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Karen

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AI narration totally flat

Total
2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-16-24

Right up front you are told this book is narrated by an AI voice. And the female narration begins. So you would think Artificial Intelligence could more easily distinguish between a male voice and a female - wouldn’t that be one reason to use AI? Not here. You might expect there to be some degree of nuance in the expression. Not here. Even the cursing was totally flat- not even a hint of anger. When the female character was saying the male characters name in a fit of passion, there was absolutely no difference in tone from the description of the room.
I stuck it out for 3 hours and finally decided to chuck it. The story was so-so and good narration could have pulled it up a notch. This narration pulled the story down.
NOT recommended.

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Good sci-fi

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-01-23

Excellent story telling with just enough hidden rifts in the storyline to make things super interesting. And a bigger than life self-effacing hero who had those flaws that made him real but who was true to his mission just the same.

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Almost 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-26-22

The story is great and gives good background on Bobby’s character for the series. My problem was with pronunciation of baristas- pronounced as (BARE-is-stirs) rather than (bah-REE-stahs). The characterization was strong and reading fluent otherwise. Good freebie.

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Just Nope

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-26-22

Story is not great. An attempt to have the maid's daughter rise above her raising and marry the rich guy. Some hot sex but not much plot. Business misadventure caused by deceased father does not pan out to be as big a problem as it should have to create real plot. Father's illigitimate daughter is such a sweetie that it is hard to believe she lived in foster care. Rock Star brother with womanizing ways, novelist brother with dark military background - seem to be nods to spin-off stories. Dual narrators was OK, not exciting, just OK.

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Somewhat blah

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-26-22

Carolyn Brown is usually a better writer than this. The narrator worked with what they had but the story was thin and accents sort of fell by the way over time. Four generations of women characters seemed to be more than could be fully developed in the time given so each one was superficial. Solutions just seemed to happen. Problems were hardly presented before they ended.
On the first cruise Hannah took with her 3 friends, she said they would go by Morgantown on the way home from New York and that she had some business to take care of. That apparently did not happen as the group was described as having come straight from New York to home in OK. Editorial help is hard to find I suppose. Generally not worth the listen.

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Narration a plus

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-06-21

The story of a man who is “good at finding people who don’t want to be found.” Despite production flubs twice somewhere between chapter 27 and 37, the narration is quite good. Voicing of the main characters is on target with the written clues to their personalities. Very much a worthwhile listen.

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Better than expected

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-20-21

A contemporary romance set in Toronto with an almost fully developed plot was not what I expected from the blurb. Good voicing 90% of the time and better than average production values raised the story to a 4 star from a 3 for me. Gracie’s story of harassment from Todd at work with the stereotypes of movie stars and the stigma of depression in Chinese culture gave reality to the story, if at times too much “problem novel” tone. Logical ending which nicely tied off the ends, even though Sam lacked the assertiveness as a regular person that he normally played in his film roles.
All in all a satisfying listen.

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Unexpected

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-28-21

A murder mystery with a twist. Excellent narration by Cassandra Campbell. Good French pronunciation also. Fascinating “what if” story about the ramifications of finding out you are adopted after you were orphaned by a violent crime.

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Incorporates music in every section

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-18-20

If you appreciate James Taylor's music then you will love this biography of his first 21 years - the story of his beginnings in the music industry. He plays and sings and runs clips of past recordings and they are pretty seamlessly woven into his narrative. I did not remember his connection to Apple Records and the Beatles. He does not get maudlin about his drug use and time spent in institutions but he is factual and concise about those aspects of his life. He also credits them with making him the man he is today. He is a little wooden as he begins his talk but loosens up quickly. A gem of an hour's time listening.

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Goes nowhere

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-31-19

I bought this title because it seemed to fit into that Ernest Clines (Armada, Ready Player One) sort of genre. No. Just some really stupid boyish stuff. Occasionally sexist but author tries to redeem himself from that by working through his female protagonist. I have listened to 3/4 and have found I just don't care anymore how it turns out. That doesn't usually happen to me. Narrator is the only saving grace. Buyer beware.

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