K. R.

Robotic narrator

Revisado: 04-13-24

The book was OK and included some interesting factual information about owls. The narrator was awful. I actually wondered if she was a robot.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 07-22-23

I highly recommend this powerful story of love, faith, determination, courage and compassion. The ten Boom family and Corrie and Betsy especially are witnesses to the power of faith even in the most horrific of circumstances. They, with God’s help, were able to find good in every act of evil.

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Wonderful desert musings

Revisado: 04-03-23

The story was great. I lived in Utah for years, and the author perfectly nailed the descriptions of Arches, Moab and the flora and fauna. I preferred the author’s journal writings as opposed to his musings, many of which were rather judgmental. You do have to factor in, though, that the story was written along time ago. I was very distracted by the narrator continually mispronouncing words. I cringed at the mispronunciation of sego lily, talus and Monticello among many others.

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Excellent book for tree lovers

Revisado: 03-24-22

I found this book to be absolutely fascinating, because of the interesting tidbits shared on each of the trees and the obvious affection that the author holds for some tree species. I enjoyed learning about the uses of the trees including uses by Native Americans. I also enjoyed learning about the wood products that come from each of the tree species. Yes the information is old, however, it was still educational to hear what the environmental issues were 70 years ago.
The narrator, however, I struggled with. He mispronounced so many words including Latin names and location names, that it was very distracting for me. I feel that if you’re going to be a narrator, then you need to do your homework and learn how to pronounce words correctly.

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Too much swearing

Revisado: 11-06-21

The author had some excellent information to present, but I struggled to even hear it because of the bad language. It was F this, SH… A..hole… I’m really not sure what the author was trying to get at with all of the bad language. It was completely unnecessary. In fact, it made her seem coarse and uneducated.

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Laugh out loud story

Revisado: 11-20-20

This hands-down is the funniest book that I have listened to in a long time. I was cry laughing at numerous times listening to the book. The banter between Sam and Graham was fantastic. Great story for outlander fans.

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Blah

Revisado: 08-10-20

Book should be titled Interview with Myself. I had to force myself to keep listening becauseI kept thinking maybe the story would eventually be about her grandma. Disappointing.

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Laugh out loud funny

Revisado: 07-24-20

This story was so funny. I grew up in Chicago and found his descriptions of the people and suburbs spot on. The incidents with the professor were terrible but so relatable. Herb, the dad, sounds like a real character. I laughed out loud many times while listening. I would highly recommend this story.

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Transformative book

Revisado: 06-17-20

I learned so much from this book. I recognized racist comments I made and actions that I had done that I didn’t realize at the time were racist. I have a greater understanding of ‘white supremacy’ and all of the societal benefits my white skin provided. The book is eye opening and thought provoking and will certainly influence my future actions and behaviors.
The narration, however, was robotic. It was almost as though Alexa was reading the book to me without inflection. The narration improves as the book goes on, but it’s never good.

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