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Best Jane Austen Fan Fiction I've Read

Revisado: 03-11-21

What impressed me most about this book is the way the writer stays faithful to the time period, while fleshing out Charlotte's character and situation in ways that tugged at my heart and kept me reading. I didn't want it to end.

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All froth, no coffee

Revisado: 07-30-19

It was easy to read, but I kept waiting for some substance. I waited and waited. The narration was good, which is why I probably persevered.

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Laugh Out Loud Funny

Revisado: 08-07-18

Bill Bryson is such an entertaining writer I don't know why I waited so long to read this book. My husband listened to it with me, and we had such a fit of giggles at one point that I immediately bought Neither Here Nor There, which we listened to with equal pleasure straight after this book. Even if you don't intend to travel to England anytime soon, viewing the country from his American perspective is a blast.

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The Book That Keeps On Giving

Revisado: 04-30-18

What I love about this book is that it reads like a story. The personal anecdotes are riveting. The explanations of dog behaviour have improved my relationship with my own dog (face the direction you want to go when you call your dog. Counter intuitive, but it works like a charm!) The book has stuck with me long after I've listened to it, and I suspect I'll listen again. Ellen Archer did a great job of the narration.

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Best Book I've Read For Ages

Revisado: 01-31-18

The story of "Girl", the Neanderthal, was so gripping, that I regretted when the narrative switched to Rose, in the present day. But each story was excellent, and sped along to a dramatic conclusion. Like other readers, I would have liked a longer conclusion, but it was moving, entertaining, well-written, and I'm still thinking about it days later. I'll definitely reread it. I hope Audible will offer Claire Cameron's first novel soon!

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Fun & Compelling

Revisado: 06-22-17

The premise hooked me, though I was concerned that the story might feel shallow and unrealistic. Not so. The characters were gripping, especially one minor character, Sunny Bang, whose charming sense of fair play made me smile whenever she spoke. I had a bit of hero worship going on there. The story stayed relatable, funny and heart-wrenching till the end. The editing was poor though, with repeated sentences throughout the book that detracted from the story.

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Good-ish

Revisado: 05-11-17

I've fantasized about time travel, so glimpsing what daily life in 1815 would have been like was a blast. The details of Jane Austen's life, her friends and family, was the best part of the book. And yet it was easy to stop listening to, and I wasn't in a rush to pick it up again. The story of our main characters, the time travelers, just wasn't gripping. My mind wandered, and I'd have to back up. Though it had a fantastic premise, the book was strangely dull.

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As annoying as the TV test signal

Revisado: 03-20-17

I had high hopes for this one. Two women collaborators in a male-dominated industry? I'm in. But it starts slow, the characters are a quarter of an inch deep, unlikeable, and most unforgivably, dull to the core. The best thing about this book is the cover. I even gave it a second chance, but within minutes it lulled me into a stupor.

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I'm Afraid Of The Dark Again

Revisado: 03-20-17

When I decided to read Agatha Christie, I googled a list of her ten best books. While I love the Poirot/Hastings novels for their witty appeal, this one, (no Poirot) is by far her scariest, most well-crafted book. Something about the concept and the pacing is so chilling, that at one point while I was listening, something brushed my leg and I squealed like a little girl. I had to stop listening and pace around to calm down. Don't listen to this at night unless you want to lie awake wondering, "what was that noise?"

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Fifty Shades Meets Psycho

Revisado: 01-28-17

I wanted to like this book. It does some things well-- the pacing and the alternating perspectives of the women. But it borrows from Gone Girl and Fifty Shades and even Psycho (shower scene!) and it doesn't borrow well. Parts of the story are far-fetched. And the characters are both undeveloped and unrealistic in ways that make the story lose all menace.

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