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Another hit

Revisado: 02-26-25

as usual the team up of Matt Dinniman and Jeff Hayes have knocked it out of the park again. there were times where I was on the edge of my seat I was laughing definitely a lot of crying if you're looking to get your friends into litRPGs this is the series you should recommend them to great voice acting great writing great overall

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Author's Narration

Revisado: 09-08-24

I should preface this review by saying that I'm A HUGE Whoopi Goldberg fan. So my review will be biased.
Warning ⚠️ Do not listen when driving! I laughed and cried so many times with this book.
This book is an homage to her mother and brother. And Whoopi did it right. Her narration feels as if you are setting across from her, and she's telling you the story.
For me, I connected to the rememberances of her mother's ethics. But also to the 3 years of bad times due to the mental breakdown.
The things her mother went through as a woman of color. Giving the best life to her 2 children. Her mother being suppressed by laws denied to women.
It's proof that bits and pieces of a person's life can coalesce into a beautiful finale.

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History woven into fiction

Revisado: 03-27-24

I love the way history is used in this story. The author did an excellent job showing the trauma her people have suffered through the ages.

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Outstanding

Revisado: 07-29-23

I listened to this book in one day. I just couldn't stop.
I loved the way the characters were introduced. We met them as humans, not the beautiful imaginary perfect people.

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Best Book Read This Year

Revisado: 03-25-23

I know I'm only 3 months into 2023, but I can't imagine finding another book as good as this.
The heartbreaking story of 3 people, each with their own demons and the forgiveness they reach is amazing. But the journey of them getting there, tears the reader apart.

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White woman's voice for another culture

Revisado: 01-25-23

As the book started I wondered why I couldn't get into it. Having read many books by Japanese authors, the flow wasn't there.
I guess it was an okay story, but it wasn't from the voice of a person who lived through the atrocities of nuclear genocide.
Throughout the book it sounded as if it was the story of a non-Japanese told as if they had lived through the bomb.

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not for me

Revisado: 09-13-22

for me the story dragged. not a whole lot of storyline to it that I could relate to.

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Yeah, it would happen just about like that

Revisado: 04-07-22

I'm writing this review after reading this book in 2022. With all that's going on in the world it really could happen like this we divert our attention to other things happening while others sneak in through the back door.
In the book there are four sets of characters and we listened to the lives and stories of these eight people. Our attention was diverted by two sets of these characters.
This book really does show what is going on in the world. When we tunnel vision one issue and ignore what is really going on around us we are doomed to fail.
well done Ken Follett.

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Revisiting an old friend

Revisado: 03-06-22

I read this book back in 1972 and loved it then I watched the BBC ORIGINAL series on PBS. when the new series came out and butchered the book I decided to revisit my favorite vet. Christopher Timothy, who brought James Harriet to life also brought the book to Life.

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Dragged on with nothing to say

Revisado: 02-16-22

I listened to the first hour thinking it was the prologue. I truly hoped the storyline would Improve and it never did.
The book can easily be summed up as warrior princess becomes a nun and lives in a convent. Yeah, that pretty much sums it up, no details.

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