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I'm Hooked

Revisado: 04-10-25

At first I thought oh no this is not for me - I don't want to be in the head of a sadistic killer, but quickly that changed to being in the head of a very cool detective. I love when other people in a book like and respect the main character. Anyway I am hooked and just put the next two books in this series into my cart and I can see that all of my credits are going to John Sandford in the future. I loved the fast pace and edge of my seat suspense. The narrator - Richard Ferrone, was perfect.

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A fan of Miller for life

Revisado: 03-20-25

I loved The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven so much that when I saw a new book by Nathaniel Ian Miller was coming out I pre-ordered it and then gobbled it up in three days. This author has the uncanny ability to get into the head of his characters to such an extent that you would swear this was an autobiography, and Olafur Darri Olafsson, the narrator with the soothing voice, well he is fantastic - you will swear he is telling us his own story. You will get so lost in his unhurried calm narration that you will ask yourself how can this not be the author himself.

The story is just so accurate to real life - the scenes depicted of water troughs, the mud, the quiet in the room when the family reads books and then hides from an annoying neighbor, the excitement of new love, the wind ripping at the plastic covered hay bales torn by ravens - I feel as if I were there too. And isn't that the magic of reading - to take 26 letters and have the author mix them up over and over to have an adventure, an experience, that feels authentic - that is real magic.

And if you have not read The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven you must - it is a favorite of mine.

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Another gloom and doom book

Revisado: 01-18-25

This is a very depressing book. It must’ve been the author’s intent to bum people out because there is no hope here.

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Read by the autor vs being performed

Revisado: 01-10-25

Unfortunately I have to return this after 1 hour. The author is reading the text without much inflection or change of voice for different characters. His reading just doesn't hold my attention.

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I don't understand the positive reviews

Revisado: 01-03-25

I am on chapter 20, I really don't know why anyone would enjoy this book, and I cannot return it because I bought it on a two for one sale. It's not that the story is bad, it is because it is so boring. I thought I would get an idea of what it was like back then but not so.

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Totally my kind of book - travel and food

Revisado: 11-27-24

I love the book, I love the stories and especially how the history of the countries is juxtaposed with the present day. But I wish there was a PDF so I could easily start on making things such as pasties. The recipes for some really obscure to me, but common to the countries she visits, are clearly delineated in the chapters so it won't be impossible, still...Anyway, I really enjoyed the way Darwin the dog is intermixed into the stories, great name, great dog. The author is very brave to go the places she (and her husband) traveled to, and many times by herself! At my age I have to be an armchair traveler but I can still cook and re-listen as I am cooking as the book conjures up images of the restaurants, museums, cafes, friends, her kitchen, walking trails and cloudberries she experienced.

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Absolutely brilliant

Revisado: 11-09-24

Never before have I thought the idea behind a book was so incredibly clever! I am now going to read all of this author's work, I am that impressed. The narrator was perfect and I loved setting the timer for 30 minutes, after bookmarking, and going to sleep with his voice.

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Great listen

Revisado: 09-26-24

It’s fun to read something about a bad guy that he doesn’t know yet - I laughed quite a few times during my listen. It’s a pleasure to be once again in the proverbial arms of such a wonderful writer and great narrator.

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Amazing to learn what $20 can get you

Revisado: 08-29-24

I have stayed in some incredible hotels and had incredible service, but now I know how to get even more. This book is a real hoot and I finished it in two delightful days of listening and laughing.

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A better title would be less misleading

Revisado: 08-16-24

It's more, much more, an autobiography of a black woman, and don't forget that, don't worry you won't
'cause she keeps reminding you. I would not be disappointed if the blub about the book had been honest. It was not. And though I got used to the lisp after 30 minutes or so I can't help but be puzzled why someone with a speech impediment would not hire a reader.

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