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I am almost speechless

Revisado: 08-15-24

Outstanding. Beautiful. Powerful. Unbelievably exceptional. The strength of the old man. The sensitivity of the boy. The depth of the writing. The quality of the narration. How could I not have read/listened before now?

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Oh, Whoopi, stick to acting!

Revisado: 05-31-24

Such a disappointment. I'm only an hour or so into this book, and I'm not sure I'll make it through. I love Grisham as a writer and Whoopi as an actor, and I was really excited to listen to this book--I even pre-ordered it. But it is a serious struggle to get past Whoopi's narration enough to appreciate the story. It has become very clear to me that a great actor doesn't necessarily equal a great reader. Regardless, I'll try to hold out longer and continue listening (at 1.2 speed, which is needed) to see if the story eventually compensates for the narration. I'm just sorry I didn't wait to read the reviews; had I done so, I would have at least known what to expect. Sorry, Whoopi. Grisham, next time please do better.

Update: It was tedious, but I finally finished. Story started to move along near the end, making WG's bad narration slightly less noticeable. Still, overall, both the too-long story and the narration were disappointing.

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Wow, just wow.

Revisado: 04-24-24

First time reading this author. Outstanding. Fantasy premise but I completely believed it. Loved the sister-brother connection. Story was gripping.

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Beautiful story but bad narration

Revisado: 03-13-23

What an amazing story by an amazing dancer. The quality of the narration, however, was sub par. I didn't mind the crispness or even the slowness (I just increased the speed), but the narrator clearly has an issue with "ar" words. Her "ar" mispronunciations became increasingly distracting: sparkle is spockle, parked is pocked, car is caw, sharp is shop, Harlem is Hawlem, artistic is autistic, and so on. She struggled with ballet terms, too. This is only the second review I have ever written, both because of bad narration. In the first case, I returned the book for credit because it was simply too hard to finish and couldn't be saved by the story. In this case with Misty Copeland's book, however, and despite the narration, I kept listening because the story was good.

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Sad to leave this review

Revisado: 03-08-23

I really wanted to like this book but - with 6 hours left - i am unable to continue. At best, it should have been read by a professional reader. The author’s voice is not only gravel-like, but it also comes across in a monotone; more specifically, it is difficult to tell when Ms. Robb is narrating her own experiences vs when she is reading about someone else and quoting from her multiple sources. Maybe the story would be better if I were reading it instead of listening, but thus far I have not found it to be an exploration/memoir of her own experience as I had expected. I respect the research that Ms. Robb obviously conducted and the time she must have spent, but I cannot praise the story or its telling as I wanted to do. Very sorry.

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