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It was OK

Revisado: 04-05-18

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The middle of this story was well written and the multi perspective very well done. I thought that the beginning and end was too much like a lecture and found it quite overkill. The narrator was very good.

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Very good value

Revisado: 08-16-17

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Let me say right off that this is not a simple "how to" guide. This is a window into understanding how a dog thinks. I've read other dog training books including "For the Love of a Dog" and this struck the hardest. I say this because it doesn't give you a set method. This is a book on teaching and like teaching children or adults even, every individual is different and requires a different approach. What this book gives you is a deeper understanding of how dogs thinks and from there you can and should develop your own approach. Cesar is lucky in knowing to choose mid-energy dogs, but the tools provided in this book is also perfectly applicable with higher energy dogs. The only difference is that it may take a tad bit more time with higher energy pus or dogs. Don't be discouraged. The energy thing really does work by the way.

It is always a joy to learn more about dogs.

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Predictable

Revisado: 03-03-17

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I don't usually write bad reviews but I think I should warn any one debating if you should read this to not bother. The book started with an interesting premise but soon becomes extremely predictable. I was bored for most part and the only redeeming quality was the narrator.

If you are looking for a thriller, I suggest giving Harlan Coben a go if you haven't already come across him. He really does know to to tell a great story and create characters that you an easily care about.

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Very Nice Read

Revisado: 01-11-17

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I first read Herbert's The Magical Cottage and was disappointed. Then I decided to try this book. I'm glad it did. Herbert does a good job in sustaining suspense throughout. At times it got a bit repetitive, but it doesn't really detract from the read.

The narrator is good, but does get bit too enthusiastic at times. This aside, he does a great job in adding to the tension and in depicting the different characters.

Perhaps the best thing about this book is how Herbert does not focus only on ghosts, but also on the capacity for human cruelty, which to me, is the real horror; there is a good balance between the two, which makes the story gripping.

If you're thinking of trying Herbert's work, this is a fantastic start.

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Inspirational, beautiful and timeless

Revisado: 08-25-16

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I have now forgotten how many times I listened and relistened to this collection. The narrators bring each poems to life and several times the words brings ears to my eyes. These poems are timeless and touches the heart. I turn to these poets when I need inspiration to write, I listen to this when I need to remember what true beauty is, and basically anytime I can. The romantic poets speaks directly to the heart, so if you love poetry, this is a must have. If you don't like poetry, you should also get it and they will remind you of the power of words to create something immortal.

Just beautiful and the music really helps to separate the different poet sections so it's easier to keep track. I haven't found another collection of different poets that is so good. Doesn't matter if you don't understand poetry; listen to the words let their rhythm and emotion take you away, and that is the highest form of understanding. Forget about the world and allow yourself the luxury to enter pure sensation

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A Good Classic to Have

Revisado: 07-18-16

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This is beautifully written and is worth the price. It explores the theme of instinct verses reason and it is great to trace how the protagonist changes throughout the story. I especially liked the irony at the end, well I won't spoil it for you if you haven't read it. It is human nature at one of its darkest and what is more chilling, is that we all struggle between instinct and reason to greater or lesser extent and this classic piece questions the thin line that we all stand on. It is suspense and weather your read it just for fun or to deconstruct it to its bones, it is a fantastic read.

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Good to Begin With

Revisado: 06-21-16

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The first thing anyone would ask i think, would be if they should try this series of lectures. This is what I would say:

If you really want to understand the way James Joyce writes, how he constructs his Ulysses and how this seemingly meaningless mass of words all fit together to frankly make something extremely beautiful, then you should get this. The energy the professor brings to the lectures is good and helps in keeping the listener on track and interested. He also does quite a good job in connecting the chapters together, which really helps as sometimes the sheer amount of content that can be found in the chapters can make you forget what happened before and not sure how to connect them together.

I have read some of the comments below and while it is true that the lectures focuses very much on the original Odyssey and how Joyce recreates them into something new and modern, I actually think thrashing the path through the Odyssey is quite important. It becomes a guide that makes reading Joyce's Ulysses much more comprehensible. Also, it is very helpful to take note of the chapter headings especially if you want to read or reread Ulysses. Understanding the relationship between the Odyssey and Joyce's Ulysses is very important given the work's title.

