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Incredible narration!

Revisado: 05-15-20

I have finished over 200 audiobooks and I've abandoned many others and this is quite possibly the best narration of all of them. At first, I kept thinking that I would have read things on paper very differently than how they were inflected by the narrator and I kept just being tickled at what a great experience that perspective was. Then I settled in and just fell in love with Hildy as performed by Mary Beth Hurt. It was the kind of story that I enjoy anyway but even if it wasn't, if you appreciate audiobook performances, this is absolutely a must listen.

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Delightful

Revisado: 01-31-17

Thanks to audible for sharing this one. I really enjoyed this and ironically I feel like this would be a fantastic movie. Parts of the narration were a bit rough but the story overall was fantastic.

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Irritating narration

Revisado: 01-22-17

I chose this book for the character study from a victims point of view. I appreciated their desire for answers and ultimate acceptance that they would only ever know so much. There was a decent part of the female story line that was too far fetched. I debated skipping the female storyline because of that and the narrators millennial whine/vocal fry. I'm not sure if my issue was the storyline or the narration or both. Decent but I'll try to remember this narrators name and skip those offerings in audio.

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Thank you

Revisado: 01-01-17

I always look forward to the Audible holiday gift and this has been my favorite by far. Thank you for the shared humanity Audible.

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A good narrator can negatively impact a story

Revisado: 03-22-13

I liked this book and listened to it quickly, understanding the hype but not loving it the way so many others have. My issue was actually with the narrator who I think would have been fabulous reading another book. Being born and raised in the area of Indianapolis where this story takes place, her slight accent and incorrect intonation of places really grated. This is miniscule, I understand, but the familiar setting was one of the things that really worked for me in this one and saying Broad Ripple correctly would have made it even better. It's the little things sometimes.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 02-27-13

Multiple times, I've turned on my next listen and heaved a heavy sigh when I sadly realized that I wasn't listening to Guernica. The tragic story, the amazing love, the moving narration, it's all fabulous. I have no clue how I stumbled on this book but I'm so glad I did.

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Good historical fiction

Revisado: 08-13-12

What does Elizabeth McGovern bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I had a hard time with her Kansas accent, wondering if that was accurate, which made me realize how few people I know from Kansas. But her voice was soothing and added character to the characters.

Any additional comments?

I can see why this is a popular summer read. It's easy to get behind the characters and become wrapped up in their world. It bothers me when modern values are given to characters in historical fiction but Cora's beliefs were based on her life events and it was easy to see how her great secrets would lead to her more progressive beliefs. I actually gasped out loud at one twist. Love that!

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Skip the afterword

Revisado: 01-26-12

Would you listen to 11-22-63 again? Why?

I loved listening to this and would consider listening again just to hear the narration again. However, if I revisit this book, it will more likely be the print version so I may experience that format as well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This is a 40 hour narration that I listened to in one week - and I work full time and have two small kids. I would have listened to it in one sitting if I could have.

Any additional comments?

I wish I would have skipped the afterword by the author. I wanted to let the ending resonate and King's thoughts brought my thoughts to a screeching halt. If I could do it again, I wouldn't have listened to that immediately after finishing the book.

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