Hilary

The deep research and expert story telling

Revisado: 05-07-25

Loved the lyrical writing. Loved the dry humor and loved the history as told through a clay.

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Don’t waste your time

Revisado: 11-30-24

Narration is spotty. Storyline is elementary. Total waste of time. Go clean your lint trap instead.

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So sad to have finished

Revisado: 03-20-23

A great story of family and redemptive forgiveness read by a voice that will soothe your soul ( all except for the chapter numbers which he read weirdly). I feel like this provided the greatest escape from my life- which any good fiction should do. What a masterful writer and narrator. Thank you Patchett and Hanks for warming my heart.

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Loved the octopus!!!

Revisado: 12-14-22

Such a great story… Beautiful writing! Thank you to the narrators for bringing so much to the story!!!

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Amazing Performances of an Outstanding Story

Revisado: 07-05-21

This story was meant for audio! What a captivating story (and as a native Angeleno) a perfect description of our (un)fair city. Thank you Ivy Pochoda for making unlikely heroines so strong. Listeners, get ready for old tropes to be crushed in the best possible way.

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He's Pretty Proud of Himself

Revisado: 12-13-19

CIA, Shark Tank, and his own "spy school" I get that he is well-trained and capable of finding a ride at 3 a.m. and get to a train station, but that doesn't mean he should write a book. I appreciate his experience and his service to our country, but I really don't think he has much to offer in terms of negotiation.

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Flat Characters

Revisado: 03-20-08

The Good: great narration.... Despite the fact that the book cornered characters into a restricted range of behavior- the narrator made the best of it. He was truly impressive and I believe I kept listening due to his prowess.
The Bad: this morality tale hiding behind the guise of a mystery becomes tiresome. If the concepts of forgiveness, the psychology of cutting, or the sticky web of family had ever been truly scratched I would have been satisfied; however, to speak the name and think that you have given the subject due diligence is just a shame.
The Ugly: how many times can a girlfriend lose her cool, slap her boyfriend, say "I'm sorry, but you left me" before you begin to yawn or at least reach for fast forward OR How many times can the angry young man act like THE ANGRY YOUNG MAN before you as the reader begin to say "okay leave" or "okay kill him" or "okay, but please go see a shrink?" Listening to this book was like wading to your ankles in the shallow end.

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Sustainably Informative

Revisado: 06-25-07

Pollan's book was informative and researched. There's little manipulation here just the facts. As a vegetarian, I believed that I was making the "right and ethical" decision by eating what I could not kill. Pollan's book made me rethink everything with an eye towards sustainability and nature (would chickens as they are now be found in nature?). This book has truly changed my views on marketing, cooking and eating. The narrator is just perfect, too.

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An examined religion

Revisado: 03-09-04

"Under the Banner of Heaven" is a novel which truly examines the roots of a new religion. This book could be about any of the world's religions, but since the Mormon religion is so new and so well-documented it is easy to understand how Krakauer chose Mormonism to write about. Interesting to remember the religious fervor is not relegated strictly to folks outside of the US borders. A great narration and read.

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Where have all the World's Fairs gone?

Revisado: 07-22-03

Frankly, I don't know what was more interesting- the improbability and final construction of the Chicago's World's Fair (you'll appreciate Ferris Wheels in a new way) or the audacity and inherent evil of the serial murderer that Larson describes. Well read and a wonderful account of a moment in history. Check out the pictures on the internet of Chicago's World's Fair- it was really grand.

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