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Good Research

Revisado: 09-09-24

The author’s extensive research gave a lot of insight into Ringo’s life. While there were a few things that seemed out of chronological order and a few accounts of Beatles related things that didn’t match up with other accounts, overall I found it intersecting and enlightening.

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Cohesive Narrative

Revisado: 08-23-24

I loved learning about what was going on in the world and in the changing culture at the same time as what was going on personally with the Beatles as they recorded Sergeant Pepper. It also covers the time just before and just after.

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Detailed Overview of the Plantagenet Era

Revisado: 02-25-24

I enjoyed this book very much. It pulled together a lot of the history that I only knew in bits and pieces. The narration was excellent. The writing was clear and concise.

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Fantastic Adventure

Revisado: 12-18-19

I loved all three books in this omnibus. The technology is detailed (but not too much!), and the arc of the story carries through all three, even though each book feels complete. There are several point-of-view characters, but each one is so well established, they feel like old friends by the end. I appreciated and loved that the characters were of various ages, abilities, ethnicities, and even religions.

The narrator also did a great job.

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Practical Advice with Inspiration & Encouragment

Revisado: 04-16-16

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I had read this book when it first came out, but when I saw the audio version, I snapped it up. I'm glad I did. I think I got something different from listening to it, and it was a nice reminder of all that I'd read before.

This book is filled with practical advice as well as encouragement. I also find it to be inspirational, but not in a woo woo way. It's more that I can now see the steps I can take to improve my writing in many different ways and that is both inspiring and encouraging.

I think the audiobook is well worth a listen. If you haven't already read the book, it comes with exercises at the end of every chapter, though these are also listed at the end of the book as well. The narrator reads these out, but this audiobook does not appear to come with a PDF list of the exercises. Even so, they are simple enough, so I don't think that would be a serious problem if you don't already have the Kindle version or the paperback.

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Fun Story with Great Characters

Revisado: 04-10-16

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I listened to this book while on a road trip with my (adult) daughter. We both loved it. I was afraid it might be a fat-hating book or a book that made fun of people who were not thin. Instead it was a surprisingly fun book with great characters on a real adventure. It used some of the traditional vampire tropes, but also upended a lot of the tropes in a really fun way. I'm excited to read the sequels.

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It's Hard to Go Home Again

Revisado: 04-10-16

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I enjoyed this book. The story was a bit muddled in some places and rather preachy in other places, but some parts of it were so well done and really resonated with me. Adult Scout visits home and feels out of place. She imagines herself trying to fit in this way and that way, but it's clear that she just doesn't fit. She becomes disillusioned in many ways, especially with her father, which is something I think many might relate to.

I think the problem with this book lies with expectations. The Atticus of To Kill a Mockingbird was a hero, but he was not perfect, and I didn't have a problem seeing that Atticus as the Atticus from Go Set a Watchman many years later. If that bothers you, it's still worth reading as a standalone.

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Useful Information with Practical Action Steps

Revisado: 04-10-16

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This book provides information and action steps about how to analyze books that are successful or popular to figure out what makes a great book great. I think this helps one to become a better writer, and I hope it helps me to be a better writer and creator.

The exercises at the end of each chapter are super useful. I loved having the audiobook so that I could listen while on the go, but it's also useful to have the Kindle version also so that I could highlight and take notes and reread some parts. I highly recommend both versions of the book.

The narrator had a pleasant voice and did a good job.

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Great Production of a Classic

Revisado: 10-27-15

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This production/narration was so well done. It's a story told in letters and journals, so having a different narrator for each part makes a lot of sense. I think I enjoyed it so much more because of that. The narrators were all spectacular.The book is a great read, but you have to have some patience. The beginning is nice and creepy, the middle can be a bit maddening, and the last third or so of the book had a lot more action and adventure and answers. Very enjoyable.

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Helpful Book, Lots of Information & Encouragement

Revisado: 09-07-15

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This book was fantastic. It was written in a somewhat conversational tone, but the information was well organized and very useful. Some of the things I already knew, but was glad to have them reinforced and to be encouraged that I was heading in the right direction. I also learned a lot that I didn't know or hadn't yet discovered that I needed to know.

I loved the narrator, Simon Whistler, too.

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