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Good resource for A2 German

Revisado: 04-16-25

The narrator speaks slowly and clearly, making it easy to hear each word. The stories are simple but amusing and include simple past tense.

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Patrick Tull- the best!

Revisado: 04-09-25

I’m a big fan of Mortimer’s Rumpole, and as usual, Tull’s narration reveals a deep knowledge of the story and characters. As in his work in the Master and Commander books of O’Brien, he can convey high wit in one moment, then nimbly tunes up the tension in the next.
Enjoy!

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Perfection!

Revisado: 04-04-25

Patrick Tull is perfection as a narrator, seemingly able to create hundreds of distinguishable characters with intelligence and verve. In Rumpole his skills are wonderfully displayed. The Rumpole stories are highly witty comedies-of-manners in addition to being well-devised courtroom yarns.

When you’re finished, do yourself a favor and listen to Tull in the Master and Commander series of Patrick O’Brien.

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Interested at all in Ireland?

Revisado: 02-11-25

This is an essential book for understanding recent Irish history, politics and cultural change, written by the masterful Irish journalist and critic, O’Toole. I’m hoping, as has been hinted, that he will run for office. THAT would be a positive change.

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Tedious treacle

Revisado: 10-23-24

I’m a fan of Gaskell’s works, with their real-world edges and social conscience in comparison to Austen. However, the constant tears and moaning about guilt and sin in this one was a real slog.

I enjoyed the performance, especially the Welsh.

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Hilarious comedy of manners- 2 parts

Revisado: 08-25-24

The narration is perfection. If you have never heard/read this, you’re in for a treat.

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Excellent in every way, plus…

Revisado: 03-31-24

A deft weaving of the philosophers’ lives and times and the development of their thinking. A celebration of the fruits of particularity and relationship.

I also greatly enjoyed the intimate portrayals of other important philosophers, particularly insightful (and at times charming) regarding Wittgenstein.

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A two-legged stool

Revisado: 02-06-24

Toward the end of the book, main character Cassandra asks herself, “Am I incredibly stupid?” Strangely, she does become stupid as the book progresses (regresses?). She starts missing the obvious and repeats silly statements over and over and over…
The first few chapters are engaging, but the story proves to be thin, poorly constructed and paced, and way too long.
Performance was good considering the material.

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Uneven performance

Revisado: 10-13-23

This seemed to be drudgery for Branagh, especially in the first half. He didn’t seem to like the story or characters. It’s not sparkling prose, but he could have done better.
Most of the Americans sounded as though they were in a fifties mobster flick.

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Astute and balanced

Revisado: 09-27-23

I’m very surprised by the two negative reviews that have been posted here to date.
As someone who has traveled to both sides of the wall (before and after), has German friends and knows more about German and postwar history than most in the US, I find Hoyer’s book to be excellent.
Far from propaganda for any side, it respectfully and objectively gives voice to those who experienced life in the GDR. Listen for yourself.

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