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Great writing and Cast!

Revisado: 04-23-25

Outstanding performance, maybe the best I've listened to on Audible. I had no idea Stevenson was such a terrific writer!

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Interesting Insights but too long

Revisado: 06-03-23

I appreciated the history and all that went into the Paris World's Fair. Outstanding historical perspective by weaving together many threads. But many of the people were peripheral and not relevant, such as Van Gogh, who were awkwardly forced into the story for no clear reason. I got tired of it and quit listening with still 1 hour to go. It had all been said. Why drag it out?

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Wow!

Revisado: 06-03-23

I binge-listened. Masterful writing and performances. So much insight and love for motion picture creation.

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Lost Masterpiece

Revisado: 09-24-22

This story is beautiful and mesmerizing, the narrator fully up to the challenge of reading such a spellbinding book. it's a wonder that it was lost to public awareness for 40 years, but we can be thankful it was rediscovered and that Audible has produced it.

it is not a book for just pilots and lovers of airplane tales, but for everyone who loves masterful storytelling. Beryl Markham is a pilot, adventurer, woman of action, and trainer of racehorses. It is a wonder that she could also write with such practiced grace. She and her reader infuse the storytelling with that sense of adventure and at times breathless excitement. It is a rare gift.

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Wonderful AUDIO for a Deeply Satisfying Book

Revisado: 07-08-22

I read this book when it came out in 2019, and in fact have read it at least two more times. I was excited to find that it was out in audio. It's a book of very deep meaning and value, now with an excellent reader to help carry this important message to even more people: that science and religious faith are two mutually supportive ways of knowing God's truth.

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Delightful and hopeful. I couldn't put it down!

Revisado: 06-22-22

Both the character Nora and her narrator are people I want to know. Lovely story and acting.

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Not a historical novel. Gratuitous violence

Revisado: 09-20-21

I listened to this book because I have heard the narrator in other books and think he's terrific. But he couldn't bail this one out. Terrible book. I should have abandoned it early but kept hoping.

Don't expect a historical novel, because the tiniest bit of research shows it to be fabricated, even the broad historical outlines. The Romans were not persecuting Christians in 59 AD, nor did they do something as ridiculous as turn the entire eastern Med upside down and sack Corinth in search of Paul's letter to the Christian communities there. And they were not killing each other either, only arguing about principles and leadership in the same way churches have ever since. Even the early church would not mistake the most basics of Christ's message.

The level of violence and torture is awful to listen to. Yes, the Romans did all these things depicted, but not all the time to everyone everywhere. And for a letter which did not remotely threaten Rome's rule? Come on. They had an empire to run and this sort of behavior would not help them keep order, only stir resistance.

I can only think the author has a sad fascination with writing about torture and killing.

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A beautiful book

Revisado: 08-26-20

This was one of the most memorable, tragic, hopeful books I've discovered in a very long time. Eonderful characters, depth, and a narrator able to bring it alive.

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Great book, Poor reader

Revisado: 02-18-19

CS Lewis deserves a better reader. Very difficult to listen to after awhile. He reads too fast - it's like a machine gun of logic coming at you.

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wonderful story and reading!

Revisado: 11-10-17

I've read all of the Harriot books, and have been delighted by this reading. The actor has a host of voices and accents for all the various characters, and brings them to life!

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