Ramsey Doran

Dubious Heroine

Revisado: 08-16-24

A supposedly very bright woman chooses to hide things from her husband that I found incredibly dumb. She continued making questionable decisions regarding the truth, couching each decision in melodrama. I sped up the narration to get to the end. I guessed who the bad guy was early on (can we say “roofie”) and found the surprise ending unbelievable. I.e, I didn’t believe it.

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Disappointing Listen

Revisado: 07-27-22

My husband and I could not listen to this book beyond the first hour or so. The narration was truly dreadful. Mary Louise Parker demonstrated her agility with a Southern accent in Fried Green Tomatoes, but gave neither of the southern protagonists any accent at all.. In fact, her reading was so flat, it was difficult to discern any difference between the two women. I once saw the great reader/narrator George Guidall speak at our local library. When asked, he said only two authors had ever had him audition; one was Elie Weisel and the other was John Grisham. This Audible book makes me think he didn't audition MLP but simply relied on her acting reputation.

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Lovely listen

Revisado: 11-27-21

After reading the Eden Street series, I searched for more books by Peter Grainger. Somehow I had missed the prior series by him, the DC Smith series. I really enjoyed But for the Grace, from the storyline to the pacing. I look forward to reading/listening my way through the DC Smith stories.

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Beyond Precocious

Revisado: 10-16-19

Certainly, I don’t want The Institute to be accurate but I know that many are smarter than I and I believe many more psychically gifted. Ergo, it’s easy to suspend disbelief and enthusiastically buy into this engaging tale. Those spooky Maine woods were the ideal setting. Too, I appreciated Mr. King’s name check of some of my favorite characters from other authors. I hated for it to end (but did it, really?)

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Timely Allegory

Revisado: 11-14-18

Listened for book club and was so very glad I did. Having follow up discussion was very helpful in understanding some aspects of this book that is quite relevant to our world today. From a radical conservative group’s insidious destruction of personal freedom to the protagonist’s escaping from the same, I found it informative and interesting. Took a little getting used to the author narration, but I soon was engrossed in his story and his performance. #immigration #selfdiscovery #radicalism #depressing #inspiring #disbeliefsuspension #holywar #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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Sandford & Conger make Audio magic

Revisado: 11-14-18

As a longtime Virgil Flowers fan, I save these listens for challenging bicycle rides. Virgil and co. Rode along with me on the Katy Trail across Missouri and definitely eased those long days in the saddle. Conger captures characters to a T and does such fabulous job keeping the tone of his reading in tune with the mood of the book. As always, the only thing I dislike is that it must end. #mystery #quirky #witty #virgilflowers ThatF’ingFlowers #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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Wining and Whining on the Road

Revisado: 11-13-17

Premise of story is good and many of the anecdotes are fun. However, I found the heroine quite annoying (I don't suffer whiners gladly). I kept wanting to tell her to buck up and shut up. And, if you didn't know she was an M.D., just wait and she'll remind you every chapter...

The narrator did a good job but I do hate it when someone mispronounces a fairly iconic place name, i.e., Mt. Katahdin, incorrectly. It is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. And, the narrator did a great impression of a whining voice.

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Hard to Care

Revisado: 06-28-17

I tried hard to like this book, thinking it would get better as it moved along. Alas, I have given up my listen after a couple of hours in. The protagonist did not engage me, the story lost me and I wasted the money/credit I spent on this.

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Wanted to Love This

Revisado: 02-02-17

What disappointed you about The Bette Davis Club?

The protagonist was beyond irritating, from her pretentious English accent (yes, I know she spent 6 years in England...30 years ago) to her constant dithering over the smallest things. Every time I thought she was going to finally engage me with some maturity and common sense, she reverted to her irritating habits. Also, the important meaning behind the title was not revealed until fairly late in the story, thanks to the jumping around of the timeline.

Has The Bette Davis Club turned you off from other books in this genre?

I have enjoyed some books in this genre but I will certainly do a more thorough read of reviews before I buy another one.

What aspect of Sue Pitkin and Tessa Marts ’s performance would you have changed?

To be honest, I couldn't really tell there were two performers.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment that I wasted over ten hours listening to this drivel.

Any additional comments?

I don't write reviews very often and I hesitated writing this due to the heartfelt introduction of this book by the late author's daughter. However, I thought it incumbent that I let other Audible customers know what they might be in for. If a listener is into beautiful, somewhat helpless females, then she might enjoy this.

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Welcome Back, Lucas!

Revisado: 08-18-16

I loved Lucas Davenport's return to my Audible library. With characters who are intelligent, clever, devious, and a sometimes a bit off, Sandfprd kept me engaged throughout the main story as well as the sub plots. I especially appreciated his inclusion of several senior characters who were central to the book and not portrayed as tottering grey-haired, cookie-baking (loved the pies, though) old ladies. I hated to finish this great read with Richard Ferrone's fabulous narration.

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