the next. Jarring and annoying, especially because the female narrator was not up to the task of the different accents, regional dialects, and convincing male voices. Very disappointing. I'm going to ask for a refund.

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Good story, mediocre narration

Revisado: 12-08-24

Wonderfully written book but the narrator does a poor job on the accents and character voices. Really spoils the story.

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Magical

Revisado: 06-14-24

Such a beautiful love story combined an with absurd, hysterically funny series of interruptions and some serious thoughts about responsibility, justice, and the damage done by war. Dorothy Sayers is a brilliant writer who understands the human heart. Loved it!

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Love the witches!

Revisado: 07-21-23

As an opera buff, I especially enjoyed the opera satire, but I always enjoy the witches. And the narration is superb!

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2 stories poorly aligned & terrible narration

Revisado: 05-28-22

Marian's story is interesting though marred by poor narration of men's parts. Contemporary story is boring and forced in its attempt to create a profound connection to Marian. And narration of all contemporary characters is dreadful.

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Totally original

Revisado: 09-15-21

What a totally original, fascinating and thought-provoking novel! Format, content and narration were all fresh and engaging.

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Predictable story, infuriating characters

Revisado: 01-23-21

I began this story with high hopes that it would involve interesting character studies and an intriguing mystery to solve. I kept waiting for the story to get interesting but it remained predictable, with the foreshadowing laid on with a trowel. Philip was absolutely insufferable -- would any young adult be so stupid? The only good thing about the story was Jonathan Pryce as narrator - such a beautiful voice, with distinctive voices and accents for each character that were a joy to listen to. If only the story had deserved it. Don't waste a credit!

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Brilliant, thought-provoking, riveting

Revisado: 02-02-19

This is truly one of the most creative, fascinating stories I've ever listened to. And absolutely superb narration. Fiction at its best allows the reader to vicariously live lives far different than our own, try on new perspectives and feelings. This is fiction at its best.

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Torturous trip to nowhere

Revisado: 06-30-18

This book has been compared to an Escher print, and I couldn't agree more. People and places and events morph without logic, twisting in on themselves in nonsensical ways. The story seems cold and pointless, with every scene a long monologue by one character or another, all of whom seem to be in their own separate, mostly disconnected tracks, wearing down those tracks into deep ruts of stories where phrases repeat over and over. Maybe the characters are supposed to be archetypes or metaphors; they're mostly wooden and one-dimensional. And Ryder, the narrator, is insufferable.

I stayed with this loooong book (and boy did it feel long) until the bitter end, hoping for something interesting or revealing to happen, and though plot points resolved, there was nothing satisfying in those resolutions. It was a stressful, exhausting, and unenjoyable read from beginning to end. Getting my credit back on this one.

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Superficial story and terrible narration

Revisado: 06-09-18

I was intrigued by the concept of this book and had heard good reviews, but I'm very disappointed and am giving up on it. Great setting and set-up for the characters but the author skips through so many time periods so quickly that there's little depth to the characters. And there's almost no distinction between characters in the narration -- all offered in a stilted, childish voice. I'm getting my money back on this one.

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