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Fresh original fairy tales

Revisado: 11-07-20

I like the tales and the narrator. I can see some hints of the old fairy tales these might be acknowledging. I enjoyed Bardugo's creations and will listen to these again. They are dark tales and that makes them interesting and complex.

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Saucy play about Mabel Todd and Emily Dickinson

Revisado: 04-08-20

Great performance with Kathleen Chalfant as Mabel Lomis Todd speaking to an audience about her life and her relationships with Emily Dickinson's family. Todd is elderly and as she speaks the truth about her open marriage tumbles out to the chagrin of her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham. The Todd women edited and promoted Emily Dickinson's poetry after Dickinson died and brought her writing to the American public. Had they not done this Dickinson's poetry would be unpublished and lost.

I will be listening to this performance multiple times because it is an interesting , lively, and laugh-out-loud look at a remarkable woman.

For more information about the Todd women see the excellent biography "After Emily -- Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet" By: Julie Dobrow Narrated by: Andrea Gallo.

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Wish there was more but still an enjoyable listen

Revisado: 01-15-20

I bought this to listen to the novel as started by Jane Austen since I am watching the PSB version of Sanditon that was released in the U.S. this month, January 2020. It was good to hear Austen's fragment and compare it to what is happening in the TV Series. I enjoyed the discussion between Mr. Parker and Charlotte's father Mr. Heywood about why Mr. Parker was in the wrong Willingden in the first place. Great narration.

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Fun smart lively YA read

Revisado: 01-10-19

I enjoyed this book, so much that I stayed up very late to finish it. The performances were good and the characters were easy to follow. The technology made sense but wasn't overwhelming. I will probably re-listen to this book every other year. Good addition to my library.

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Unusal stories and a personal glimpse of Winterson

Revisado: 12-19-18

These are fun, contemporary, and meditative Christmas stories. Between each story Jeanette Winterson talks about her holiday traditions and how each recipe became a part of those traditions. I would have purchased the book just for her biographical stories. Example, Winterson was friends with author Ruth Rendell and they spent many Christmases together. Imogen Church is an excellent narrator and Winterson narrates the feast chapters so we are hearing her history from her. This is a great addition to my library and I will be listening to it every year as part of my holiday tradition.

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Juliet Stevenson makes the book.

Revisado: 06-21-18

I have several audio versions of PERSUASION and like Juliet Stevenson's narration the best. Her characters are clear and easy to follow. Her reading speed is lively but not too hurried. I am now seeking out other books she has narrated.

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