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Please go back to memoirs...

Revisado: 06-28-24

I found this so disappointing! I love the author's nonfiction, but Stella is unengaging, the plot is predictable, and even my favorite places in Paris are reduced to quasi-magical caricatures. I was so looking forward to this and absolutely can't get through it. the narrator does a decent French accent, but her Francophone-speaking-English is no good.

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Dark, funny, hopeful

Revisado: 02-06-24

Alexander C Kane has a gift for creating completely recognizable, wildly original versions of the world we know, then filling them with flawed and hilarious characters. I love them all.

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Where's the de-esser?

Revisado: 09-17-22

The narration is painfully sibilant. Brown has some good anecdotes and insights, but in audiobook format it's clear how repetitive the book is. It might have been better in print, where you could skip ahead

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Couldn't stop listening.

Revisado: 11-30-21

I waited for this book for years and loved every minute. Kane's cliffhangers are killer, and his characters are so much fun. I have only one complaint: I have to wait for the next one.

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Suspenseful, weak ending, over-dramatic narrator

Revisado: 01-07-21

Most of the story is compelling, with a couple of big holes in character development and loose ends that feel like a naked play for a sequel. The narrator sounds more like she's emoting at a table read than reading a book aloud--I found myself reviewing passages to imagine how they'd land if read without maximum emphasis on every word.

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Short but fun!

Revisado: 12-30-20

A lovely interlude with well developed characters, humor, and the friendly voice of Ray Porter.

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Lite... And I miss Ray Porter!

Revisado: 12-29-20

It's a short story, so there isn't a lot of time to develop plot, but it was lighter on character development than his other work. And Ray Porter's voice sounds like Dennis Taylor to me, so the harsher, more ominous voice of the narration sounded forced.

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Just not that into serial killers

Revisado: 09-10-19

Vivid, with lots of detail and context about the time. I just wanted more White City and less evisceration.

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Thoughtful, funny, patriotic

Revisado: 11-12-18

Listen to the sample first to see if you like Sarah Vowell’s voice. I like her literary and spoken voices, but not everyone does. I appreciate how she looks back to forgotten parts of American history and places them in context. Not everyone likes the cameo voices; I do, but I’m not sure why some characters get them and others don’t. Wordy Shipmates and Lafayette are my faves of hers so far, but I enjoyed this too.

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Smart, impressive, relatable

Revisado: 12-08-17

A fun combination of relatable anecdotes, smart advice, and amazing insider's look inside the extraordinary Obama White House. Some might prefer a more arm's-length approach, but I loved the personality and authenticity.

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