L. Grimm

Exceptionally bad narrator

Revisado: 05-13-20

The narrator is so bad that she is actually inhibits understanding the story, and the story deserves read and appreciated. I acknowledge the difficulty in reading a narrative written almost 200 years ago, but that is exactly the reason the narrator needs to be quite skilled. C.M. Rick is neither a skilled nor talented narrator. 1) She did not read with a natural flow that encourages understanding and invites the listener to join the journey of the narrative. Instead, she read with a bizarrely unnatural cadence, almost like she was reading some sort of poem (and reading the poem badly). This made her stress unusual words within phrases and separate ideas. Moreover, the level of stress not varied as it would be in natural conversation. I hoped she would improve as she relaxed, but she did not. The whole book follows this pattern. Listening to her voice was excruciating. 2) She read with her throat closed, which made almost every dialogue sounded like a terrified, girly-girl mouse. This was a terrible thing do to the Prophet's voice as well with his brothers and strong women in the story. It made them seem spineless and effeminate. The only exception were Mother Smith's voice and the bad guys', Rick never made their voices weak or effeminate. 3) The greatest pronunciation error was applied to the name Moroni, which this narrator ended like macaroni. Seriously, Moronee? He is so important that he stand on every temple! How could Rick make this mistake EVERY time she said this name?

Honestly, I don't believe anyone should buy the audio book UNLESS it is re-recorded with a skilled narrator who is able to do this story justice. C.M. Rick actually lessens the value. I hoped the issues described above would get better as I progressed through the chapters, but she doggedly continued with ZERO improvement, and the result was great disappointment.

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Diasappointing

Revisado: 12-18-19

I thought this was going to be a more academic and objective explanation of the Old Testament accounts. Instead, the author seems to make fun of characters. Genesis as a comparative mythology worked because of comparative details. When she started with sagas, it seems she was trying for comedy. I stopped listening in chapter 4. Her voice is very annoying.

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Life changing

Revisado: 03-29-19

This is the second Go-Giver book I have read and find them to always impact my life positively. The parables illustrate positive, life affirming values.

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Love it but prefer author’s reading

Revisado: 11-23-18

My first book by Brené Brown was Dare to Lead read by the author, and I decided mid book to get the foundation of earlier books. I was disappointed to find that the author did not read The Gifts of Imperfection. I stayed disappointed even though I loved the content.

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More than 5 stars

Revisado: 07-23-18

If I could give more than 5 stars, I certainly would have. My relationship with God was so connected to that of my earthly father, which results in no relationship and misperceptions. This book really helped me see that and the beautiful and loving possibilities of God.

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So relevant in the Information Age

Revisado: 11-25-17

I am reading the original Dale Carnegie version while I listed to this audio. The audio includes powerful concepts of the book but what is most important is that there is so much research supported information to help one better communicate in today's age of quick electronic connections with others

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