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Well thought out plot with excellent narration

Revisado: 02-16-25

People and situations were believable and human, Great plotting and execution. I was really impressed by everything about this book and immediately acquired the next two that are available.

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Not her best

Revisado: 02-10-23

This book was very introspective to the point that it bogged down the story. I usually enjoy Dorothy Gilman’s stand-alone novels more than her Mrs. P novels because they’re deeper explorations but this was deeper than I found enjoyable.

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Very long

Revisado: 01-15-20

The language and imagery of the story were beautiful and captivating, but the story itself went on way beyond the point where I cared anymore what happened.

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What a disappointment

Revisado: 03-29-19

I was so disappointed that the story of this powerful woman scientist focused on her relationship and budding romance with her eventual husband instead of her accomplishments.

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I loved this book!

Revisado: 11-27-12

Corduroy Mansions was just a fun book. It was upbeat and quick-moving. I quickly came to be interested in each character and found them to be varied and mostly likeable - except for the ones that weren't supposed to be. When the book was over I was tempted to use my next credit immediately on the next book, but I resisted because I don't want them all to be done too quickly. Simon Prebble did a wonderful job with the narration, with good pacing, enunciation, and emphasis. All in all, an excellent choice!

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Good, but not as good as others

Revisado: 03-14-10

I eagerly read each of the Mary Russell books, and have also ventured into reading others of Laurie R King's books which are also good, but I was a little disappointed in this one. I thought that the narration was superb. Overall, definitely a book not to miss if you like Mary Russell, but not one I'd recommend to someone new to the series, even if it wasn't chronologically near the end.

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dragged on and on

Revisado: 03-14-10

This book had some good points - I was interested in knowing what made the artist tick - but it dragged on so long that I just wanted it to be over. I hung on until the bitter end, though, and there continued to be good mixed with bad. I wasn't too fond of the psychiatrist, which didn't help, and I found the resolution to the artist's portion of the story to be just ridiculous. I thought the narrators did a good job and it helped bring out the story that there were different narrators for different characters.

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Boring

Revisado: 01-12-10

I never felt invested in the characters, and the end was largely given away at the beginning, so there was no sense of suspense and little drama. I listened until the end out of a sense of duty more than anything. Mostly I felt like this audiobook was a waste of my time.

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fantastic

Revisado: 01-12-10

I didn't really expect to like this despite all the other good reviews, since I like my audiobooks on the light side, but it was wonderful! Well-written and well-narrated.

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Depends on what you're looking for

Revisado: 03-17-09

I purchased this audiobook looking for an adventure/suspense story maybe enhanced with a little romance. What I got was a Harlequin Romance with some extra adventure. If you are looking for primarily a romance novel, you will probably like this story. One other note - I thought that using the 2 different narrators somewhat randomly was distracting, rather than enhancing.

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