Amie

Great story. Terrible dead pan narration

Revisado: 02-08-22

I struggled to keep with it because of the narration. I should have just gotten the hard copy.

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Nigel Planer is my favorite!

Revisado: 01-04-22

Nigel Planer's narration gives it the life it deserves, as well as the DEATH it deserves. If you're new to Pratchett, start at the beginning of a given set of characters' timeline. For the Witches in this book, that means read Wyrd Sisters first.

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So anticlimactic

Revisado: 07-13-21

I gobbled up the first 2 books, overlooking a lot of unnecessary plot and setting complexity, if not all out convolution, in the process because I felt the story could and would make a great point, eventually. That there would be a crescendo, a revelation, a triumph where the backstory, motives, and redemption of the characters (esp. Caeden) would make it all fall into place - that something would justify all the circuitry and passion of some of the characters. That the time (past future) would be relevant. To my dismay, however, there's 80+ hours of buildup across the trilogy for seemingly irrelevant characters to become meaningful at the last minute, of not being clear on exactly who is who, where they are located, how they got there, why their being there is relevant, or even if you're reading about the past, present, or future. You meet characters with what appear to be interesting, mysterious backgrounds who turn out to be nothing more than a means to a singular scene or just a quote in the dialog. The religious overtones are nauseating. And perhaps most disappointingly, there's no clear protagonist. There's not a clear anti-hero. Even the person we're told to regard as a villain is bad only because of her association with another character who's not really the character we're told he is, but we are told he's bad. Not that either of them are any worse than what we know about Caeden, who has unyielding loyalty from the people in the here and now (or is it the past? the future? hell, IDK) who are perfectly aware of his sociopathy. A universe that aspires to be so complex, full of various governing bodies, religions, variations on magic, locations with ridiculously difficult to pronounce (and remember) names, given its an audiobook, could have been stretched into 6 books if it had been described well. The character arcs should have been stretched at least that far to make them believable, relatable, or to give the reader a chance to feel they are as important as the narrative will abruptly expect you to hold them. But it was a whole lotta nothing I at least can say the female characters were no less banal than the male ones, FWIW. The *villain* female is as meaninglessly obsessed with Caeden as Caeden is allegedly obsessed with his dead wife. Allegedly.

Narration was okay but there's a lot of times when the tone should have been quite different. But he's got a good, even sounding voice.


**SPOILERS**




I am still not clear on why any character as guilty as Caeden is would need someone to go back in time to tell him that everything is all his fault AND that he shouldn't try to undo any of it. Because trying to undo it is impossible?? If changing things is not possible, why bother writing 80+ hours of audiobook about magic and time travel? I will never get these hours back.

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Weak and Inconsistent

Revisado: 05-29-21

I stuck with this series hoping to figure out what drove all the characters. I still have no idea. The ending to the last 2 books is just as anticlimactic as the premise of the first 3 books. Bardugo introduces impulsive characters so justify poorly thought out story lines.

If all 7 books were as great as books 4 and 5 it'd be a great series. But they're just not.

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classic Pratchett and lovable DEATH

Revisado: 12-12-19

Nigel Planer is my favorite narrator when DEATH is in the story. here, DEATH is the story.

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love this!

Revisado: 03-10-19

love these stories both on and off screen. Roy dotrice is an acquired flavor but its not bad. its still GoT.

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2 of the Best wrote the Best!

Revisado: 05-25-18

funny and thought provoking. charming characters filled with innocent humanity, even the antichrist. well done!!

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loved it!

Revisado: 02-07-18

I enjoyed the story and the narration, as well as the themes involved. Bronson Pinchots narration was superb!

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terry pratchett luminous as ever!

Revisado: 09-30-16

Nigel Planer was born to narrate these books! perfect and entertaining. always a pleasure to read.

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Unsupported connections made

Revisado: 07-27-16

For someone who didn't believe in god she certainly spent a lot of time looking for his punishments. I don't doubt her NDE account for one minute. But no part of it validates any of her previous demonic encounter nonsense. She stretches to the point of breaking in trying to make false connections.

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