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Weird editing is distracting

Revisado: 04-03-24

Enjoying the story, love the narrator, very annoyed by the bad editing, some words clipped, and a weird fade out on some sentences which sounds like I’m about to get a phone call (iPhone fades audio in a similar way for calls). I’m getting used to it, but I’ve never even noticed audio editing before and on this book it really distracted and annoyed me for the first few days I listened. If you’re sensitive to quirks like this, listen to a sample first.

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Excellent

Revisado: 11-01-23

I am struck by the number of reviews bemoaning King’s politics and the way contemporary issues come up in this book. It’s about a lot of things, but it wrestled with tribalism and politics and how they keep us from seeing one another. Right and left is not good vs. evil. Evil is amoral, apolitical, and depraved, and probably thrives best in politically chaotic environments where someone like a college professor can easily play the character of a ‘good’ person. If you feel called out by this book, you missed the point.

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Great listening experience

Revisado: 09-09-23

The description of this book, so vague and opaque, put me off for a while. I loved Clarke’s earlier work, so knew I should read this, but I wasn’t enthusiastic. I’m so glad I finally committed. Unique, fun, a slow-burn, fascinating.

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Interesting premise, enjoyed overall

Revisado: 09-05-23

This is the second book I’ve read by this author and both times I largely enjoyed it, but both times felt like something was missing, and I think it’s character depth and plot development. The book is intelligent, has a compelling premise, plays with original ideas, and feels like it could almost be great. I don’t like to write bad reviews, usually just ignoring and moving on, and the book is not bad at all, but it’s like you can taste how good it could have been if the central protagonist was a little more complex, if the plot twisted the knife a little more. As someone who is always looking for my next great fantasy and being disappointed as often as not, I’m still glad I listened and would still recommend. Performance by Simon Vance was, as always, excellent.

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Thank you Sinead

Revisado: 08-01-23

I have always liked Sinead O’Connor and admired her honesty and vulnerability in the face of a cruel and uncaring world. Some people just feel harder, see injustice and dysfunction more clearly, and suffer for it. I had always meant to read this memoir, and was moved to this week, wishing I had long before. I’m glad I listened. Her voice is sad and beautiful, and the writing is clever, easy to listen to, and really shows how her connection to music worked (I’m not musical, so I appreciated that).
Thank you for a beautiful book, Sinead, rest peacefully!

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Great listen, overhyped but still excellent book

Revisado: 11-20-22

I read a lot of hype about this book and I can see why some people were disappointed, some elements seemed rushed or didn’t exactly make sense. It could have been twice as long, which is not something I usually say about books. That said, writing was on point, the concept was original, and I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it. The ending was beautiful, and really landed. Don’t go into it with expectations, just have an open mind and enjoy a wonderful, well written book. The narrator did a great job too, and did distinctive characters without silly voices, and hit the emotional tone just right.

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Interesting listening

Revisado: 09-21-22

I liked this quick, compelling podcast about ape studies and Koko the gorilla, a quirky mainstay of animal news in the 90s. I thought the host was talented and thorough, but didn’t like all the personal asides and jokes that made the show ‘feel’ more like entertainment than education. I like jokes and I like good journalism, but I don’t really like them to be mixed up and I guess I prefer when this kind of show is more journalistic. Totally my preference, so I wouldn’t discourage anyone from listening. I would try out another Lauren Ober show, and I’m glad I listened.

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Incredible

Revisado: 07-16-22

People have told me I should read this book for years. I’m already skeptical of religion and didn’t think I needed a drawn-out story about how the dysfunction of the Lds church led to the murder of a young woman. I was still amazed by the story woven here, the story of a religion, fundamentalism, America, and one family. I had very high expectations and I was still impressed. This is a book every American should read.

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My all time favorite

Revisado: 03-16-22

This is the best audiobook I have ever listened too. The story is incredibly well written, and the performance elevates it into something greater than I ever could have imagined when I first played it. I have listened 3x during the pandemic. Thank you to Mr Cromwell and Mr Keeble. Incredible.

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