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great narration, not very magical

Revisado: 08-13-19

this book was recommended to me. and I did enjoy it. mostly for the relationship between the two astranged sisters. the magic part was almost unnecessary. the narration was very good. she really carried the story.

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StuPeed (Their word, not mine)

Revisado: 05-22-19

I completely understand this novel is meant for young adults/teens. It's also fantasy and based on Les Misérables. And in that vein I gave it a try. I'm 1/2 way through the tomb and I just don't understand why fiction for younger people can't be well written. The "story" is fine, as it goes. But the writing is stinted, over melodramatic and just "stupeed" (a term used over and over as a sprinkling of French seems to be the only nod the authors can come up with to give this work a European flare). It reminds me very much of the "Twilight" series that was so popular. Maybe this will take off as well. But purely as a work of fiction in the Audible format it's painful. The performance is shared by three readers who split duties as each chapter switches to the point of view of the three main characters. None of them are captivating nor do they do the work any favors by softening some of the more cringe-inducing dialogue. I would give Chatine a nod for helping the story move along in a way that's somewhat engaging. I will finish this book. I paid for it and I don't have any credits until the beginning of next month. I will warn away ANYONE who didn't "LOVE" the Twilight books and novels of that type.

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Forever to get anywhere - then doesn't go far

Revisado: 09-21-18

First, I've not read any of Anne Leckie's other books and understand there is a series that connects with this stand-alone book. Ok, but even so... this book takes FOREVER to get started, then when it does get rolling it doesn't roll very far. I bought it for Adjoa Andoh's narration because she's WONDERFUL. And she's wonderful in this performance as well. I always have such a good time listening to her. The characters here are fun (for the most part) and you do get to know them. But so much of this book is about traditions and breaking out of traditions and you feel like it should be harder for the main character, but in reality she does very well by just going w/ the flow. For Sci-Fi, there's very little action. Nothing is ever very surprising and nothing really ever gets done except at the very end (and it's nothing like a "battle" or climatic experience). So, yeah. Meh.

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This book surprised me in a really good way

Revisado: 04-02-18

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After just having finished "The Power" (look it up, it's pretty good too) this book is just what I needed. I tend to read mostly Sci-Fi and Fantasy. The book was basically middle-of-the-road Sci-Fi, but with a good dose of anthropology-type tale that was fun to follow and think about when I wasn't actively listening to it. The end and the message was unexpected (tho, had I tried harder, I might have seen it coming) and was surprisingly (for me) heart-warming. Unlike "The Power" which ends mostly how you'd expect, "Children of Time" has a lesson embedded and one that we could/should all take to heart. I knocked a star off (possibly unfairly) for the plethora of sentences ended with prepositions. I get that it's "ok" to do this. And I don't believe you should NEVER. But there were so many and I found myself correcting them in my head wondering why the author couldn't use a more active voice and easily avoid the basket-full that made up this book.

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How I've missed Martin's writting

Revisado: 01-03-18

What did you love best about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?

I've so wanted to return the the world of Westeros and Martin's lovely prose. I enjoy his narrative style (which you don't get at all in a TV show), his humor and the amazing world he created. Over all, this is a fun story. But my worry and my sorrow is that (yet again) we'll be left hanging with a story half-told that will be taken up by some lesser scribe and left to rot.

Would you be willing to try another book from George R. R. Martin? Why or why not?

The story is simple. It lends itself to a series that could stretch on and on. I'm not sure I care enough for the characters outside of the main two. Also, as with many in the Fire and Ice series, the legion of names, relations, paths to the recency and such reads a bit like the Old Testament's long list of who begat who. Confusing, and somewhat unwarranted.

How could the performance have been better?

The performance is what really sunk this book for me. I use audio books due to a very long work commute. It's the ONE time (or two I guess) of the day that I get ALL to myself. I enjoy having a book "performed" for me. But Lloyd's habit of speaking just under his breath every time Duncan is "thinking to himself" drove me insane. I would constantly need to either crank up the volume (then quickly turn it back down when he went back to a normal voice) or just completely miss what was being said. Even in a quiet environment the mumbling narration was only just audible. If anyone is listening out there... please remind performers that we need to be able to HEAR everything read.

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you can preach without being preachy <br />

Revisado: 01-10-17

she has something to say. and she says it well, with beautiful description and emotion. but it's preachy with heavy handed diatribes on the evils of wasting resources. I did struggle to finish...

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