Skia Laurence

Does not work as Audible Book

Revisado: 09-12-22

Story: 5 The Shobogenzo is a treasured classic
Perfomance: 5 The narrator has a nice voice and reads clearly. No one could have done a better job.
Overall 1 --- This book consists of both a translation of the classic text and in-depth commentary about choices made in translation and the interpretation of the text. The problem is that, instead of reading a coherent section of text and then giving the commentary, the text is interrupted by long commentary frequently --- mid-story and even mid-sentence. It is very laborious to try to reconstruct the original stories so that we can think about the commentary. I believe that, in a written format, this might actually be a wonderful companion text for someone studying the original, but it does not work as an audible book. If someone were already very familiar with the Shobogenzo, they might already know enough to overcome these obstacles and gain something by listening, but it might still be more desirable to have a format that allows one to easily go back and find interesting passages during later pondering or discussions.

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My favorite audio book so far.

Revisado: 02-15-18

I just felt in love with this book, It made me laugh, it made me cry. It made me fall in love. It made me feel cleansed and forgiven. Plus, there's singing.

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Too violent

Revisado: 07-29-17

Gruesome violence beyond the demands of the story. Here are some more words to make fifteen.

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Started great , but ...

Revisado: 08-30-16

Purports to be a story of enlightenment, but the compassion is missing...especially fin his personal relationships. I felt not envy fr the fellow

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Strange

Revisado: 03-27-16

The author lives to say words three times and our narrator has a lovely full voice that makes it like poetry to hear these words repeated...a meditation taking you into the mood. The story was one I was happy to see told, about a man who adopts a rescue dog that was never breed or raised for life as a pet. It's heart rending story, and the language combined with the reader's voice made it rather beautiful. For the first 2/3s, I was really getting into it. Then, the story mutated with a sensationalistic plot twist and became unconvincing. There simply wasn't enough insight into the mind of the main character. Then, as suddenly, the book is over without real resolution. The loose ends are cleared in a way most unsatisfactory, like a child barely hiding something naughty before a parent walks in.

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Thoroughly entertaining

Revisado: 11-12-15

I don't like mysteries or romances, but I can't wait for the next in this series. The characters were interesting and somewhat charming. A poor French gargoyle has to distract himself from deeper problems by trying to create gourmet meals in an unyielding vegan household. It was good enough to make me forget that it's a genre I usually don't care for.

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Well named

Revisado: 10-14-15

This isn't a book that I will read again and again, but it is a captivating book full of love able characters and a little mystery, It's helped make a bad cold more bearable and I'm sorry to have reached the end. As always, in a Ruth Reichl book, there were plenty of chances to indulge my culinary fancies without consuming any calories ..... And a few new ideas I can't wait to try once I'm back in the kitchen.

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Thought Provoking

Revisado: 10-08-15

The idea that the same "palletizers" used to make live stock gain weight as fast as possible are common in processed human food rocked my world. Likewise, the notion that this is necessary because crops and live stock have been breed to maximize yield and appearance while flavor has been left out of the equation. It's a whole new piece of the epidemic obesity puzzle.

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So sad it's over

Revisado: 09-30-15

An enthralling story of heroic adventure. I kept reaching to put more time on my sleep timer. Bet it's a while before I find another I like as well.

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Most engaging story I've found in a long time

Revisado: 04-10-15

In world filed with formulaic genre novels, this work deserves to be called literature. Thoroughly entertaining. The author does such a beautiful job unfolding her story that I won't say a thing about it, lest I destroy the revelation. Thank you, Diane Setterfield.

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