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Meh

Revisado: 01-16-20

Basic mystery. Could not connect with the main character. Narrator way way over the top with the theatrics.

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Respectfully Yours

Revisado: 06-13-18

I have savored every single Kinsey book over the last 5 years, relatively late to the game. Some are stories better than others, but all beloved as part of the remarkable, funny, exciting, tough/cozy world Sue Grafton gave us. I am a school librarian and inhaler of books and this is the first series in which I have ever seriously contemplated exploring fan fiction. Thank you Judy Kaye for bringing Kinsey, Henry, Rosie, William and Pearl to life as I drove and cleaned house. Time for a PBP sandwich and to start over at A.

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One more to go.

Revisado: 01-15-18

Love SG, love Kinsey, love Judy Kaye. It ends with Y, so I may start all over and do it again to extend the love. RIP, Sue. You created a BFF and kindred spirit for so many.

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Meh.

Revisado: 09-03-17

Main character's situation was a big stretch. Story line included unbelievable types of hate and "sicko patrol'. Narrator was fine and read well. I just didn't find much room for empathy with the character despite on point survival skillz.

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Would have been a better read

Revisado: 05-29-16

I heard about this book on NPR and decided to give it a whirl on Audible after seeing generally good reviews. While I know opinion on a narrator's voice is subjective, I am shocked more people did not liken the female narrator's reading as a form of torture. Only curiosity and a good plot (and a long drive) kept me going. I would have enjoyed it more as a read than a listen. Try a sample first to see if you can handle her. The male narrator is great.

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P is for Noir

Revisado: 05-08-16

Boy, am I glad I ignored all the bad reviews for "P", and followed through with the series. It was still perfectly Kinsey, but an intriguing ending that we must figure out for ourselves, even though it is obvious what happened. It is a nod to noir and even the initial audio tunes at the beginning let you know. Judy Kaye delivers in the perfect Kinsey tone and I laughed pretty hard at a particular scene Kinsey witnesses while hidden under an office desk.

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Aptly Titled

Revisado: 10-20-12

After my head stopped reeling from the whip-lash smartness and disturbance of Gone Girl, I had to have some more Gillian Flynn. While this novel didn't leave me gawping like GG, it was still a fascinating listen. Be prepared for a bleak landscape and somewhat unlikeable characters; yet, despite the sadness, it was still an extremely great listen that kept me interested to keep cleaning and doing laundry well past bed-time.

Narrators were fine!

***SPOILER ALERT ABOUT END OF BOOK. STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED** And I write this for folks who like to read reviews post-listen (like me). I've read others complain about the ending being too far-fetched or ridiculous, but totally disagree. Weird things and coincidences happen every day, and the truth behind the murders did not make the story seem less credible. I always think about the guy who hit the lottery the day he died of a heart attack. His family didn't find the ticket until a couple of months later. It's just life.

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Satisfying

Revisado: 09-29-12

This is one of my favorite audiobooks this year. I found it on the Audible "book duel" thingy that was going on several months back. Sometimes I read a book description and think "meh". That is the initial thought I had when I read the reviews for The Chaperone. The whole idea of writing fiction around a culturally significant personality irritates me for some reason. Like cheating, but I know that doesn't make much sense. And since I LOVED "A Good Hard Look", in which Flannery O'Connor has a part, I thought I would let my prejudice slide. And I am so glad I did. The story is absolutely enjoyable from beginning to end. Not so much about Louise Brooks, but about a good, solid, practical mid-western woman of the early 20th century whose life brings unexpected events that change her notions of what is expected and normal in being a "good" person. Thoroughly satisfying.

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Micro-Mystery

Revisado: 09-29-12

I am a huge Tana French fan, and was chomping at the bit for this audiobook - especially with so many reviews ranking it as the best in the series. And of course, her writing is brilliant. The setting of the crime takes place in one of the ghost-town neighborhoods of McMansions that were left to starve after the recession. I felt like I was there...the despair of the neighborhood is palpable with the writing. The characters, as always were great - I really liked Ritchie - but not Dinah (which may not have been so bad had I read instead of been exposed to narrator's interpretation....fingernails on chalkboard). And the actual unfolding of the crime was engrossing, too.....what IS that thing in the attic?!! Ms. French is a force of talent and imagination. However...however, I thought it a bit slow in the way that the time I spent listening felt like it was moving more quickly than the action in the book -- extremely meticulous conversations and insight into the main character's thoughts and background. While this may have been my least favorite of the Dublin Murder Squad series, I still recommend it to crime fans and look forward to the next.

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Light-Hearted Historical YA Fiction

Revisado: 06-07-12

It is the turn of the 20th century and 12-yr old Calpurinia Tate lives with her family on a somewhat prosperous farm in Texas. What follows is a year in the life of this curious girl, who has more interest in shadowing her botanist-loving grandfather than learning the duties of a proper young lady of that age (embroidery, knitting, cooking). This is a light-hearted read which is reminiscent of classic coming-of-age tales such as Little Women and An Old Fashioned Girl, but with an updated voice. I found this an appealing feel-good read and would recommend to anyone interested in historical fiction.

The narrator was fine... I didn't care for the sound of her voice at first (seemed strained or like a free LibriVox recording) but I became accustomed to her about halfway through.

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