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Elegant writing and romantic; perhaps too romantisized

Revisado: 05-03-25

The performance was fantastic. She captured all of the characters and voices perfectly. This is a mostly non spicy romance and slight mystery novel. There is a twist but most of the story is predictable. The novel is highly romanticized to the point of being unrealistic in parts - so, suspend reality to enjoy it. The writing is quite beautiful and intense. I have rated this higher than I might have had the writing not been so beautiful.

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Beautiful narration; Boring Story with Single Dimensional Main Character

Revisado: 04-29-25

I really wanted to love this book. Historical fiction is my favorite genre. I am in the 7th chapter and I don’t think I can finish it. The description of the landscapes is beautiful but the story lacks plot and the main character lacked dimension. Sadly, the boat was incredibly boring.

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Excellent Dystopian Novel - highly relevant given current events

Revisado: 04-01-25

The book was well structured. We share so much data with the companies and the government, it is not too much of a stretch to envision people being imprisoned for their thoughts and dreams. How much of our privacy are we willing to give up? And what happens to vulnerable people when the wrong folks get their hands on that data? The book is also a commentary on the immigrant experience and life in prison. There is a lot to dig in to!

Although this book has a sci fi, it does not get into any of the science - a little bit more about the tech would have been interesting.

I highly recommend this book - for a book with so many layers, it flowed very well and was a quick read.

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Predictable and Irritating Narrator

Revisado: 12-20-24

I figured out the plot twist within 3 chapters and the narrator has a grating voice. Skip this one.

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Confusing but lyrical

Revisado: 09-17-24

Between the confusing names and anachronistic timeline that didn’t follow logic (characters jump decades ahead but remain the same age and then start to age in a different generation), it wasn’t my favorite book. Otherwise, the book was interesting and author had an almost musical way of speaking.

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Worst Book I have listened to in a long time

Revisado: 09-01-24

Terrible romance novel disguised as historical fiction. This book was predictable and formulaic. Don’t waste the credits.

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Mediocre dialogue with interesting plot

Revisado: 08-22-24

The story is interesting but the dialogue for the r British character Ian is terrible - overall I found the dialogue of all of the characters to be stilted. How many “bloody hell’s’” can a British character say? I also agree with other character’s comments that the romance between Nina and Ian diminished the storyline. However, the villainess in this story is quite good and the story of the Night Witches is cool.

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Unique Blend of Characters

Revisado: 08-17-24

I enjoyed this book because it pulled upon numerous and unusual historical facts of the 1950s. The characters’ backstories were interesting. My only critique is that although all of the women received their own chapters- some characters were less developed than others. Overall - a good story though!

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Wonderful!

Revisado: 08-02-24

I loved this compilation of stories. I did want any of them to end. They each could have been a book unto themselves. Such interesting characters and plot lines. I am going to listen to it again!!!

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Classic - just as wonderful as I remember

Revisado: 07-17-24

I read this book when it first came out and it was a wonderful “reread”!

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