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Good story excellent narration

Revisado: 09-20-21

Marigold, living in the woods, leaves her new baby to find food and winds up in jail. When she returns, the baby is gone. The story then evolves into two stories- Marigold’s and the little girl she left behind

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Overwrought and tedious

Revisado: 08-20-21

Recommendation from friend who knows I like historical fiction and non fiction. I kept reading thinking it would get better. The main characters- one from the past and one from the future intrigued me; till I read the book. The main characters were more than fleshed out - the details went on and on - leaving out only how many times they went to the bathroom and the outcome. She reiterated “the in between” and over explained it ad nauseun. When a resolution happened, after much hand wringing- the.characters immediately had closure .
I stupidly kept reading because of my friend’s recommendation. I won’t waste my time on another of this author’s melodramas.

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Remarkable storytelling

Revisado: 06-06-21

This book sucks you in from the first page. It’s a disturbing story of the power of how little lies fester and grow completely out of control.

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A Dust Bowl Tale

Revisado: 03-04-21

Not as spare as Steinbeck, but believable characters living through the despair of the Dust Bowl years.

My only complaint...it’s just me...I wish the narrators would just read the book and not try to voice the characters.

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It’s a Wonderful Life redux

Revisado: 01-29-21

Nora, depressed, decides to commit suicide. She winds up in the ‘Library’ where she gets to pick a book and live ‘what could have been’; which she does multiple times.
Could have used some tighter editing, but i can see this being movie material.
Narrator was perfect. I don’t like it when the narrator shifts voices for different characters; and she doesn’t .

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A story about an honorable man

Revisado: 04-23-17

This is just old-fashioned good storytelling. The Captain agrees to return a child taken by the Kiowa to her relatives. The story of this journey and how they came to respect and care for each other is the art of the story. The near raider was absolutely perfect. I will enjoy listening to this again.

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Never disappointed

Revisado: 10-12-15

I've read or listened to every JLB book and I've never been disappointed. Wonderful story with memorable characters. I love Will Patton's narration - I don't think I could listen to a JLB book unless Will was reading.

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A wonderful read

Revisado: 09-17-12

Where does The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I loved the path of the story; how it kept evolving and surprising me. Harold just keeps plodding along in the same clothes and the same shoes and relying on the kindness of strangers.

What did you like best about this story?

The author kept surprising me.

Any additional comments?

Jim Broadbent was the perfect reader. He makes the perfect Harold - his clarity of speech and delivery made the book so enjoyable.

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This is a book you will need to talk about

Revisado: 07-12-12

Would you listen to We Need to Talk About Kevin again? Why?

Doubt it - I reread very few books

What was one of the most memorable moments of We Need to Talk About Kevin?

The ending is stunning. All the clues were there, I just managed to go right by them.

Which scene was your favorite?

The scene in Eva's map covered office.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No - it was difficult to find anything to like about Eva (main character and narrator); she is vain, arrogant, and opinionated. She had nothing but contempt for the peripheral characters and treated the main characters (her husband and children) in a very cold and disdainful manner. Eva had her own world with her own rules and she had no problem spitting them out in her very haughty way. She has no friends and she doesn't seem to want any.
I had to be able to turn the narration off so I could walk away and think about what I'd heard.

Any additional comments?

Every once in a while a book has a profund effect on me - I was deeply moved by Still Alice, Love in the Time of Cholera, and the House of Sand and Fog. 'Kevin" is another book that will stay with me for a long time. I'm looking forward to discussing it with my friends who read it for their book clubs and get their reactions. This book was very provocative to me because of its premise; I did not expect the very visceral responses I experienced.

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Mystery, lust, Ireland

Revisado: 02-25-11

What a great listen - the plotting and pacing were right on. The author did a masterful job with the story within a story. Sure there was sex and foul language. The sex was an important part of the story - and as for the language - well, this story takes place at the current time - and this is how people speak. The narrators really added the 'Irish' to this story and really captured the characters for me. I have to believe that someone is going to snatch this book up to make a movie.

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