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Fascinating

Revisado: 06-07-21

A fascinating look behind the scenes of a great museum where the author was head of security for many years. There were a few dry sections, and sometimes the author's ego is on display, but his background, training and experience is riveting. Art theft is always interesting and Barelli analyzes the motivations behind it. His encounters with world leaders were interesting too.

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Couldn't listen

Revisado: 06-07-21

I would have liked to hear the story but I couldn't get past the narrator. Sorry, not for me.

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Can't listen

Revisado: 10-06-20

Sorry, didn't like the narrator. I am returning it. Odd intonations and emphasis and not the warm and pleasant experience I expected.

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Classic Jeeves

Revisado: 09-25-20

I agree with reviewers who said Jonathan Cecil is the best narrator for Wodehouse. He is simply brilliant.

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Best Poldi yet

Revisado: 09-25-20

The Poldi books are wacky but engaging. Part Sicily travelogue, part fairy tale, and a little self indulgent meandering by the author, they have humor, some suspense and colorful characters. I haven't been to Sicily, but the locations in Sicily seem to be real and the listening experience can be enhanced by looking at photos in Google Maps. This narrator is fantastic. He does each character to perfection and his Italian is superb.

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Worth a listen

Revisado: 06-07-19

I thought I would never get to the end of this, but it was worth listening to. The narrator in this version was absolutely outstanding and I highly recommend her. I'm sure I read Thackeray in high school and may or may not have finished, but this was an easier way to get through the torrent of words. Those Victorians got paid by the word, didn't they? I had to take this in small doses but I'm glad I persevered. The author becomes one of the characters and we come to know him pretty well.

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Should be fascinating

Revisado: 06-07-19

I'm disappointed in this one and will return it. It's an absolutely riveting story but gets bogged down in the details over and over. Author is giving us so much source material --letters, etc.--that the narrative disappears. I also found the narration frustrating. Too many accents and none particularly well done--southern US, French, British, German and more. Although I'm sure the narrator did his best, this book needs someone with flawless French. I hope to read this one in print.

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From Birmingham to Scotland

Revisado: 04-11-18

This held my interest and was better than I expected. Lucy Price-Lewis is such a good narrator that I forgot I was listening. She handled multiple accents, and both men and women with great skill.
The story moved right along and although predictable, had interesting characters and great atmosphere and local color.

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Giving life to a classic

Revisado: 09-08-17

What did you love best about Northanger Abbey?

This was a very well done abridgment. Even though parts of the book were left out, I didn't feel that I was missing anything important.

Any additional comments?

The voices were excellent and it was usually easy to tell who was speaking. A lovely story brought to life.

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Thank you Zara Ramm!

Revisado: 11-03-16

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Words can't describe how much I love this series. This sixth volume has many very funny moments and makes a good review of St. Mary's, since Max is now training a group of aspiring historians.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters by now seem so real to me as they follow the twists and turns of the plot. The addition of new characters is welcome. Taylor strikes a great balance between the familiar and new elements in the story.

What about Zara Ramm’s performance did you like?

I haven't read these books in print, but I can't imagine them without Zara Ramm's voice as Max. She should receive every audio reader award out there for her masterful renditions of this series. She gets completely into the mind and heart of the author.

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