Bill from Florida

Fantastic as always-5 stars in all categories

Revisado: 09-23-15

I loved the connection of family & justice. I loved that despite being orphaned, Dallas, Rorke,and Nixie had all found families of their own. It also was real, and told the all too true story we see & hear each day- namely that we are ungrateful for our blessings. We forget to acknowledge that we don't accomplish anything alone. And we are reminded that there are those out there who refuse responsibility for their actions & actually think they are entitled to whatever they can grab, regardless of the fact that their desires are impacting others sometimes to death.
My bucket list has been the goal of thanking as many people as possible for their gifts of entertainment or artistry over the years. So, thank you, Nora Roberts for this series. I've enjoyed your work throughly. Your books are one of the few that I read again & again. They are also books that I think highly enough of to recommend to others. Even got my daughter to read again! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Very poor reader

Revisado: 02-19-15

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The major change should be the reader

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A

How could the performance have been better?

Hire a more professional reader

Could you see Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

N/A

Any additional comments?

The narrator did not read the book but treated it as an oration. While listening I had the impression that he felt he was on stage delivering a Shakespearean soliloquey, such as Hamlet's "To be or not to be". If you are considering purchasing the book, please be sure to listen to a sample first.

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Fabulous story and story tellinging

Revisado: 01-04-15

Great book that can be read over and over. A great story with 4 great story tellers. A great buy at any price.

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Leave it on the shelf

Revisado: 03-28-13

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Much better writing on the part of Carl Hiaasen.

What was most disappointing about Carl Hiaasen’s story?

Very poor writing. I got the impression that the author got up one morning and decided to write a story. Since he had no real purpose in writing beyond satisfying his publisher, he just wrote and wrote bringing in earlier characters to fill the pages. At the end of the day he was able to mail the finished manuscript and have it published. If Carl Hiaasen was an unknown writer, this book would have been refused by every publisher that it was submitted to.

What does Stephen Hoye bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Stephen Hoye is a very professional reader. He always brings books alive with his reading.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No!!!

Any additional comments?

Publishers should not accept books from a known writer with a lower criteria than an unknown writer

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Could have been read much better

Revisado: 02-19-13

What did you like best about A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty? What did you like least?

The book was very well written. All of the requirements of a good book were all there. There was lots of humor and suspense. The book was a very fast and exciting read. The writer wrote from several perspectives.

I did not like the reading. Just because the writer can create a wonderful book it does not easily follow that she can also read it for a listening reader. The book was read in a monotone which might have been good for a scientific non fiction book but not a multi-faceted beautiful piece of fiction.

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty?

Mosey continually tests herself with a pregnancy test to assure herself that she was not pregnant.

What didn’t you like about Joshilyn Jackson’s performance?

I am writing a review of an audio book. The performance was not in any way professional. Most professional readers have several voices that they use when reading a book. This book was written from the viewpoint of three women. The writer/reader should have created three voices for the three women. There were several other characters that should have a different voice, two or three of them were men. An audio book is not the same as a book in print. Audible has several very good professional readers that have up to ten male and female voices as well as children's voices.

Could you see A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No! It is a wonderful story and although it has action, the real beauty of the book is the thoughts and concerns of the three main characters.

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Magnificent

Revisado: 05-29-07

This is truly a magnificent book. Having read the Kite Runner, I was expecting the book to be good, and I was not disappointed. The main character in Kite Runner was not an exemplary character although his character takes a turn for the better in the latter part of the book. In A Thousand Splendid Suns, the characters are true throughout. This was a book that I could not put down, once I had started. I would not recommend that this book be read in the abridged format. Reading the abridged version of this book would cause the reader to lose too much.

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An Absolute Must Read

Revisado: 05-21-07

The author explains the source of those perplexing oddities that beset us everyday. He attacks many of the myths of Christianity and in a quiet and unassuming way he explains many of the sources of our current belief system. I could not determine from the book, the author's sect in Christianity. He needs to be brought in whenever there is religious strife so that he can explain the truth. I would recommend the book to everyone. This is not a book for Christians alone but for everyone. My only objection was that it was too short. His mother should convince him to write another but longer book.

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Fabulous

Revisado: 11-30-06

I am disappointed with all of the negative reviews. This is one of his first that did not make fun of Florida Tourism. I think that Hiaasen is a fabulous writer that uses Satire to show us where we fail. This book may not have been on a par with Skinny Dip (His best book), but it was up there very close. If you have ever dealt with telephone call centers or telephone solicitors or telephone scams, this is a MUST READ.

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Cute

Revisado: 11-27-06

Very cute little love story. Might have been better if it had been lengthened. Unfortunately the author uses too many adverbs and adjectives. Perhaps this was to lengthen the story, but the message can be put across much better by using something other than a menagerie of adverbs.

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A Definite Page Turner

Revisado: 08-28-06

Definitely a must read. The author appears to have done extensive research and brings all of the cities of Pakistan and Afghanistan to life. I was not able to put it down until it was finished. I found myself sitting in the car waiting to turn off the motor so that I would not be kept in suspense. Unfortunately, as soon as one suspense drama was completed, another started, so, as I said, I couldn't put it down

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