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Insufferable

Revisado: 05-19-24

Eager to listen to these last of the Marie Antoinette series , the first two , read by a different person, but this reading so terrible , so ham fisted and cringe worthy that I could not get beyond the first three chapters .i had hoped I could adapt to the corny reading style but unfortunately not . To bad Audible will not take exchanges as I’ve purchased both this and the final . Next time a more attentive preview listen is required.

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Au Reservoir

Revisado: 11-15-23

Always sad to finish the romp that is Benson’s work , a happy, welcome break from the dreary woes of our lackluster day. Instantly relatable , we all have a bit of Miss Mapp and dear Lucia in us - their foibles, nearly a century on, are our foibles , just more charming , more amusing and in spite of their triviality , enthralling.
Will listen once again , most likely next Autumn for their escapades seem best by fireside .

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The ambivalence of being

Revisado: 03-22-23

After reading a few of the reviews below , all negative , I was taken aback , was I truly in the minority in feeling this a profound work ? Life is exactly as ambiguous as this sad tale unfolds , strength and weakness and flaw and virtue . I found myself entranced and admiring the three central characters; wishing to emulate certain virtues and reminded to avoid certain failings of character . Cather was an astonishing artist .

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You’d expect more

Revisado: 02-03-23

It was a fine enough anthology . In the wide world of letters I’d have expected a man of Sedaris’ accomplished wit to have selected something as exceptional as his work . It does not however mean it wasn’t a pleasure to hear these stories read aloud .

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White Trash Warlock

Revisado: 11-12-22

Quite a welcome escapist novel , a happy shift of perspective in identity, expectation and an informed play upon traditional folk legend, witchery, the liminal and romance.

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Pernod

Revisado: 09-20-22

An excellent reading of a tale of great whimsy , humor and pathos ( Duke , the long suffering mutt quite heart wrenching) ; Tarkington, an author not as well known as in his day, captures boyhood in all its idyllic, ornery charm. In a coarse world we would benefit from a Tarkington revival .

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Perhaps the secret of life is hidden in this book

Revisado: 05-29-22

I do not know how this important book made itself present to me ; it simply popped up - perhaps my reading history , perhaps algorithm gods . Perhaps providence . But whatever , much needed, much appreciated. The author’s understanding of art and art makers is reason enough to read this book ; the character studies so keenly observed and expressed also warrant a read . But fundamentally it is the author’s struggle to glean existential meaning that is so relatable. I listen/read a great many classics , this one demands a thorough actual read , with pencil in hand to jot down its wisdom .

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A must listen & now a must read

Revisado: 05-14-22

I’ve meant to read Babbitt for years , decades , now having listened to this excellent reading of an incredible ( and incredibly funny ) observant work of art I must pick up an actual copy . Having recently moved to Chicago from LA, feeling a bit adrift , Lewis has helped me better understand and respect these good fellows (& gals) .

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Bowanmania

Revisado: 05-04-22

Marjorie Bowen , astonishingly prolific , ridiculously imaginative and yet relatively unknown . Her early work “Black Magic”, 1908 or so, chills and entrances . This collection of short stories , beautifully read , delights in miniature .

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Incredible narration , fantastic re-imagining

Revisado: 03-05-22

Having first enjoyed the authors ‘ interpretation of Hamlet , I was eager for this , a revision of my first and consistent favorite work of Shakespeare. Cummings an actor I know only superficially, is astonishing in this reading . Consistently I found myself forgetting that I was listening to only one voice - granted a voice of tremendous versatility.
A work I am sure to return to, perhaps as often as the original that inspired it .

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