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This Book...

Revisado: 06-12-24

I don't often write reviews but this book is so powerful I cannot get it out of my head, and I read it months ago. To be honest, I had a hard time picking it up and continuing to listen because it was so stressful. The situation the man and his son find themselves in is tragic and unthinkable but unfortunately for the world we live in, not unimaginable. The post-apocalyptic landscape is so well described I felt I was walking in it myself. The life and death encounters they had were gut-wrenching and terrifying. All of it reached down and grabbed me on a level that most books cannot.

It's true--it is a hard book to read / listen to, but stick with it. The ending will not disappoint. You read this book to get to the end of The Road.

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Andy Serbia for the win

Revisado: 01-05-23

I don’t know how many times I have read The Hobbit, but with Andy Serkis’s masterful narration, I enjoyed it as if it were the my first encounter with this wonderful story.

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Precious

Revisado: 07-08-21

I absolutely loved this story. One does not have to be a cat lover to appreciate the perspective or the story.

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Pure delight!

Revisado: 11-28-19

I needed a lovely book—something that was well-written, full of good story and not tragic. This fit the bill completely, and I will now cast on and complete the series because I can’t put it down. If you are an animal lover, like I am, then the book is double the pleasure.

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Inspiring and encour

Revisado: 03-22-17

I listened to this with my daughter and it was wonderful to watch her young heart swell with newfound faith because of the life of George Muller.

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Inspiring and encour

Revisado: 03-22-17

I listened to this with my daughter and it was wonderful to watch her young heart swell with newfound faith because of the life of George Muller.

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Give me a Break!

Revisado: 08-10-14

Really...That is how I felt reading this book. It was well-read and at first pleasant enough to listen to. The relationships between the characters were nice, but it didn't take long for a dark element to enter the book and never relent. It is one enormous soap opera set in the antebellum south. I am not opposed to a story that is hard, tragic, or realistic in its slant, but this story was too much. I felt as if I could not come up for air, and felt utterly hopeless through most of the story. While it had its twists and turns, it eventually became predictable, and I felt I was just waiting to see if I had figured it out correctly and wanted it to end so I could get myself out of the vortex of misery.

This was recommended to me as a book I would like because I loved The Help. That is not the case. It was an unfair comparison. While they are similar in that the relationships between slave / servant and master / employer are the basis of the stories, that is where the comparison ends.

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The Narration Makes it!

Revisado: 08-05-14

While I am sure that I would have enjoyed this book immensely if I had read it rather than listened, I doubt that I could have matched the performance of these readers in my mind. The narration was masterfully done, and at times I felt as if I was watching a movie or experiencing the same sensations and events along with the characters. I would give more stars for the performance if I could!

The story itself is very human, very emotional, very real. Quite different from any novel I've read before in that the story is so unique, but yet I found that I could relate deeply to the characters and their experiences.

Don't miss this listen.

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Hated for this to End

Revisado: 07-28-14

Boys in the Boat has become one of my favorite books. Written with tremendous respect for what the men of that era had to endure, the author delivers a touching tribute to these wonderful icons of our culture. I love the way the author weaves the stories of the lives of these men together, and then sets them in contrast to the simultaneous events occurring in Germany, then brings them all together in high drama at the 1936 Olympics. I found myself searching youtube to find the actual videos of the events and was not disappointed. This is a story that will immortalize these men and help us to remember that honor, courage, and perseverance will never be wasted. I hope to have my son read or listen to this book.

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Captivating for kids and adults

Revisado: 11-20-13

I am preparing to teach a unit on Ancient Greece and mythology to my kids and their homeschool co-op. Black Ships before Troy is the version of the Iliad that they were assigned. I found this version to be perfectly appropriate for both my daughter (8) and my son (12), though both of them have a fairly refined sense of story and have been exposed to a lot of different kinds of literature.

Black Ships is beautifully written and even uses much of the verbiage from the epic poem to retain the imagery that resonates through Homer's Iliad. What it leaves out is the many details such as the listings of the various commanders and kings and how many ships were under their authority, among other types of details that may be lost on children. The interplay between the gods and men is retained and the feelings and emotions of the characters throughout the story are beautifully portrayed. The essence of the Iliad is perfectly intact, making this a perfect introduction of a foundational story to young audiences.

For younger children, the scene in which Hector's body is dragged is hard to take--it is supposed to be, and elicited strong reactions from my children and gave us material for discussion. Why did Achilles do what he did? What kind of things can grief do to a person? What should he have done, and do you think he could have resolved this a different way? The redeeming factor is that Hector's body is preserved by the gods, so that helped a bit.

I found the reading of this retelling of the Iliad for a younger audience to be a definite enrichment to the literary lives of my children and highly recommend it. We listened over lunch every day and in the car and couldn't wait for the next chance to turn it on. Five stars all the way around.

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