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I read it out of order

Revisado: 10-05-18

I think I would probably have enjoyed this book much better if I hadn't skipped the second book in the trilogy. I didn't realize it was a continuing story and I was confused at times about who was who and how they were connected. I will now listen to Roses of May and try to fit it all together. I read The Butterfly Garden a while back and am looking forward to make the connection.

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I couldn't listen to the whole thing

Revisado: 06-07-17

This narration was so difficult to listen to. The French accent reminded me of Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame. Pronunciations of words changed from sentence to sentence. The narrator's voice was monotone, and he ran sentences together--not pausing to end one and start the next. It was painful. After listening to the first few chapters, I had to stop.

I'm sure the story is a good and important one. But someone else needs to narrate this book. Perhaps then I will listen to the entire thing.

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Disappointed -- This Could Have Been a Great Book

Revisado: 03-23-17

The first part of this book was amazing. I wanted to listen because I saw the author's TED lecture. It was so memorizing to hear her talk about her stroke from the perspective of a brain scientist. So, as I listened once again to her stroke experience in the first part of this book, I looked forward to hearing her promised method for experiencing the calm and pleasure of the right brain. But, when she started down that track, I realized she was just preaching all of the other mindfulness and self-help stuff that is what everyone is preaching. I'm not saying these are bad things by any means. But I expected more from a brain scientist who had suffered such a severe stroke. I thought there would be insights that I hadn't see anywhere else. In the end, I was glad I read the book's first part, but could have done without the same old stuff I could read anywhere these days.

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Much better than first book

Revisado: 01-22-17

The first book by this author was poorly written, and the narration was terrible. This book has more substance, and I was relieved that it wasn't the same narrator. There were some times when this narrator's voice was overdone (particularly with the "old man" doctor), but overall it was OK. The story was interesting and kept my attention. The editing was apparently not the best...there were changes in tense and person that were sometimes very confusing. But, it was an interesting topic when you got down to the revelation of who was doing the murders and why. I will watch for more from this author to see how he progresses.

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Ooportunity Missed

Revisado: 01-16-17

This could have been a great book. The story is a little-known one. Unfortunately, we never really get to know these amazing women. There is more time spent on the ills of segregation than on developing the lives of these incredible "computers". Their contributions were enormous, but they are marginalized in this book for the sake of constant reminders of the hard times of that era. I totally agree...segregation was horrible. I can't imagine the hardships these women and their families went through. But, once we had a lesson about their courage and determination in the face of great odds, I would have loved to learn more about them, what they did, and how they did it. This book never took me there. The author missed a huge opportunity to tell us all about their accomplishments--women who helped to shape the future of this country's air and space programs.

The narrator was monotonous, and I had a hard time staying engaged. There was no enthusiasm. Every word was spoken in the same flat tone. As much as I looked forward to listening to this book, I'm terribly disappointed--I was bored. I can only hope the movie will be better.

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I Had High Hopes, but...

Revisado: 01-13-17

I have worked in healthcare for most of my adult life, so I was eager to read this book, thinking that it would be something I could relate to. It's certainly no thriller... There is no real suspense, and the story line is not really as interesting as I had hoped. The narrator sounded like he just wanted to get through the darned thing. His voice was often monotone, and his characters were sometimes indistinguishable. He also could have used some help with his pronunciation of medical terms.

It seemed to me that the author wrote this for unsophisticated readers. The language was often quite childish (particularly the few intimate scenes, which were almost embarrassingly written). There were obvious editing issues with tenses and pronouns.

Overall, the premise of the book was a good one. It's a good thing to explore the issues around dealing with difficult and incompetent physicians in the hospital setting. I just wish it had been much better written and performed.

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Almost Perfect

Revisado: 01-06-17

I loved this book. The characters were well developed, and the story was engaging--until the end.

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I will have to buy the bookin print

Revisado: 09-11-16

As much as I wanted to, I could not listen to this book. The child's voice grated at my nerves. I listened to the first chapter, hoping it would get better, but it did not. I have a 5-year-old grandson, and he can talk like a normal child. I understand that maybe this kid is a little behind in language skills because of the circumstances, but I just could not listen to any more of that whiny baby voice. It's hard to rate the story because I didn't listen to much of it, but I will rate the print version once I have a chance to read it.

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The Best Audible Book I Have Ever Listened To

Revisado: 10-07-15

From the very first sentence, this book kept me totally engrossed. I had a hard time going to sleep at night because I didn't want to turn it off. The narration was amazing. The narrator's voice, inflections, different accents--all were believable.

I'm not an expert on space travel, so I don't know how true-to-reality this book really is, but I could not have been any more satisfied with this purchase.

I would gladly purchase more books from this author, and I will certainly look for more books narrated by R. C. Bray!

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Disturbing

Revisado: 06-07-15

There are two authors whose books I purchase as soon as they hit the shelves. They are Erik Larson and Jon Krakauer. Larson weaves history and humanity into incredibly vivid and interesting books. Krakauer's work is generally a much harsher look at the most disturbing aspects of our lives.

My son got me hooked on Krakauer's books when he gave me a copy of "Into Thin Air." I don't climb mountains--I am afraid of heights and cannot go higher than two steps up a ladder. So I could not figure out why my son would want me to read that book. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. And I have read every one of his books since then, with the exception of "Three Cups of Deceit"--which I will get to one of these days (I just haven't been in the right mood for that one). I read "Under the Banner of Heaven" during the time my son was a ranger at Zion National Park, and it gave me nightmares.

This book--"Missoula"--is written with Krakauer's usual in-depth research, and his pull-no-punches style. Everything is laid bare, and some of it is extremely difficult to listen to.

At first, I thought having a woman narrator seemed a bit odd for a book written by this author, but I soon began to understand why it had to be a woman. I'm not sure a man could have read this story with the empathy and conviction of this narrator.

I'm not really going to say anything more about the content of this book, except that it is deeply disturbing, and I hope it will be a catalyst for a much needed change in the way sexual assault is handled in this country.

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