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Great science and well read

Revisado: 01-30-23

So much unpacking of studies and urban myths, in a digestible reading. Ok pun intended.

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First third of the book is OK

Revisado: 09-30-19

Back when I thought the book was a group of interlinked short stories, I was still happy. But as the book plodded on, and on, and on.... so many lectures about trees, so many awkward leaps of fictional faith, so many people in trees and falling out of trees and talking about trees or then protesting and struggling about trees for so many hours.... I just can’t. Rarely do I not finish a book but I gave this one so many chances. I’m done. I don’t care what happens at the end.

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listened "cover to cover"

Revisado: 07-17-15

could not turn it off. had to ration myself. it was like Bridget Jones meets gone girl.

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entertaining war book?

Revisado: 07-17-15

I found the author's take on the Lusitania and the politics of the day very interesting, and dare I say, entertaining, along with all the detail on the people on board, and life on board. Erik Larson has a way of taking you back and filling in the color around historical events that not many writers can match.

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good way to kill time

Revisado: 07-17-15

Where does Rules of Civility rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I listened through to the end, which I can't say for all of them. So it was entertaining enough to listen to while taking a hot bath, or lying on a beach. And it involved no stress at all, so I could listen before bed.

What did you like best about this story?

The author's imaginings of what NYC in the 30's would have been like.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration was good at times, but at others the narrator failed the author.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No, it just caused me to wear my cynical hat and doubt the likelihood of the rags-to-riches stories.

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great storyteller

Revisado: 01-20-13

the narration was wearing on me a bit during the first half, wondering if this would be as good as white tiger, but I was completely hooked in the second.

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intriguing story, but long

Revisado: 01-01-13

what a life she lived. last few chapters made me yearn for an editor, but still an impressive work. narration was fine.

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powerful characters and story

Revisado: 05-01-12

ok, so there are a couple of soap opera twists, but they don't take away from the drama and excellent storytelling.

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intriguing

Revisado: 01-14-12

great performance, good murder mystery. and oddly therapeutic, after having had many confusing conversations with a parent in the early stages of dementia.

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long but worth it

Revisado: 01-03-12

I was hesitant about both the narrator and the book when I started about 50 hours ago, but now will be sad to see it end. I am finding that with classic novels, particularly those where class distinctions provide much of the context (Middlemarch, David Copperfield), a good narrator fills out the story in a way my own reading may not have.

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