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missing parts!

Revisado: 09-18-24

This has been a favorite book of mine for ever, I was happy to find it here. was so disappointed when I discovered (my fault) it was abridged but - worse the recording didn't play properly. seems to be missing parts, or it's in the wrong order. these are really good southern fiction stories (Lee Smith, Anne Siddons) and I do wish you'd re present them and clean up the videos. they might then be noticed by the many readers who enjoy southern fiction. put them on the top shelf and steer your customers to them. they'll come back for more.

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violence, cursing, no story

Revisado: 08-31-24

this might have been the worst book I ever listened to. it's not terror, not horror - there's nothing to it but f words blood screaming screeching-- I can't believe it was publishes and recorded. I wasted a credit- dont make my mistake.

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if you only read one book about this story, read this one.

Revisado: 08-29-24

So well written, research is amazing, great resources- plus it's a book I didn't want to end, it was that mesmerizing. And the narrator gave a faultless performance, she has an easy clear voice that was a pleasure too listen to.

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unforgettable

Revisado: 08-24-24

The best hours of this summer have been spent listening to Homefires. I will miss it, I already miss it.

to the Goldens: thank you for lending your lives to us. such a precious gift.

and to Donald Katz, thank you for being there to write this story down, I'll. take it with me always, in my heart, when the words aren't available.

to listeners: it's not long enough. trust me.

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A young adult selection?

Revisado: 01-11-24

I became confused early on- surely this wasn't meant for "grown ups", surely it wasn't written by the same author of the riveting Silent Patient...I felt as though I'd mistakenly bought a Nancy Drew book-- boring story, little girl breathy narration- it was almost impossible to finish. this author can do so much better-- I hope he does going forward.

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My favorite deMille to-date.

Revisado: 09-10-22

Scott Brick reads Paul Brenner so well- I can't imagine another narrator.
My favorite demille so far...didn't want it to end.

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Exquisite

Revisado: 08-24-22

unusual for me, but I am without words (almost). this book is a jewel. I haven't read one of this quality in so very many years. if I said you have to read it or listen to it to understand what I'm saying- you do. And then it will be yours, too, to have hold and savor.

the words are perfection, a gift from author Andre Aciman , and Jeff Daniels tone and voice was and will be always the voice of the enchanting Paul.

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Show Dont Tell

Revisado: 07-01-20

it wasn't far into this book when I figured out what was wrong with this book: a writer needs to make the reader feel what the character feels - not tell the reader how the characters feel. if the character says " I am utterly terrified! The Slasher is near! I want to scream in terror!" that's just not effective.

The practiced writer knows s/he must make the reader feel as terrified as the character claims to be.

Make me feel something! yes please do.
7 plus hours of *telling* me leaves me cold and unchanged. No better off for having listened to this book.

The narrator- she's not good with voices. I'm assuming there's more than 1 character but they all sound alike.

Very disappointed in this book. At best I was hoping for a book along the lines of the Ingrid Bergman film, "Gaslight." if not that then something middling, for my money.

Sadly this book didn't even reach middling.
5 stars? I must be looking in the wrong genre.

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The Great John Cheever

Revisado: 10-30-18

he continues to enthrall me. I bit my lip till it bled listening to Bullet Park. you get to know these characters from a sideways direction, not the usual. But Cheever is not the usual writer. Can't say more without spoiling -- if you havent read it or listened to it, do. oh -- I very much liked the reader. he is exactly right for the book.

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one of my favorite books from college

Revisado: 10-14-18

it's still a favorite. loved to listen to it, o'hara's ear into how people speak is such a pleasure to hear, Samarra lends itself well to reading aloud. and I loved this narrator, everything about his reading was just perfectly done. jazzy, yet not too much. Camarga is and will forever be Julian English.

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