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“A White Man”

Revisado: 01-19-25

I like this series set in 1820s upper society London a lot. The need in this latest book to stop the narration and introduce each new male character as “a white man” was both dumb and irritating, PC run amok.

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Lecturing supersedes story

Revisado: 08-17-24

Always been a favorite author. I love the mysteries and herbal information. But lately I feel lectured to throughout all her books, and not subtly. There is so much negativity and looking down on the locals, hypocritical. When the book descended into snippiness about a minister being a jerk in a grocery about an avocado, I gave up. China Bayles is now pure incessant virtue signaling. Lots of people will like it for that.

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Great series

Revisado: 04-05-24

Excellent series, mysteries and characters both. It’s in a time period that is not written about as much, and the descriptions of settings and customs are quite good.

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Having lots of trouble with the narration

Revisado: 07-20-22

I have listened to a few hundred Audible books. I’ve listened to and read a lot of Chiaverini novels. A first for me, I may not be able to finish this book on Audible because of the narration. The narrator is speed reading monotone through the book to the point it’s hard to even follow what is going on. . It’s like an school assignment she wants to get done with. The voice changes from character to character are also overdone, and often substituting loud for voice changes.

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Excellent Book

Revisado: 07-01-22

Well-written and interesting from start to finish. Lots of information about less well-known aspects of the Revolutionary War.

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Not my favorite

Revisado: 06-18-22

I’ve read the whole series and love the characters and author. In this particular book I got tired of the author using Huey Long as a sledgehammer level metaphor of a political figure she doesn’t like.

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Audible Butchered A Great Book

Revisado: 04-09-22

I read The Forest many years ago, it was a great book that deepened my understanding of a period of history and the consequences of religious intolerance. I just purchased this "abridged" version without knowing how badly it was chopped into pieces. The "abridged" Audible version is nothing other than plot points that do not even connect, and has stripped the book of its entire meaning. Do not waste your time , Buy the book. I will return this. If Audible is only capable of providing a butchered version of a great book, it should skip it entirely.

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Readers switched after 8 books

Revisado: 08-13-17

What made the experience of listening to A Gala Event the most enjoyable?

I like the orchard series. A nice low key cozy mystery series.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Meg and Seth.

Would you be willing to try another one of Marguerite Gavin’s performances?

I really disliked her performance. Partly because they've had another reader for the first 8 books and the switch is disconcerting. Also because I just don't like her voice. She doesn't sound like I'd anticipate the Meg character to sound. She doesn't even attempt a New England accent for Seth and his family. I have trouble distinguishing the various characters with her read.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I like the series, this was nearly ruined by the reader.

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