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Entertaining and interesting

Revisado: 05-01-20

Joshua Foer, a journalist, launched himself into the world of mental gymnastics with great success, weaving together historical perspectives of memory, current scientific knowledge, and his experiences as a test case in a study of memory-enhancing techniques. I recommend this book!

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Encore, encore!

Revisado: 03-14-20

This book was fun to listen to. As a non-fiction reader, I had never read anything by Dean Koontz, although I have seen the on bookshelves, prominently displayed in store windows and on the first table at the entry point. Nothing against him as a writer-I have read few best sellers in the fiction category over the years! But Audible is a medium that has opened the genre to me! And I am grateful to my sister for sharing this book with me! Great characters, universal themes, and an awesome dog—pretty hard to beat, and definitely hard to shut off when I needed to sleep, or do something else important!

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Moving story of love, honor, human weaknesses and abuses of power

Revisado: 03-11-20

The author has done an excellent job of creating space for citizens of Ancient Greece to live and breathe again in the hearts and minds of readers who seek to better understand the characters described in ancient texts. Frazer Douglas has done a fine job voicing the characters and enhancing dramatic tension. I will listen to this book again.

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One complicated crime story!

Revisado: 03-09-20

The story told is a sorry mess! It reminds me, in some ways, of another such friend vs friend murder story out of Terlingua, Texas, USA. Only, this time, the accused actually served some time.

The challenges of investigative audio journalism show up here, as the listener hears both on the spot testimony of participants and transcripts read by actors. The transitions are handled pretty well, but I do find it difficult to understand some of the ‘live’ recordings. The Aussie accents did take a bit of ear-tuning on my part but the non-professionals voices drop away in natural speech patterns, so listening requires more effort.

This is my second Audible originals true crime investigated journalism book. I had similar issues with the first. It is not a failure on the part of the production crew, the journalist, etc. But I will think a bit more before I get another.

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Wanted to listen without stopping!

Revisado: 03-05-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook: it’s a good story, well written, well read, with lots of insight into women’s collegiate sports and the challenges of participating at a small college level. Honestly, I found the issues with the coaching staff shocking, and hoped that the women at my small college (Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, which also had a history of strong men’s basketball teams, transitioning to a coed school in the early 70’s) had more compassionate coaching staffs guiding them!

Andrea Watkins’ performance feels genuine, bringing to life the emotional colors of Amanda Ottaway’s experiences as expressed in the book. I found it hard to turn it off for other demands on my time.

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A great way to enjoy Dickens!

Revisado: 03-04-20

Dickens comes to life with Armitage’s reading. It is quite an achievement, given the numerous characters and lengthy book! I don’t believe I would have had the patience to read it-wading through the language /diction of the day and taking the time required to look up unfamiliar terms, let alone tackling all the chapters. 🌿 I am primarily a consumer of nonfiction and have neglected classic works of fiction since school. I look forward to remedying this shortcoming, this gap in my education, through audiobooks!

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Delightful!

Revisado: 02-28-20

Michael Pollan’s work is always interesting, always entertaining, always from the heart! I appreciate his experiential approach to his subject matter and his willingness to share his honest observations of himself. Non-fiction work benefits from his openness and sense of humor! A great choice this mont, or any month!

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Spellbinding

Revisado: 02-22-20

This fascinating story is enhanced by the verbal delivery of Ms Weeks, to the extent that I did not want to stop listening, nor did I want to do other things while I listened! How in keeping with the Greek oral tradition that is! As Circe tells the tale, serving as the bard, the scenery and action is described so clearly that it seemed to take place in the space before my eyes, like a painting created but ever changing. ....I loved it, and will listen again!

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Interesting story that raises many questions

Revisado: 11-22-19

The tribal storyteller, a young man straddling the traditional world of his people and the modern world as we know it, presented an interesting portrait of a man, unsuccessfully straddling those worlds, ultimately being incarcerated for his criminal acts. The questions raised involve tribe beliefs and legends-what is the role of belief in the assessment of mental health, and what constitutes a jury of one’s peers when the justice system is not designed for, and run by, people of the tribal subculture the criminal comes from. I could not stop listening, despite lots of foul language. I would not recommend it to anyone who can’t overlook it-it is too pervasive! But it an interesting story about human frailty set against a backdrop of the rugged and vast landscape of Alaska and its unique cultural challenges.

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Didn’t enjoy this production

Revisado: 11-22-19

I was disappointed- for much the same reasons others stated. It was confusing and difficult to follow. I hadn’t read the stor. It left me with bits and pieces of the classic tale, not held together by a story line.

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