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*Sigh* Simply Beautiful

Revisado: 04-21-25

One of the most beautiful stories I’ve read (ig listened to) in a very long time. So mature, so real, so special! Just fantastic writing, magnificent performance. Five stars don’t really feel like enough…

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Just right!

Revisado: 03-15-25

Totally different and immersive plot, love loved LOVED the chemistry, appreciated the utter “realness” of their relationship and its arc. Great story

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Such beautiful characters!

Revisado: 01-06-25

And such infuriatingly evil characters! I try to never start a series that isn’t completely finished, and I thought this series was…NEXT INSTALLMENT PLEEEAASSEE!!

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Validating, explanatory, honestly brilliant

Revisado: 12-23-24

Dr. Salerno, at first, didn’t sound as academic as I expected. But before long, I realized he has truly been around the block with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and from both directions. His findings and data are shared plainly, simply, clearly, even humbly, and to my mind, leave no question as to the origin and possible therapies for NPD. Many “a-ha” moments for me as the book confirmed what I already knew from experience - that no amount of wishful thinking or self-subjugation could possibly prove enough to appease, let alone change, a true narcissist. Dr. Salerno, thank you for your work and efforts to inform both your profession and the masses alike.

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Not the same…

Revisado: 09-10-24

Chapters being as short as they are, feels like predictable events are constantly left hanging for an annoying amount of time. There is more backstory than action, which above all is not a Mitch Rapp characteristic, but also makes it feel like you hear extremely brief conversations interspersed with an ungodly amount of background info. If I’d been reading the book I absolutely would’ve skipped large swaths of details that took away from movement of the plot. And speaking of plot, to only have conjecture about the bad guy’s motives in the epilogue is so incredibly deflating. Felt like 100 scenes taped together without cohesive connections. Lastly, I’d like to know a lot more about the writer’s direction and intentions for the series. Strange to hop back in time and feel like we’re missing something big in Mitch’s character metamorphosis. PS I really appreciate moments where we see Mitch as a real person and not just an arrow in the quiver of the US govt’s clandestine operations, sharpest one though he may be.

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JUST MOVE ON ALREADY

Revisado: 08-20-24

The writing is so SO redundant. As if every thought clementine ever had has to be shared again when she has another thought. Exaggeration, yes, but you get the point. Seems like the author is more in love with her writing than the story, or the reader… and the voices were fine with one major exception - the main male character, Ewan. Her effort at gravelly southern male was cringey enough to make me give up on the book altogether, but I stuck with it for the sake of the recommender. Between the repetition and the awful male voice, I ended up listening on 2x speed.

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Just super depressing

Revisado: 06-10-24

The underbelly of the 1970s/1980s corrupt NYPD, seedy and effused with stale alcohol and even more stale characters - which is actually a compliment to the writing, bc they truly would’ve been that way. Just not the story for you if you prefer triumph and redemption as your themes, which I do.

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A wonderful conclusion

Revisado: 05-25-24

I only wish this conclusion to The Midwife of Auschwitz could be true, but true or not, it was a beautiful story beautifully told. And achingly true in all of the tragedy portrayed.

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As if I was there

Revisado: 09-25-21

Simon Prebble is a master story teller! His impeccable accents gave life to each character, and his voice even became a comfort during the incredible privations and terrors he described. Lansing’s writing exceeded all expectation, and I was grateful to have so much work to do outside these several weeks if for no other reason than to get back to this book. I listened to it during any break I could find during the work day. Incredible.

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