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Angry tone of reader

Revisado: 02-04-25

Seems like the grouchiest hour I’ve spent listening ever!!her tone is such a downer’

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Long and tedious, Robert or JK

Revisado: 12-10-20

Some authors should have to write their books in long hand with paper and a quill. I thought this was so long and so tedious I couldn't wait for it to be over. You can say what you like about her fame and fortune in her writing, but this one is a dreadful story. Of course I had to listen to the whole thing through to find out who done it. But now, I couldn't tell you who did and I don't care! Narration was terrific but how could anyone keep the characters, important and not, straight? And the three-times- repeated, gory details of captured women was unncessary and purely sensational. Blagh!

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Hard to believe they were so awful!

Revisado: 05-19-20

These times are interesting but the people are unbelievably nasty. And nobody cares how much havoc they create. Popes and all!

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Walk and learn!

Revisado: 05-19-20

The story is monumental and the reader is the best. Never boring, never affected. Great detail and bracing, well- rounded portrayals of the people we've heard so much about. Inspiring!

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Thorough, detailed and fascinatng!

Revisado: 11-24-19

The subject matter was great! A period I thought of as quiet and comparatively dull, is bursting with importance for European civilization. This course is detailed and informative about ordinary life as well as the historic events of the 300 years it covers. But, the professor/speaker has a very off-putting way of speaking. I almost despaired of going on with the course, but I persisted and I either got used to it, or with practice, he eased off on his really annoying manner. Now, if only Great Courses would realize how silly the trumpets and the applause sound, and cut them out them!
Over-all a very good listen!

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glimpses of many early civilizations

Revisado: 01-03-19

Good lectures with much of interest in these ancient civilizations. One gets a little tired of the lecturer's many quips which I guess he feels are funny, but these one can overlook. I love any ancient history, so it furthered my understanding of many of them.

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not a wow but good stuff

Revisado: 01-03-19

I liked this book as I look back on it. It is not like most mystery stories, but more subtle and nuanced. You don't know at first who is bad and who isn't. It keeps you guessing as you hear the reflections of a man who has been left with ababy to care for while his wife has a) disappeared and b) is then charged with murder. I got a little tired of the voice of the husband/father and he tells the whole story, but overall, it was good!

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never again

Revisado: 05-20-17

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I vowed I'd never read/listen to another E. George novel unless it was abridged. Now I vow I will never read/listen to another abridged or not. Lame plot, cliche after cliche, no character development.

What could Elizabeth George have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Not written it.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Simon Jones?

The narration couldn't save it or make it any worse.

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

disappointment

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Good content, good information - I think

Revisado: 03-08-16

If you could sum up The Modern Scholar: Medieval Mysteries in three words, what would they be?

good content, information

Did Thomas F. Madden do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Not relevant here

Any additional comments?

The mysteries he selects to talk about are interesting topics and if I had to guess, I think he gave good information about them. Much of the history comes from primary sources and I am always impressed with that. I can only believe it because it makes sense. I have never been able to believe that chastity belts were a real thing!

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Sunday sermonette

Revisado: 03-08-16

What did you like best about Yes Please? What did you like least?

I found the book to be preachy. I loved Tina Fey's memoir, but this one, not so much. Everybody she mentions is fabulous and the most fun and funny, and she loves him/her, and everything she has learned should be believed and all her life lessons should be followed. Her candor is good, but it just reads too much like a lesson. Or a hundred and three lessons.

What could Amy Poehler have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

don't know

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

It's fun to listen to her voice.

Did Yes Please inspire you to do anything?

No, but I felt her wanting to inspire me all down the road. That doesn't appeal to me.

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