Gramma Les

Great story old voice

Revisado: 03-11-21

I’m sorry Suzanne. You sound like an old lady like me! The main characters are 35 and 39 yet they sound like old ladies. All the characters sound old, men included. I apologize for being agist but if you are going to act out a book your voice should fit the part. I found this annoying and the sound effects , like a tinny voice on a phone, or Peanut’s booming voice, jarring and disruptive. The story was beautiful and beautifully written. I sobbed as I listened to the ending. With the exception of one evil doer there were helping, loving people everywhere.

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Hilarious and heartbreaking

Revisado: 02-14-21

I identified with the caustic sarcasm of Connie. She is a treasure. This story kept me glued to my seat from start to finish. Very smart.

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Who thinks of this stuff?

Revisado: 01-31-21

What a strange book. I like when authors blow my mind. I like new and clever things. Not a comedy but very funny. Taxidermy in the time of Darwin, a stuffed aardvark stolen from Namibia with compelling baby blue eyes - purchased by Heinrich Himler for his son then, present day, a closeted congressman with an obsession with Ronald Reagan. So hard to describe...try it. You are going to love it. I would love to have a friend who thinks like the author.

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Too young for me

Revisado: 01-02-21

It’s hard to find relevant books when you are my age, 64. This is best for 40 something. Toddler triplets vomiting in the car just don’t interest me. Been there, done that. I enjoyed the fashion and creation of wedding dresses. I did not enjoy divorce, cheating husbands, monster future mothers in law. Rachel’s narrator spoke slowly and bored me —the whining! Xe was fabulous as the narrator for Jenny. The book was trite. Almost returned it but I needed a read that would give me some escape from our Covid existence. I find any book Xe performs elevated well beyond its words.

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Fun read

Revisado: 03-16-20

I enjoyed the book but not the reader. Sorry but he sounds way too old for a 38 year old and does not do women’s voices very well at all. It’s an original, clever plot. I’m anxious to see what happens to this dynamic new duo next.

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Brilliant and insightful author

Revisado: 03-09-20

Helen Hubor is by far my favorite reader/performer. And she does not disappoint here. The story itself is shocking, disgusting, and not for the faint of heart. With the description of sex you’d think the author was a man. The vulgarity shocked me and I laughed and loved it. The narrator star of the book is the worst person ever! I love her. I learned so much about food, butchery, society, norms and perversions. More! More. I can’t wait to see what the author comes up with next. Definitely a mind blower. Not for sweet people who don’t enjoy a bit of shock . Apparently I do, very much.

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Implausible

Revisado: 02-27-19

A collision between a lot of characters behaving badly for 20 years, just too hard to believe . Oblivious law enforcement, silence and complicity among different factions, I mean one family might keep a lie but more than that is too much.

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I am not alone

Revisado: 02-14-19

Melinda captures the essence of the stunning experience of ushering our parents out of the world. I thought I was over it and I’ve moved on but it was cathartic to hear her words. What a performance! I’m excited to see that she has written more.
Life goes on. Thanks Melinda.

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Beekeepers’ delight

Revisado: 06-16-18

Beekeepers and laypeople alike will marvel at the author’s ability to humanize the bees. Every scientific fact that I have learned through my beekeeping is an important part of the story of Flora and the hive. Very interesting. Not your normal book. I really enjoyed this.

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