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Best listened to at a higher speed, 1.4 or 1.5

Revisado: 12-18-24

I liked that it had a clever hook, interesting characters, and suspicion was spread liberally. I appreciated that it doesn't fall into the trap of being a love story cozy. The story pace is good but it really does need to listened to a a higher speed to avoid sounding dreary.

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Old fashioned adventure

Revisado: 12-29-23

This is reminiscent of The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie's 1922 introduction to Tommy & Tuppence, (which I love) and is very typical of stories written for independent young women of the day. No insipid heroine, this girl is smart and resourceful and is not dependent upon a man to rescue her as she keeps up an impersonation of her cousin in a house full of anarchists, explores hidden passages, and discovers secret agendas, including an antigovernmental plot. It is well written and everything this genre was meant to be. The readers voice is pleasant with good characterization, though I didn't agree with the pronunciation of some of the words which was bit distracting .

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Disappointment

Revisado: 11-07-20

I was very much enjoying the presentation when, in Chapter 9, it totally quit playing. Nothing I did got it to continue past the same place: 1:27.

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Getting better

Revisado: 03-07-16

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was a long way from a magical media experience, but I wouldn't say it was ill-spent. It passed away the hours of a long drive it, and it kept my attention. It was good to hear about the Navaho Police again, and it's going to take some time for Anne Hillerman to make the series her own.

If you’ve listened to books by Anne Hillerman before, how does this one compare?

Much better than the last one, and I expect them to get better as she goes along and gets more comfortable with her legacy. It feels like she's developing new characters of her own, which should be easier for her to write about.

What aspect of Christina Delaine’s performance would you have changed?

First of all, slow down the tempo a little bit. Second of all, keep a more even tone; I frequently found myself wishing I could "rewind the tape" and listen to the past few minutes again so I could understand what she said. She does a good job with the women's dialogue, but her men's dialogue seems to be very stilted.

Could you see Rock with Wings being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Can't see this book as a movie, as the plot winds around too much. I could see the Leaphorn/ Chee/ Manuelito franchise going to a TV series, and failing miserably in the ratings. I think too much of the cultural background would be lost in the process.

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