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Could listen to him for hours

Revisado: 10-23-23

The only not delightful element is that I failed to note this was less than an hour. So disappointing. Also that a 45 minute text costs the same credit that an 8-20 hour text does. Still, Stephen Fry.

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Everyone should read or hear this book

Revisado: 05-16-22

Impressively researched. Well read. A respectful author’s voice - respectful of the importance of this narrative as well as its complexity, required detail, and still unknown elements. The readers voice respects listeners-remaining calm and clear as, at least this reader, felt again shock, fear, rage, and sadness in response to the story. I defended the criminal president throughout my highschool years (1973-77). Then, to pass the summer before college I read every book written by the other criminals and those tasked with prosecuting them, and Pres. Ford’s insufficient explanation. It took little time to learn the terrible truths and realize the still unpunished depth and breadth of N’s mendacity and contempt for the people, nation, law, democracy, presidency, and really anyone but himself and everything except money & a certain kind of power. I refused to help him recover financially and read for free as much of his lie filled memoir. In graduate school, I wrote an excellent critical analysis of his ridiculous and so revealing of the man resignation speech-not cathartic but such fun! This excellent work allowed me to learn new things, refresh what I had learned across the years, and to begin to wonder how we allowed IMPOTUS to rise with this history so many voters lived. Nostalgia? Amnesia? Both characterized the redemptive comments at RMN death. So many things done by RMN were done gleefully by IMPOTUS. And nearly no GOP stood for the nation-nearly none honored their oath. Lessons of history. Anyway-listen.

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Good story. Narrators clearly engaged.

Revisado: 04-28-22

Good show. Good notes. Better to know the facts about this accomplished woman. Need to disagree with their 100% negative review of the film. The film wasn’t fact but it was a delightful musical featuring another accomplished woman who survived challenges; and Harve Presnell as creepy? Unfair reading. Also, the film Titanic does deserve some negative review notes-horrible movie. While I’m a bit sorrow her name was never Molly, I’m happy to know more of her life. I will listen to more of the podcast.

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Listen to all. So hoping for a third season

Revisado: 09-08-21

Each pod is a delightful conversation. This one was lovely and fun and interesting. Recommend listening to every one! Neil Gaiman & DT definitely top five!

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Listened to end. Frustrating Reading; Good story

Revisado: 05-02-20

Fascinating story. Increasingly compelling. Eventually can't wait to learn that the villains (and they are villains) are dealt with (finally) appropriately. Of course, they are not. Good lesson about the mess we make when we romanticize family. The great weakness (and frustration) of the text is the performance. First, there are repeated editing errors. I lost count of the number of times sentences were repeated. If at all possible, it should be reedited to eliminate those. However, the quality of the reading voices is the weakest element. Both readers mispronounce words and have difficulty with pacing and with precise enunciation. The male voice was very hard for me to listen to; I appreciate vernacular speech and idioms, but not words rushed together and, especially, the absence of clarity of words. Lots and lots of mushiness. Both readers care about the story and the book, which they co-authored. Both needed either more rehearsal or to hire professional readers to truly honor the story they dedicated themselves to ensuring was made public.

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Never wanted to stop listening

Revisado: 10-29-19

The story is important and beautifully written. I like the way the present narrator is with us in time and still the story is unwrapped. So much like a good crime story that you long for the closure of a take down and reveal. Since it is true, that part Is a bit muted-but no less compelling or dramatic. I didn’t enjoy the accents and character reading voices for awhile but once they were all established, I found it less distracting. Overall it is well read and most certainly well written. I'm sure I will "read" it again. Despite the complexity, I also felt I knew where I was and where the story was. Really wanted some villains to be punished and NBCNews to acknowledge their deceitful actions and cowardice. Keeping my New Yorker; abandoning NBC. Keep watching this story.

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Wonderful Read

Revisado: 09-23-17

Another good story and the beginning of the focus on the fascinating George Smiley. Detailed, deliberate inside word of persistent suspicious and hyper vigilant observation. Good voices. Enjoyed Jayson very much (listed to Legacy first and Hollander is terrific; adapted to this reader).

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Beautiful read; good story

Revisado: 09-18-17

Wonderful narration by Mr. Hollander. Compelling story. Gap between 13 and 14 exquisitely infuriating trope of espionage narratives. Promise of possible voice near the end.

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Easy, well researched feminist critique

Revisado: 04-28-17

Enjoyed and valued the text; pieces delineating the warning women should be required reading and rereading. Did not enjoy the sound of the voice actor. Found her voice opposite to the text many times-soft, sweet, even delivery when the text confronting brutality, inequity, righteous anger. The piece framed by V.Woolfe seemed unnecessarily long and unexpectedly single-minded. Good writing, important content

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Excellent. Moving. Well researched. Creative approach to from

Revisado: 04-23-17

First-I loved it. If I could have listened nonstop, I would have. Very much like the shiw-compkex, creative, collaborative effort to tell a story worth telling. I will buy the print copy too. I rated the performance average because one voice simply hurt my ears. I actually tried to identify the voice actor, but never found a cast list. Honestly had to work at listening when he spoke-one if those visceral responses of dislike. I'm sure others won't mind but I found myself dreading the deliberated, over pronounced "Stephen Colbert" for example. The text, though, and decision to use actors, terrific.

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