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Best "death experience" book I've read

Revisado: 03-25-15

Where does Glimpsing Heaven rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In top 5.

What did you like best about this story?

The author having started out very skeptical and unenthused about her magazine assignment and ending up wanting to write the book.

Which character – as performed by Susan Boyce – was your favorite?

Excellent narration of all the characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

More than one.

Any additional comments?

I read most of this book a couple of times and ended up doing online research afterwards because it was so fascinating.

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This case never gets old

Revisado: 03-25-15

If you could sum up A Wilderness of Error in three words, what would they be?

Riveting; fascinating; detailed

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

He really captured the characters well.

Which character – as performed by John Pruden – was your favorite?

MacDonald

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Every good book about the MacDonald case elicits some extreme reactions. Nothing about the case makes me laugh, nor did the narrative. Very dramatic.

Any additional comments?

Great narration.

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Ok, but some real turnoffs

Revisado: 03-25-15

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No.

I had no problem allowing for the fact that this book was written several decades ago. It COULD have been worth reading anyway.

While I find the situations very believable (I've been in healthcare for 35+ years), the writer gets too carried away with his own sexual fantasies/supposed prowess to the point where my mind wandered due to boredom.

Narration was good other than the same complaint I have with many narrators who read books by healthcare professionals: If you are going to narrate a book by a doctor, learn how to pronounce medical terminology correctly for Pete's sake!

What did you like best about this story?
Most of the interpersonal dynamics and the staff's conversations and personal thoughts were very believable.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Yes.

Was The House of God worth the listening time?
No.

Any additional comments?
Still believable in spite of being written years ago and would have kept my attention if not for the far-too-many sex scenes that sounded as if they were written by a Harlequin romance novelist wannabe.

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Enjoyed

Revisado: 01-01-15

I work with medical terminology and this book helped me go further in depth with familiar terms. I would also recommend for anyone unfamiliar with "docspeak" who finds medicine fascinating. Written for everyone.

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Hard to get past the narrator

Revisado: 11-03-14

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I think DBT is great and the author probably does a pretty good job of explaining the basics, but the narrator is awful! She has a very condescending way of reading, emphasizing in exactly the right places to make the reader cringe. One of worst narrations I've heard.

What did you like best about this story?

I think it would be a good book in print.

How could the performance have been better?

If narrator had kept in mind she was reading to adults.

Did Calming the Emotional Storm inspire you to do anything?

Make sure I don't purchase another audiobook narrated by this person.

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