Erica Aitken

Great tortured story

Revisado: 12-01-24

Characters well developed and performers are very good. A good read. But what a deeply disconcerting ending! Wahhhh

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Performance is SO annoying

Revisado: 06-15-24

Ruth Ware is one of the most interesting and fun writers. I've loved all of her books, never could guess the end, always like the depth of the characters. This book is no exception.
But what a shame that it's over-performed to a point where I considered putting down my airbuds to order the print version. Every sentence is a strain, ends on an upward note. Gahhh. If you love Ruth Ware, and you haven't bought the audio version, I highly recommend that you read it instead.

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Lovely book about some difficult times in England

Revisado: 05-06-23

This is a charming, well written book that, without righteous stridency conveyed the division in England during the years that led to Brexit. There’s kindness and sadness and also humor in the characters of this book. And a welcome, hopeful appeal for inclusion.

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Sexist to distraction! Obsédé par les femmes!

Revisado: 04-06-23

There is so much about this woman's breasts and thighs, and low cut dress, and that women's wrinkles, and all of their strategies to snag the gorgeous man, also that girl who's so pretty whereas the boy is just a boy, that you may want to throw up. It's been a while since I've read such an openly and annoyingly sexist book. The story is fun though and told in an interesting way. The book is well performed but what can you do when you act the part of a man constantly ogling women?

Il y a tant de descriptions de seins et de cuisses, des robes courtes decolletées, des femmes trop flétries pour être vues, leurs strategies pour "se faire" le bel homme, aussi la petite fille ravissante alors que le garçon n'est qu'un garçon.... vous aurez peut-être envie de vomir. Ça fait un bail depuis que j'ai lu quelque chose d'aussi sexiste et énervant. Pourtant, l'histoire est pas mal et se développe d'une façon interessante. Le narrateur fait sont possible mais que faire quand le role est celui d'un homme qui n'arrête pas de lorgner les femmes?

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Ah, Louise Penny never disappoints

Revisado: 12-07-22

Another chapter in the lives of the Gamaches. Can’t put it down. Emotionally complex and full of new and interesting facts about art and history. Louise Penny’s books are a gift.

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Either very masculine or insane

Revisado: 11-08-22

I just can't get into it. I've loved some of Cormac McCarthy books but this one is too much. It doesn't lend itself to be read because of the parallel stories of two characters which you can not figure out until you read a review of it and the storylines are explained. The male character portion is full of talk about cars, monkey wrenches, men who are men, and I drift off and away from the story which seems like it would have been pretty good! The woman character is a story of insanity and hallucinations and it feels a bit like a Fellini movie. Imagine being read a Fellini movie!
For a wonderful McCarthy book, read or listen to All the Pretty Horses!

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Narration is absolutely awful

Revisado: 07-17-22

I haven't finished the book. It's difficult to get a sense of this story because the narration is so overblown that I cringe almost every sentence. I've listened to other books narrated by Imogen Church and have not had such a negative experience. It's almost as if she were tasked to make it last twice as long!

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A basket of corn and chestnuts

Revisado: 02-27-22

It's a good story. What bothered me is the sense that the author gathered a thousand facts about the fifties to pepper the story through and through. It feels fake.

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Two constant themes

Revisado: 10-28-21

I read the first Robotham book and resolved to read them all in chronological order. But there are unsettling themes that recur. The first is that every case the hero works on will lead to him, his family and his pets being threatened and sometimes really hurt. The second is that his characters, the ones that become victims, seem to always be young adolescent girls. So I'm going to read the 5th one and, if those two themes return, chalk it down to a bit of an obsession that I would prefer not to indulge!

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A good way to write this story

Revisado: 12-15-20

I had planned to buy the book but, when I saw that it's the president himself who reads the audio version, I didn't hesitate. It's good to hear his voice again.
This is a good book and an easy read. If you followed those years well, you will enjoy the various timing of events, the back story of something you remember, his thinking. You will have a better idea of why some events unfolded as they did. And, if you admired him like I did, you will probably note his caring attitude.
Pretty much all the way through, I wanted to sit down and discuss issues with him, now that I know his thinking better. And so it's a good, gripping book that is hard to put down. I'd say I can't wait to read the next volume but that wouldn't be completely true. From this end, his second term was a nightmare for him.

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