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Death and nightmares. Are these bedtime stories?

Revisado: 01-04-22

The world is on fire and you are about to ‘meet your maker.’ This is literally the message of one ‘bedtime’ story. In another there are beasts in the shadows growling. And, also, you just get to sleep and you realize your bed is floating between buildings on the Venice Canal. Aren’t people staring at you? How restful

You are exposed and in danger. Will this put you to sleep?

I have given these recordings a very good chance. Of all the recordings two minutes of one recording I found helpful. But the rest are profoundly anti-sleep.

These recordings far from putting me to sleep, made me constantly try to analyze them. Most of the text is so poorly written that I wondered, was this intentional. Because boring can put you to sleep. But then I wake up thinking, my God in heaven, should I apply to edit or write this crap because the stories so desperately demand a writer. Or an editor. Please. These stories are poorly written and poorly conceived.

I wish I were asleep right now, but instead I am listening to the robotic female voice describing the last time you see your beloved aunt. I don’t get this. The only thing I know is that the stories don’t put me to sleep. The opposite of sleep. Awful. Truly, profoundly, awful.

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Sublime! Ageless!

Revisado: 08-07-21

Pearl S Buck was a master of the narrative and this book simply will not age. It’s themes are eternal. Yet, so easy to love and enjoy.

I also Loved the performance of this audio book!

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Magnificent story of the Chinese Jews

Revisado: 07-29-21

The book stands up so well even after so many decades.

It makes me marvel at the ways of God that his people should remain separate lest they be lost, as they were in China, a country so welcoming they easily disappeared into it.

Also can’t help thinking about the lesson for churches that the more similar churches become to Wester secular culture, the more Christianity slips away.

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Simply a Marvelous Story.

Revisado: 07-22-21

Read this as a girl but I am so glad I listened to the audible version now as a mature woman. Pearl S Buck was a master of narrative. The flow, the characters — just a marvelous story. I don’t think I have enjoyed a book more in years.

And I loved the performance too.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Revisado: 05-30-21

This is a fantastic performance by the author in this tale about tales. Highly recommended.

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Lovely story with a great narration

Revisado: 05-10-21

This is one book that i am glad I listened to on Audible since the flavor of the lovely Irish voice gives the story so much power. Adored the characters. I am going to listen to it again starting tomorrow. I am just not ready to leave these people and their times.

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Fascinating story about revolution

Revisado: 04-21-21

What happens when society falls apart? When laws are no longer enforced and people are demonized...this book gives us a glimpse. I liked the story a lot and it is worth a read.

The performances were sometimes kind of funny. Eliza is always breathless and histrionic, though she is the one character that didn’t need to be. The Russian performances used the same ‘foreign language’ accent you can hear on Vikings, with very little deviation. Those characters were always completely tranquil, though they are the ones who should be breathless and histrionic.

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Enjoyed it

Revisado: 03-26-21

At points this book, like the author’s book Amy Snow, degenerated into a tawdry romance. I struggled through and ended up really enjoying the book. Lovely interplay of the classes in England.

I loved the narrators nimble switching between accents. Very fun.

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Delightful

Revisado: 03-19-21

I rarely enjoy a book so much. I usually get an audible book for evening relaxation, since my business is reading during the day. But halfway through I bought the kindle version so I could speed through. Highly recommended.

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Author left me feeling sorry for the villain

Revisado: 03-13-21

Began to feel as if this were a poorly styled newspaper opinion piece that inadvertently builds sympathy for the other side. So strident and one-sided, the story left me feeling sorry for the bad guy. Had to leave it. Disingenuous and unsatisfying.

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