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short on info, long on anger

Revisado: 07-29-20

I had hoped to hear some new facts. Unfortunately no. Mostly anger at Trump. Surprising lack of knowledge about how real estate transactions work, how estate planning and taxes work. Most telling is the (paraphrased here) "i will do anthing to bring him down". Her hatrid for Trump overcomes any education she has. Mostly psycho babble.

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Saving you time

Revisado: 08-18-15

What disappointed you about The Liar?

Listen to to first 30 minutes. Skip to the middle, listen to 2 minutes or so. Listen to the last 30 minutes. You won't miss much.

What was most disappointing about Nora Roberts’s story?

Should have be 1 hour tops. Not enough content.

Would you be willing to try another one of January LaVoy’s performances?

No.

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

Disappointment.

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Spolller Alert!

Revisado: 03-27-15

What would have made The Lost Get-Back Boogie better?

A story.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Unknown.

Have you listened to any of Will Patton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. Always love to hear his voice.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Lost Get-Back Boogie?

All of them.

Any additional comments?

Spoiler alert: Nothing really happens, then the book stops with no ending. I guess there wasn't really a need for an ending, since there was no plot in the book anyway. I've listened to all of the Burke/Patton books before this one and liked or loved them.

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It's all connected.

Revisado: 12-17-13

If you could sum up Beautiful Ruins in three words, what would they be?

Very good read. I thought at first that there were several stories, but in the end they all turn out to be connected. Very enjoyable. Great short stories in and of themselves.

What other book might you compare Beautiful Ruins to and why?

City of Dreams. (But don't bother with the abridged version, and there is no unabridged audio version, so read the book)

What does Edoardo Ballerini bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His recounting of the Donner Party. The descriptions of the battery emplacements in Italy left over from WWII. His stories about Richard Burton (true or not, you've got to believe that he really was like he was described)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed a lot. Especially at the Italian innkeeper's attempt to make his village a tourist stop, complete with beach (which he tried to build) and a tennis court high on the cliffs above his inn.

Any additional comments?

Loved it.

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Sadly, I wish I'd liked it

Revisado: 07-18-13

What disappointed you about Bristol House?

I never quite connected with the female Indiana Jones/Robert Langdon/Benjamin Franklin Glass character who didn't have the background of those three. Even so, she still managed to figure out all the unbelievably impossible clues, including how to decode "aaaaaa..." using Hebrew, English, left to right, no right to left, every 5th word, leave out the vowels, etc. but never figured out why she was picked for such a mission.Don't worry about the plot. You'll never figure out who is doing what and why. It's all revealed in the last chapter anyway.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Decent reading of the characters.

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

I was disappointed in the story. I loved City of Dreams (the book not the audio book). Maybe too much pressure to crank out a book every year or so to write another City of Dreams?

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As a geek, I kind of liked listening to it, but...

Revisado: 11-29-12

Would you try another book from David Deutsch and/or Walter Dixon?

Liked the narrator. Would not read another Deutsch book.

What do you think your next listen will be?

A mystery.

Would you be willing to try another one of Walter Dixon’s performances?

yes

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

none

Any additional comments?

Out of over 150 Audible books, I have only given up on one, and that was of poor audio quality. This may be number 2. The book was recommended by an Audible Email. I don't really know why. It reads like a college text book. Jumps from subject to subject. One interesting tid bit in a chapter.

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Wish there was more

Revisado: 12-11-06

Don't listen to the abridged version. I ended this book as I did Cold Mountain, wishing for more. If Charles Frazier was as prolific as Steven King, my life would be complete.

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ho hum

Revisado: 06-14-06

It's hard to believe a character that knows captains of industry could be so boring. If you want to listen to a sleeper that explains who everyone is in the last chapter, great. Save some time. Listen to the first and last disk. You won't miss much.

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great book, but abridged ...

Revisado: 11-10-05

I loved the book. However, this abridged version is much too short. The books spans a couple hundred years, and there are dozens of characters. I could follow the story just fine, but I can imagine that someone who did not read the book would come away with his head spinning. It's really a shame, too. Almost all the characters in the book are fleshed out nicely. In this audio book, barely is a character introduced, and he's gone. Hopefully, an unabridged version will be recorded.

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Good story until the end

Revisado: 10-22-05

I enjoyed the story. It was not inspired, but an OK read. Then, at the end in an interview with the author, I found out that he really believes there is a conspiracy! What a load.

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