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A Geeat Second Book

Revisado: 11-27-24

I am in the middle of the third book and have been enjoying this series immensely. A modern day fantasy with lots of twists and interesting character development. I'm looking forward to reading more.

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The Beginning of a Grwat Series

Revisado: 11-27-24

I am in the middle of the third book and have been enjoying this series immensely. A modern day fantasy with lots of twists and interesting character development. I'm looking forward to reading more.

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Good Story

Revisado: 11-11-24

This was a decent read. A bit too sentimental for my like. Story was a bit predictable. Good narration.

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Wonderful Book

Revisado: 11-08-24

This book is long and it starts somewhat slowly. But when the many threads come together as the end, it is truly magical. Another great Iowa Writers Workshop product!

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Admirable Work

Revisado: 10-01-24

I read this book because I am a physician myself and this book was recommended by one of my book clubs. Overall, the book was well-written. However, the further I read, I realized that this is not the type of work I could do. While I admire what he was doing, I kept getting the sense that Dr. Jim simply fed on the praises that the homeless people heaped on him. I work with a partner who loves getting compliments, but then regularly gets taken advantage of, including prescribing far too many narcotics for my liking. One neurologist describes compliments such as "You're the best physician. No one else ever listens" as a "malignant hug". I would guess that if he stopped handing out cash, the number of devoted patients would diminish. These difficult patients are simply manipulating the system to get what they think they need. The book does flesh out some of the difficulties dealing with this population, but an army of Dr. Jims would still be ineffective dealing with this problem.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 08-13-24

This book was suggested by one of my book clubs. Alas, I think it was only recommended because of racial "wokeness". The "funny" parts were more stupid than humorous. Moderator did a decent job. Story moved slowly. This detective story was nothing like the Thursday Murder Club series. I may have to drop that book club.

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First Steven King Book in 20 uears

Revisado: 08-07-24

I usually like fantasy more than horror but I decided to try this book. I'm glad I did. The book started slowly but wa a very enjoyable listen. The ending was a bit disappointing but overall this was a great listen. This was a new narrator for me, but he (and the author) were excellent!

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Worst book in series

Revisado: 07-21-24

I had greatly enjoyed the first several books in this series, and still enjoyed the ghost-written editions until this one. The story was very choppy and difficult to follow. Even Lizbeth seemed to have a complete personality change. She usually had to ask for help and never really master-mindedany plans herself. Bloomquist seemed like an afterthought. Even the villainous plot was very poorly constructed. This series has probably met its realustic end, as the print edition of Millennium has (even if the respective publishers think a podcast will be as influential). Narrator did an effective job with lousy material.

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Dostoevsky adds to the Arthurian Legend!

Revisado: 07-14-24

This was a well-written book. I kept waiting for the fantasy elements to show themselves, But except for a dying Ogre and Dragon, there really wasn't a lot of fantasy. The author wrote in a style similar to Dostoevsky in that the majority of the book was occupied with conversations taking multiple points of view and stories related by characters they met. I think I missed something as I really didn't understand the purpose for the last several chapters. I had already guessed that the son was either fictional or absent, and the reveal really didn't add much. Good but not great.

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Quick little intro

Revisado: 07-14-24

I loved the first two books so I decided to do this quick listen. While the story was okay, it really didn't add much character development beyond the fact the she really wanted to be a musician (which wr already knew). I loved the Fur Elise reference about being able to play the intro with a whistle. I might actually recommend waiting to listen to this book after the first one to avoid people missing out on the first two books. The third book was also a bit of a letdown so I hope the author isn't losing her abilities as she continues to develop her world.

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