Cindy

Awful.

Revisado: 01-31-23

I read for entertainment. I enjoy stories where characters face challenges. I deplore situations where characters — usually women — are blackmailed into terrible decisions “for the greater good.” This is book two of what could have been a superb mystery series. I will not finish this book or read any others that follow it.

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Not for Adults

Revisado: 11-28-22

But maybe teenagers would enjoy this. Cosy mysteries should not be the same as young adult.

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A Good Story But…

Revisado: 06-01-22

… the worst audio production quality I’ve ever endured. And I listen to four or five books a week.

At the beginning of the book, the male character voices were muffled and very quiet. Combined with the book’s portrayal of some male characters, it felt like I was listening to a nasty phone call.

Either the male voices got louder or the book’s mystery hooked me because I toughed it out to the end.

I’m glad I did. The themes presented were worth consideration.

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Poor Engineering?

Revisado: 01-18-22

Great book. Good enough characterizations. Awful sound quality. Too bad when poor engineering ruins a listening experience.

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Plodding

Revisado: 09-02-20

After a good “hook” this slowed to a crawl. A long description of an action sequence. And when that slowed, some sex scenes. Then a dull and overly detailed side journey to Nazi Poland followed by more stalling. Was this an attempt to build suspense? to include all of the author’s research? Eventually the story comes to an end. Thank heavens. Also - “narrator” voice sounded robotic and last half had “scratches” in the audio.

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Not up to the usual standards

Revisado: 06-02-20

This adventure started off well but took a wrong turn when the story went to the theater. Dull, dull, dull.

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Insightful

Revisado: 04-30-19

I loved everything about this book, especially the author’s honesty. She explained her spiritual questioning and journey eloquently. Her insights into the worlds’s major religions were eye-opening. Her point of view on Bible stories was unique. I would love to return to college just to take her class!

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Wow!

Revisado: 12-08-18

I’ve read many “set in history and set in the present” mysteries before, but none as beautifully layered and detailed as this. The characters are especially well written, each in the middle of complex circumstances with difficult choices to make, each with an awakening realization that their choices will affect many lives. A WONDERFUL read!

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Brilliant!

Revisado: 08-05-18

This is what all historical fiction should be. Rachel Kaddish’s characters, both historical and modern, are so fully drawn that it is impossible not to be completely enthralled by their stories. Their stories, spanning generations and continents, twist and turn through the mundane dilemmas of life as well as the most difficult questions that have challenged mankind for centuries. “The Weight of Ink” is a masterpiece.

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A novel or a report?

Revisado: 07-19-18

It wasn’t until the last quarter of the book that I felt I was reading a novel — not a historical report. It was interesting but had no spark. Eventually the details and emotions of Mary’s life and work emerged and the book became a novel.

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