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Not living up to expectations

Revisado: 10-07-22

The narration was alternately loud and too soft to hear… The story seemed unreal… Waiting until the end was agony… I will be asking for my money back on this audible recording… not living up to any of the more than 30 Charles Todd Stories I have a listen to

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Wonderfully narrated and very interesting

Revisado: 11-19-21

This is a great book, and the story is realistic and touching. Great insights into the stresses of war time, and the motivations of people.
I really admire the protagonist Bess!

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Best novel I have encountered in a long time!

Revisado: 06-13-17

Imaginative yet very believable, great dialogue and full of interesting thoughts and caring people...touchingly written & a love story about book stores, books & people!

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Great story...awful narration

Revisado: 06-02-17

Would you listen to On Gold Mountain again? Why?

NO! I couldn't stand the narrator, despite my extreme motivation to listen, as my family has Chinese connections of great interest.

What did you like best about this story?

Personal, documented, interesting and well researched.

How could the performance have been better?

More feeling, less monotone...the narrator seemed to be judgemental, and extremely, irritatingly unemotional.

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

I got through 15%, and despite my motivation to learn more, I ordered the printed book and will ask for a refund for the recording...the narrator was extremely off-putting.

Any additional comments?

Has Lisa See listened to the narration? Despite the great reviews she has, I would NEVER listen to her narrate again!

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Wonderful story & research

Revisado: 06-02-17

Would you consider the audio edition of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane to be better than the print version?

I don't have the print version.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The narration was pretty good...I thought the adopted daughter's voice was too juvenile.

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

I thought of the tea I drink, and since I have an adopted daughter it resonated.

Any additional comments?

Great research, and incredible understanding of a very different culture.

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Overly dramatic narrator

Revisado: 03-17-17

The story of this book was very interesting… Sometimes it was hard to listen to because of the yelling and screaming by the narrator

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Very touching story...great mystery too

Revisado: 09-13-16

Clever plot...believable and full of interesting twists and turns. Really touching about adoption and shell shock.❤️

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I dreamed about bears...

Revisado: 06-22-16

Would you consider the audio edition of The Wild Inside to be better than the print version?

I found this book to be scary, and felt that the protagonist would never be able to recover from the initial incident.

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Depressing and hard to hear

Revisado: 05-26-16

The narrator has a very low voice difficult to listen to although I liked his work on the Longmire series… The story was pretty depressing clever but pretty depressing

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Outstandingly moving

Revisado: 04-15-16

This book was well researched and told her very shocking and sad story in a very empathetic way

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