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Narrator is far better than the book

Revisado: 09-23-22

This is fairly well written. The narrator is the very best available. However, the repetitive trauma of the story line is no excuse for a book.

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A well-written panorama of human tragedy

Revisado: 07-03-21

The listing quoted a Kirkus review describing this book as an “hilarious” adventure of two women. The book is rarely amusing and is generally a tale of human suffering. One wonders if the reviewer failed to read the book or if the premise of the review is that women’s denigration by our culture, suffering and abuse is “hilarious.” The book is well written, inventive, violent and poignant. It displays the courage of women in the face of dead dreams and personal tragedy. My rating is based on my dashed expectations, not the writer’s work. If you’re looking for hilarious, this is not the book.

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Disappointing, even for a light romance

Revisado: 06-12-21

She falls in love despite an “in name only” husband
who attempts to rape her several times and is generally drunk and violent. Golly, he bought her a necklace, was nice to her father and planned a flower garden without her knowledge, so upon hearing this she jumps in his bed and what? I imagine a life of drunkenness and physical and emotional abuse. Narrator understands what an idiot this woman is by giving her a high pitched silly voice despite the author indicating she is a clever, hardworking, thrifty (yet beautiful) housewife with a laudable self-sacrificing love for her father.

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Disappointing for history buffs

Revisado: 08-24-18

In addition to a faint buzz on the recording, the fine reader is ill served by the thin plot and poorly developed characters. The light use of Winston Churchill as a character and excerpts from his most famous wartime speeches is, at best, disrespectful of the man and his enormous contribution to the world. At worst, this book is a crass misuse of our greatest generation’s suffering and courage to provide a gimmick for a poorly crafted book.

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Poor Sound Quality

Revisado: 08-02-18

Enjoyed this series so much that I put up with a soft roaring sound in the background, much like the sound of a heartbeat on sonogram.

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Wonderful story; wonderful narrator

Revisado: 03-31-18

This is a favorite book that I have reread many times. It was a pleasure hearing it read so well.

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Excellent book but missing pages

Revisado: 04-01-17

I loved this book. It's was very good at eliciting emotion and as always had a satisfying ending but the recording is missing the last several pages of the book which contains the historical note. This is generally my favorite thing about Cornwalls books so it was very disappointing to have it missing. Please find a way to correct that.

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