Melanie

I really enjoyed this listen

Revisado: 04-19-25

Great story and characters. I was completely engrossed, I listened to the entire series from book one. I found myself wishing that it were on TV —it’s better than most of the shows I’ve tried to watch lately. Please write another one!

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Great story

Revisado: 08-28-24

I enjoyed listening to this book. The story was great, it was well researched, and the writing was much better than others in its genre. I was slightly uncomfortable with what I felt like was a certain level of sexism- it was well grappled with by the author I think, and balanced by some complex female characters, but still - there was a little too much of it for me. It’s not going to keep me from reading more of this authors’ books, and maybe in one of those books I will encounter a stronger female character who is not evil nor a victim. Fingers crossed. Thanks for a great story overall, and for all the hard work.

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A great series

Revisado: 04-05-24

I really enjoyed this entire series. The stories were engaging, and I appreciated the strong female characters. Although each book had a similar structure, each one was unique enough to hold my interest.

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A fast paced thriller

Revisado: 03-11-24

This book series is a fun listen. It gets a little repetitive at times, but is otherwise pretty engaging. A great listen if you like a good mystery.

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Good, but a little superficial

Revisado: 11-24-23

I mostly enjoyed listening to this story. I am of the same generation as the narrator so I found all the 90’s references to be kind of satisfying. I also enjoyed the nuanced take on cancel culture, as well as the reflections on violence against women. That said, I was a little surprised that the main character was so focused on appearances and critiquing people’s bodies. That felt a little superficial and annoying, as did all of the descriptions of binge drinking. The story itself was interesting, but I think more focus on the internal experiences of the characters would’ve made it more interesting for me.

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Can I please live in this book?

Revisado: 02-23-23

This was an absolutely delightful book, down to the last sentence. It’s one of the most truly feminist stories I have ever read, or I guess heard in this case. It’s darkly hilarious, effortlessly inclusive, and even utopian in a queer and witchy kind of way. All the characters were beautifully messy and uniquely themselves, even the villain. A must read, especially for anyone who wants to “hex the patriarchy.” I want to live in this book. Hopefully I’ll be finding my little spoon soon..

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Beautiful

Revisado: 03-09-20

Louise Erdrich is an incredible author. I think I would have to be her to write a review that could do this justice but I’ll try- I enjoyed the Night Watchman so much that I’m going to buy a copy so that I can reread it, and so that I can dog ear the pages-there many profound and poetic moments in this book: “what was it to be dreamed of by a bear?” I will be recommending this one widely. Also this book is read by the author, and her voice is wonderful.

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Absolutely incredible

Revisado: 11-20-17

There are so many moments in this novel that are incredibly profound and even transcendent- the big questions are explored with reverence, an eye towards great beauty, an empathetic understanding of the human experience, and a rye sense of humor.

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