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Amazing writer, bad narrator

Revisado: 03-17-25

Ms. Penman is an amazing writer!! I’ve learned so much from her books! Very grateful to this talented woman!

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Sumptuous writing but atrocious narrator

Revisado: 03-02-25

This narrator totally ruins this epic work! Could they really not hire a competent narrator??

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Addie is truly a forgettable person!

Revisado: 11-24-24

We never got to learn what it means to sell one’s soul… in all of 300 years, Addie didn’t bother to get to know Luc and who or what he was. She whined and complained and we never saw tangible growth. No wisdom. She remained a selfish person throughout the novel. She wasn’t even capable of love. And Henry? So now we are supposed to swoon over weak men? How would any intelligent woman even fall for a do-nothing who just ambles through life with no purpose or passion. The novel could have had so much potential and it all fell flat.

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Absolutely divine!

Revisado: 11-16-24

This is the absolute best performance of this amazing book that I’ve listened to! I didn’t want it to end!

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Unforgettable masterpiece!

Revisado: 11-06-24

I read Jane Eyre at least once every couple of years. It is full of pain, love, joy, personal growth, and God’s redemption.
It is a work of magnitude that no other book comes close to for me. And this narration was superb!

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I disliked the heroine. Such an underdeveloped character.

Revisado: 10-12-24

I’m amazed this book has so many 5 star reviews. We are supposed to somehow admire and like Leila, I guess. Why would man like Ismal fall for her? Someone who has traveled the world and been through so much in life, he falls in love with this reclusive woman. She’s not even an interesting conversationalist. Throws temper tantrums all the time. One moment we are supposed to believe she’s all naive and sheltered (has no idea of her husband’s debaucheries), another moment she’s solving a crime with Sherlock’s precision and deep knowledge of human character. I wanted to return the book after 4 hours of laboring with it but I couldn’t so I had to finish it to save the rest of you from this poorly written novel. :-)

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Meh…

Revisado: 09-16-24

It started out well and had so much potential. But then, like most contemporary writers do, it became a cheesy story with a heroine whose character never really developed, while the hero fell in love with this unlikeable heroine. We were constantly told about her generous bosom, as if generous bosoms can inspire lasting love. How could a man of Vere’s intellect fall in love with an almost uneducated woman who, on top of being super naive, was also cunning and manipulative.

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Meh

Revisado: 08-16-24

It didn’t have the fluidity and heart of the first 2 books. It almost sounded like the author wasn’t sure how to keep it going naturally so she threw in supernatural events. And I was never convinced that Artretes really loved Jesus or that Ritzpah could ever fall in love with a brute like him…

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Life changing book

Revisado: 07-28-24

I normally don’t give 5 stars to any book unless it changes something inside me profoundly. This book did it. My other favorite book that has made a huge imprint on my heart has been Jane Eyre.

Please read this book (or better yet, listen to the amazing narration!). I felt like God was speaking to my soul through the talented hands and mind of Mrs. Rivers.

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Uninspiring book

Revisado: 05-31-24

I sincerely disliked the main character and how lazy and irresponsible he was. I don’t even understand what Camus was trying to prove with his theory that all life is meaningless. Some of these philosophers are either extremely bright or very stupid the way they view life.

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