Marjorie L

Very interesting and captures your attention.

Revisado: 05-04-25

Some histories are difficult to listen to and very dry. This history is fascinating, and gave me a new understanding of the West.

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Worthwhile. Very.

Revisado: 01-05-25

A good summary of what comprised the confusing, complicated revolution. We all know that the Royal family was guillotined, the poor rose up to fight at the barricades in Paris, and eventually some of the violent leaders were themselves put to death. This book highlights the sad, tragic and horrendous story underpinning the key events.

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Very disturbing

Revisado: 06-03-20

Not for me. Very disturbing and violent. The two sisters do such dumb things that I didn't care what happened to them. I stopped listening a few times then went back to it and finally deleted it halfway through.

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too many cooks in the kitchen

Revisado: 09-21-16

What would have made The Chopin Manuscript better?

one author

What could the authors have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

it would have been better had most of the authors refused the opportunity to contribute a chapter.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Alfred Molina did a great job.

Any additional comments?

Due to the plethora of authors, there was deep character development of characters that one author invented and then the next author minimized. Many authors wanted to explain topics about which they had done research. Had he/she written a book on his/her own, the topic might have been interesting, but many of the authors did this about topics that later became unimportant, making some sections with extensive detail downright boring. This was an interesting exercise for the authors, but I wouldn't bother to buy another book using this gimmick.

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OK if you like fantasies

Revisado: 09-21-16

What did you like best about Pines? What did you like least?

I prefer mystery stories, not mystery/fantasy. It was interesting, Certainly unusual with many surprises.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No.

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Terrific story, I listened to it twice.

Revisado: 02-23-16

If you could sum up The Unlikely Spy in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, Intriguing, fascinating history.

Any additional comments?

I bought this book several years ago and listened to it, and then bought it again by mistake. But even after I realized that I had listened to it before, I still listened to the entire book again because it was so well written and so well narrated.

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OK for a teenager?

Revisado: 02-23-16

Has All I Want for Christmas Is a Cowboy turned you off from other books in this genre?

I had to delete this book after about 15 minutes of painful listening. The main narrator sounded too weak and sappy.

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Not my cup of tea either

Revisado: 02-23-16

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

reader's voice was too young and trendy and I found it annoying. The beginning of the story was sort of silly. I couldn't listen to more than 2 chapters before I deleted it.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Too young. too trendy. too silly.

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Slow story pace, annoying reader

Revisado: 12-02-14

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Probably better to read this book, since reader's style was annoying, and if you read the book you can skim parts of the book. Several friends agreed that the reader's effort to sound accurate and formal for the era was grating and almost made them stop listening. The actress who read the book is a terrific actress, but the reading style for this book was painful to listen to.

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Reader's voice annoying

Revisado: 07-14-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The reader. I found her voice grating, in attempting to talk like a little girl, with inflections of "California Girl."

What did you like best about this story?

So far I have stopped and then gone back to it twice, unable to continue due to the reader's "little girl" voice. I think I would like the story if I just read the book.

What didn’t you like about Tavia Gilbert’s performance?

Her little girl voice was annoying, and she talks with inflections in odd places, like a California Girl accent.

Was Yellow Star worth the listening time?

not with this reader.

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