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Watch the movie instead.

Revisado: 01-19-24

It made me wonder ... and not in the good way. The first thing that came to mind was based on the author's reading of this book ... does she even like it? Read in such a boring, monotone voice, it was almost painful at times. The excitement or fear that she wrote about was not heard in her voice. Clearly she was not a fan of her own work.

The constant use of, I said. he said, she said was often times very jarring. Jarring in that it had the effect of pulling you out of the story, in the rare instances that I felt myself getting genuinely interested. Switch it up a bit. Try using replied, responded, expressed ... anything but said used for the umpteenth time in any given chapter.

It is rare that I like a movie more than the book, but with this book that is definitely the case.

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An unexpected gem

Revisado: 06-08-21

While perhaps not the most experienced author with a writing style that needs a certain amount of polish, from the first few moments of this book my cheeks were stained with tears. An absolute beautiful story. Unlike Winston and Julia in 1984, the faithful Orthodox put their trust in God, no matter how difficult it may be, and the difference in results are as far as the east is from the west. I would highly recommend.

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Fantastic book, terrible narration

Revisado: 03-11-21

I've read this book a dozen times and thought it would be fun to be able to listen to on drives. I was incorrect. The narration was terrible. It sounded like it was read by a computer, which was annoying at best. Words were mispronounced, and there was absolutely no emotion, save for a few strained moments, in the narration. Buy the print version instead.

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