Karen

What more praise can be given to any of Sanderson’s books?

Revisado: 09-04-24

I’ve been painting my home while listening to this book, a tedious yet fairly simple task that allowed my mind to easily and vividly compose the story while listening as the story unfolded. I still appreciated the audible descriptions of the drawings found in the print copy, which I will have to hunt down. Painting several coats of white primer to walls covered in dark blood red paint, I felt it was kind of funny that I randomly chose this book to listen to as I tried to alter the dark and ominous mood of these walls to a more cheerful and benign feel. It definitely provided a somewhat ironic (though very loosely so) connection to the story… it made me feel more like an artist and less like a wall painter, because art is defined and valued by the beholder, thank you Mr. Sanderson. 😁
I have to admit that I did NOT expect the twist, and that was cool. I really enjoyed this story, it may become my favourite.
Can’t wait to start the next book!

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Very Unexpected…

Revisado: 08-23-24

At first, I was very confused and a little disoriented.
The story I was listening to, though immediately capturing my attention and imagination, wasn’t the familiar Sanderson-ish story I had grown to love and, well… you know… expect. If you have read a few of his books, you know what I mean, and by now, I have read quite a few, which is why I am now going through his non- series books.
This is a very different tale, shocking me at times, causing me to check if this was some collaboration with another author, because it was so different.
But different doesn’t necessarily equate with a negative experience, and this story definitely did not in any way disappoint. Different, yes, but every bit a Sanderson tale, as more and more of the story unfolded.
That’s all I’m going to share. I don’t want to spoil or give away any hints to what a fun and delightfully unexpected experience this book holds , I had only read the tittle and nothing else, so I was very pleasantly taken on a ride to an unanticipated world, filled with wonderful characters, Sanderson style.
Narration brilliant, as always.

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Perfect addition to the series.

Revisado: 07-08-24

I loved the book!!
Very rich, beautiful language. I truly wanted to know more about her and this book helped with that, and would have loved even more of her story. Highly recommend this story!!

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Some line were the finest I’ve ever read

Revisado: 07-19-23

Not too keen on the narrator. I forced myself to listen at first because the book was very highly recommended. I am glad I did, despite the narrator, the story captivated me. Beautifully written. Will get the next in series.

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Great history book… too bad it missed completely the future it predicted.

Revisado: 06-05-23

Great information regarding the cyclical historical generations and how they behave and manifest on the nation, but reading this into 2020’s I can see how their predictions were quite off in regards to events and how the expected behaviours from the given generations have actually manifested. Would love to be able to read their explanation as to why they were so off in their predictions.

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Engaging is an understatement.

Revisado: 02-25-23

“Mundane” tasks have been most welcomed since I began this series,
Laundry, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom have been transformed into memorable events not spent in this world….

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Rare beauty; I laughed, I cried, I found myself thinking about how true many of the statements in this novel are dead-on true!

Revisado: 08-09-18

Lovely story that has “politically correct” lightly interweaved in very honest tale about a type of person that is very misunderstood and fast disappearing, to our great loss.
The reader does a great job telling the story, and the author captured me completely, I had a very difficult time pausing this audiobook when duties needed to be attended to.

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Probably the best how to be a decent human being &/or parenting book ever written

Revisado: 04-22-18

I will buy a copy for each of my children.
Very thoughtful work, full of facts and truths that we all (mostly) know, but stated in a way that is very frank and very clearly and simply stated, with lots of illustrations, sometimes humorous, sometimes chilling, sometimes painful.
Will listen/read again, probably very soon.

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ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I HAVE EVER HEARD!!

Revisado: 12-25-17

Listening to this story will be a new addition to my Christmas tradition.
Incredibly well written and keeping the tone and style of the original story, the author has crafted a companion piece that is able to seamlessly travel before, along side and after the original story, but from Marley’s point of view.
Truly a work of art.
The narrator, Simon Vance, was a perfect choice, his skill only added to the experience this story affords.
Not to be missed!!!

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If you have teenagers, get them to read or listen to this book!

Revisado: 12-22-17

It is important for any person that is a consumer of digital media to understand the people and powers that influence and shape the content it provides. I don’t think there is any more susceptible media consumer than the youth of today, who have no idea the incredible effort behind each and every media narrative using very sophisticated means to sway and entice the consumer to believe their narrative. I think well written and well researched book can provide a very unbiased and factual example of how this is done. The best thing about this book aside from the content is how easy it is to read and understand, and to check on the examples she used to show how smear campaigns are done and their effect on the society at large.
I hope the author follows up with another book soon.

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