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-1 Star for the. . . [SPOILER ALERT]

Revisado: 08-11-24

Great narration of a very entertaining story. I had to dock a star for the dog.

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I can't take this narration

Revisado: 01-30-24

I cannot take the overwrought narrator for the Lyria character. Waaaaaaaay too much. The 3 previous books were perfectly narrated - why oh why was this done. Unlistenable with 19 hours left to go - no way. <wailing>

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Narration elevates a sometimes tiresome plot and unlikable characters

Revisado: 11-18-23

Very entertaining in a sick sort of way. Nathan Hill is a very good writer - which is why I was utterly stopped in my tracks shocked when, near the end of the story, he actually used the phrase "I released a breath I didn't know I was holding" . . . I groaned out loud on the sidewalk. Hill sometimes beats the hell out of a point or position, holds the reader's hand a little too much. But, even so, I would recommend this book. It's a good story, well told, and the narration definitely elevates at least a full star. I appreciated the ending.

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Excruciating

Revisado: 10-31-23

I can't finish this. . . top to bottom unpleasant to listen to. Stupid mean people leading stupid mean lives. Not funny.

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Seasick

Revisado: 10-27-23

Definitely a masterpiece. Beautiful writing. I would credit Tolstoy for remaining very strictly dedicated to his story and characters. He made no compromises for his characters, pace, setting. For so many words and characters, none are wasted or unflushed. It requires equal dedication and patience from the reader.

In terms of the translation and choices in narration, I cannot fully endorse the choices. Not that it is necessarily poorly narrated but the style, at times too "lilty" and wistful, made me a bit seasick. My other complaint is the jarring French conversation. It was, in my opinion, the worst part of the narration.

Overall, I appreciated the very subtle approach towards the character voices. I prefer this to over-acting the characters, which I find intrusive. So for that, it was well done.

Definitely enjoyed this classic. I will miss the story - but not Anna Karenina. . . she is horrible.

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Nice easy listen

Revisado: 04-19-23

Not bad for an easy listen. I am not a fan of this narrator. Her male characters all sound like "duuuuuudes" and in this case the 30-somethings sound like teenagers. Same style that annoyed me in Beartown - didn't realize, or I might've passed on this title. Got through it anyway. Can't say the story will stick with me, or that I would recommend it to anyone, but it was sweet.

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She actually licked her lips

Revisado: 12-14-22

Not bad, but some pacing issues, and overuse of the word "actually", and "she licked her lips" was awkward.

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Another WWII Story, Another Bookshop Story

Revisado: 07-02-21

A very light and easy read. Doesn't stand out in the saturated WWII market, but I managed to care enough to finish it. It felt a little uneven, with spots that could have been more developed. The moaning over the children being sent into the country was irritating and didn't factor into the story significantly enough to warrant multiple revisiting by the main character, who didn't have children or siblings. But, it was a pleasant enough story. Some of the tension was well done. I cared about the characters, and I finished it, so 3 stars. The narrator did a fine job, distinguished between characters without overdoing it - 4 stars. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone except as a light pleasant quick read.

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Narrator and story equally bad

Revisado: 02-21-21

I can't decide which is more annoying - this narrator's fried voice and horrible character affectation, or the go-nowhere/mean-nothing story with the unrealistically idiotic characters. There is no let up from the stupid. If I had realized this was the same narrator as Beartown, I never would have purchased this title. I was ready for something light, but this was too full of frustratingly stupid people to be any fun at all.

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Story is okay for light reading - but...

Revisado: 12-31-20

It's an okay enough light read but I cannot stand the phone conversation tin can effect - very annoying. Sound effects in general are a poor and distracting choice for audiobooks. So, average story somewhat ruined by bad production. Narrator's are okay, also nothing amazing. Solid 3, something to entertain when not in the mood for complex or heavy or action or violence.

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