James

Good story line. Poorly executed.

Revisado: 07-25-21

Rambles with long extraneous and often redundant dialog. May have been good at one-third the length. The female narration was excruciating. Her portrayal of male voices made the male characters sound like a pre-adolescents imitating grown ups.

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A dreary 57 hours

Revisado: 03-06-20

Certainly a monumental undertaking. But 57 hours of dreary monotone in an affected accent was a bit difficult to stay with. There is no real story. More or less an odd re-telling of well worn history. There is little of the historical novel here. The stuff of the novel that makes history sing is missing. It is confused by out of place philosophical arguments that have little to do with the story and are argued by simple folk in effete upperclass English.

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Very good. A non-fiction wrapped it a good novel

Revisado: 02-08-20

The characters may be fiction, but the story is real life. This is Mexico as transient immigrants-migrants see it and experience it. The incidences described of Cartel violence, robbery, rape and murder and the circumstances in which they occur are legitimized every day in the Mexican media. As I read this book I also read of the same crimes in words of a lesser style in a major Mexico City newspaper. No racism here. Simply a sympathetic view or the victims and their "all in" journey to what they see as a better life.

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Not worth the listen

Revisado: 12-12-19

Nothing of interest in the plot. No depth to characters. No excitement. Not up to even the mediocre of U.S. Civil War fiction.

The narration is just plain awful. A droning monotone in a British accent. Not even close to the Southern/Georgia warmth it attempts to portray. Consequently the dialog is often British accented with consistent mis-pronunciation of familiar southern dialect.

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Narrated like a High School book report.

Revisado: 10-18-19

No new angle to a story- line that has been written 100s of times before, most better than this.

The narration is awful. Spoken in a droning monotone. Names and places mis-pronounced. If there is a better story here. The narration has all the excitement of a High School book report. Tedious.

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Not worthy of the series

Revisado: 09-12-19

I’ve either read and/or listened to the entire series. Five stars all. This is a real let down. If this is the final chapter, I’d give it only one star. If there is another to come, I hope that it is a redeeming effort.

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Story Hour

Revisado: 02-18-19

Narration doesn't fit the story. Literation is more suited to children's books and Story Hour at the public library. Liked the story, but couldn't finish because of the performance. Do listen to the sample before purchasing. I didn't. My fault.

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