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Outstanding storytelling!

Revisado: 01-05-25

McBride weaves this tale of intertwined lives and his storytelling skills resound with a timeless quality. Lovedvit!

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Fascinating story; Masterfully narrated.

Revisado: 08-19-24

Enticed by Gregory's Tidelands, I had to hear this one, too. Not disappointed! Louise Brealey read superbly, British and Italian accents alike.

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Fascinating "time-travel" concept

Revisado: 07-23-24

Have read most of Chevalier's work. This one captured the history of Venice, Murano, and glassmaking in a thorough and fascinating way - up to my expectations. Not so as far as narration goes, unfortunately: An exaggerated and some times just wrong "Italian" pronunciation (e.g. weight on wrong syllables), and a tendency to read women as little girls instead of mature characters detracted from the listening experiences.

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Mediocre Ellis, but good pace

Revisado: 04-02-24

Like Joy Ellis, and have listened to lots of her books. Did not particular ly care for this DCI Matt Ballard book, though. To me, the characters seem complex but not developed well enough. Some are cliché to the point of being caricatures. The superintendent is a case in point. The sex is not good. That is, not well written. Nuance and insinuation would have been just as fine there. Then there is the reader... Ferguson has been praised for the way he reads female characters so well. I totally disagree! I find that he has ruined every chance these women (Liz and Gemma) ever had of seeing halfway intelligent by giving them whiny, puny so-called women's voices. I almost had to quit at one point due to this. Ellis generally writes spunky, smart women. Ferguson does them no favors at all, in my opinion. Three stars for performance is generous, salvaged by his way with British (male) accents.

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To read this is to know them a little!

Revisado: 07-17-23

It's a huge feat of compilation. A vast amount of scientific literature, evidence, controversy and (well-informed) speculation has been synthesized into a story that is believable, informative and evocative of vistas in my mind's eye. Not a "memento mori" from the point of view of a lineage that died out as much as a "memento vivere" for us. Could not stop listening! Lovingly and thoughtfully read by the author, it could not have been presented any more faithfully than this.

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Superb rendition!

Revisado: 11-29-22

Joanne Froggatt: Reader extraordinaire! Accents (she's a "native," and I love that), moods, passion, fear, delight... Makes an old story come truly alive, and a tale read and told many times over new again. Big thanks for a really great listen.

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Excellent storytelling from Rick Bragg -

Revisado: 01-03-22

- again! Highly recommended listening, whether you're a (stray) dog lover or not. Makes you root for the dog, the people, the other dogs, the mule, the donkey, the cats, the possums... even the snakes! Lets you see, hear, smell and in every other way sense the land they all inhabit.

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Lawdy, I loved it!

Revisado: 09-10-21

Rick Bragg is such a storyteller. Here are stories to laugh at, to cry over, and to want to hear again. Just listen to this man talk about buying clothes, for example. Priceless! Alabama - and much of the South - have emerged from a clouded impression and now shine through this collection.

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Eye-opening, heart-wrenching and 100% authentic

Revisado: 08-27-21

Beautifully written, beautifully read. Bragg's sorrowful, smooth rendition of his book leaves you feeling as if you lost a friend or family member when someone in the stories die. No question of its authenticity, this is the real deal. And now I know what cotton mill work - mill town life and death - was really like.

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Kentucky true

Revisado: 08-21-21

Great story, oh-so-real about KY, and a great reader, too. Only wish she hadn't been so congested when she recorded it. I tried to ignore that, but couldn't.

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