Having said this, I do agree that there is less focus on the other themes of the work discussed and to truly appreciate the work these areas must be explored more. However, this is why I titled this review as a good place to begin. I personally prefer these lectures to focus and fully discuss the relationship between Ulysses and the Odyssey so that the listener gets a full picture rather than try to cover everything. It is quite impossible to cover everything about the work in 24 lectures and even with such focus on the Odyssey and Joyce's Ulysses, it still barely scratches the surface of the topic.

If you are serious about understanding Ulysses or simply enjoy Joyce as I do and wish to delve deeper, this is what I would do.

Read the following in the order set out:
Portrait of the Artist
Dublanders
Read Ulysses completely once on your own
Listen to this series of lectures, relisten if possible
Read Ulysses again, this time applying what is learned from the lecture
And for other themes, read "Notes on Joyce's Ulysses" by don Gifford. And also see Stuart Gilbert and Harry blamires. Unless you have a lifetime you need these folks to help.
Read Ulysses again preferably while also reading the above mentioned authors on it.

Hey, Ulysses is meant to be hard to read. For those who are just curious about this often spoken work, this lecture will give you a good start and there is absolutely no need to go deeper unless you want to. It's suppose to be fun an challenging and I think this set of lectures would help anyone gain an appreciation of what Joys attempted and so well succeeded in doing.

Hope this was helpful.

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One of my all time favourites

Revisado: 05-03-16

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What can I say, Conrad never disappoints. This book has gone down as one of my top favourite books. Once you get past the language and delve into the themes of social evil, redemption and the question of how or if redemption could ever be obtained, you just won't be able to resist coming back to this book again and again.

Let's explore the subtle ways in which Conrad exposes the way the past haunts and hounds a person, all of us. Ask yourself what dictates a person's reaction and what it takes for one to be truly redeemed. Is it enough to for one's failures to be forgotten by the world? Is that enough to give a person the courage to forgive one's self? Or is there more; what does it takes for one to be free of social conventions and expectations, to find the self and to banish and win against the fears that a person constructs for the self?

Is Lord Jim freed by the end or is that just a partial redemption from himself? Or, has he been found redemption at all?

Conrad puts these questions forward and as these questions allies to all of us across all ages, the questions asked each time yields a bit more. This is a book that you learn more and get more out of it with ever read. More than this, this is a book that makes you learn as much about who you are by asking these questions as you do the characters.

If you read nothing else in literary fiction or anything else by Conrad, you MUST read this, for it teaches us about humanity.

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Intense, Scary, but AMAZING

Revisado: 05-03-16

Would you listen to The Butcher Boy again? Why?

Oh yes, read it twice back to back and I think I will return to it again and again. The psychological aspect of the main character as he struggles agains his own nature, has aspirations to be a good and better person, and the helpless situations he is forced into again and again is wonderfully done The ambiguity between fiction and reality is captured perfectly and only serves to have the reader question themselves, for everyone has impulses of the darker side and this book shows what happens when a person is pushed to the extreme so he is no longer able to battle against himself. The story is incredibly moving and despite knowing the main character is slightly psychotic, you just can't help feeling sorry for him and what he has to endure. The writing is also beautiful and the way the author reveals the inner working of the main character's mind challenges us to view the world in ways that are unexpected. Truly beautiful writing.

What did you like best about this story?

The intensity of it, the blur between reality and fiction, the fact that the author reads it so well.

Have you listened to any of Patrick Mccabe’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but having read this, I am looking forward to reading his other books on audible.

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If you are looking for a fun and easy read then this is not the book for you.

But if you are looking for something to move you, something that exposes the darker side of humans, if you are looking for a tale that would pull you along and show you the perspective of what it is like to live in a small town in rural Ireland and and to see a different perspective of the age old story of a woman loving the wrong type of man, than read this. I promise that you would not be disappointed.

This is true literature; it explores and challenges the reader to see what we so often dare not face.

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Slightly Disappointed

Revisado: 03-26-16

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This is a classic and when I listened to the trial I thought this would be a good audio rendition. Nope. For most part in the first story, it was fine and the narrator did great with the voices. However in "Through the Looking Glass", the volume of the narrator dropped so much, that I found it hard to follow, and I have very good hearing. It's one thing to mutter and reflect that, but it needs still to be understandable. Ok, so the muttering in the beginning I could follow, but the whole part with the train was impossible! The words are so garbled that despite the volume being at a good level, it was impossible to understand what the characters say. It's a shame because the narrator obviously has talent, but I think it was waisted in this one.

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