Wendy K. Abrahamson

Did not hold my attention

Revisado: 09-23-24

Loved “Peace Like a River,” and looked forward to “Virgil Wander,” but after multiple attempts gave up about 3 hours in. There are many beautifully written sentences, but they were not enough to sustain my interest in the story. The reader’s voice also distracted me.

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Powerful

Revisado: 08-23-24

This book does not try to “make sense” of this terrible conflict, it captures the difficulties, the unknowns, and the tragic consequences for so many. Essential for those who care about the entire island of Ireland.

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Interesting, scary, smart

Revisado: 06-25-24

Enjoyed every aspect of this audiobook. The story is really fun and complicated and layered. The readers are very good and the audio version is very creative. Highly recommend it.

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Moving, inventive, poignant and magical

Revisado: 06-05-24

Loved the plot, that follows its own unfolding in surprising ways. It’s a beautiful telling of self discovery, sibling affection and competition, and sacrificial love. It’s also hilarious and totally believable, even as it’s fantastical. The performance is captivating. Loved this so much.

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Reader’s voice rhythm was too distracting

Revisado: 11-30-23

Can’t say if the book was any good as I was really distracted by the song-song style and affect of the reader. I tried for about three hours but could not continue.

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Not especially informative

Revisado: 09-04-23

While some parts of the book were interesting, in the main I found it generally lacking in depth. I was hoping for a more academic history of Ireland and Irish Americans than is offered here.

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Informative, detailed, and interesting

Revisado: 07-01-23

Both the book and the reader were excellent. Appreciated learning the history of this period in Irish history with such detail and depth, and the reader was expressive and engaging without going overboard. Highly recommend.

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Good, but could have used an editor

Revisado: 12-13-22

Familiar Stephen King storyline, reminded me of the structure of many of his previous books. And like “The Stand,” “Fairy Tale” is made up of what could be taken as two very different stories; a lengthy part one leading to (but very different from) a lengthy part two. “Fairy Tale” differs from “The Stand” however in that the content of “Fairy Tale” is not powerful enough to carry the length well, and at times it seemed to me a bit more editing would have helped. Still, if you are a King fan, you will likely enjoy this book. Narration was outstanding.

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Weak plot, hard to believe characters, distracting reader

Revisado: 11-22-22

Don’t know where to start. The plot was contrived, the characters were difficult to believe, especially the main character whose inner dialogue sounded more 21st century than 17th. The main reader’s voice, coupled with very awkward rendering of 1600s English, was so very distracting I could hardly focus on the story. I tried really hard to stick with this book, but had to bail after 8 chapters or so. It’s altogether really a pretty awful book along with an awful reading of it.

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Excellent in all regards

Revisado: 01-11-20

Compelling story, elegantly written. Grim, detailed, intense, but so not hopeless. Spare, gripping, moving. The performance is equally powerful.

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