E. Stein

Excellent history, great pairing of work and narrator

Revisado: 02-18-25

I have read quite a few books on this period and the early Middle Ages in general, and this book is one of the best. The narrative is easy to follow (although the Anglo-Saxon names are tough!), there is humor amid the gory story, and I learned a lot I did not know. The narrator is very talented, smooth and well-paced, with excellent pronunciation (no errors, either in pronunciation or in cadence, which is very rare). I am looking forward to another book by this team.

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Almost didn’t listen

Revisado: 01-26-25

I almost skipped this because I listened to the first five minutes and I thought it would be cliched and predictable. I was very wrong! It’s absolutely an escape romance, but it’s well-written and literary, and the characters are nuanced and interesting. Makes me want to go back and re-read all of Jane Austen.

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Early Peters

Revisado: 09-02-23

A very enjoyable romp through southern England. Most of it is fluff, but so well-described! Peters has a light touch with historical information; the whole story feels like a tour with a good-humored guide giving you painless highlights. The actual mystery is pretty minimal, but fun nevertheless.
*note to narrator, who does a good job generally: hypocritical is usually pronounced with a short i.

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Just the thing for a road trip

Revisado: 10-11-22

This is an enjoyable, funny, well-written and very well-performed book (Amanda Ronconi is great in whatever she does, although in Patricia Wrede’s Thirteenth Child series she really outdoes herself; and the other performers are very good too.) Really, it’s just right for a day’s drive.

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One of my favorite series from childhood

Revisado: 07-08-22

Enright’s books are set in the countryside, and tell of a large family’s adventures there. Well-written and full of keen observations of the natural world, The family itself is a little idealized—nothing bad really happens, not much conflict—but you want to move in with them. A total comfort read.

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Still a good story

Revisado: 05-24-22

This is a product of its time—despite, or because of, the well-meaning social agenda, the characters reflect the ideas around social ills of the time, in a way that may shock the modern reader. But the love story still works, and the desire of the protagonists to improve their world and care for those who need help is still meaningful in a world that is very different, but remains racially and culturally discriminatory.

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A gothic with humor

Revisado: 04-26-22

Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters writes her unique blend of gothic romance and mystery with tongue in cheek and an enjoyable cast of characters. From a distance of thirty years, it’s interesting to see how society has, and has not, changed. In fact, if I were writing this ten years ago I’d have thought it more dated than it feels now, when so many social issues that I had thought were safely in the past have been resuscitated.

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Excellent course

Revisado: 04-17-22

After listening to the Early Middle Ages by the same professor, I bought this and the next in the series, Late Middle Ages. I’ve read quite a few books on the period, but Daileader is both informative and engaging, in a way that many medievalists are not. I especially enjoy his treatment of the historiography of the Middle Ages.

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Well read, easy to understand

Revisado: 01-31-22

This translation is the best I’ve read, faithful to the Italian and yet poetic. The narrator speaks clearly and with good rhythm, and he doesn’t overdo it. I would highly recommend combining this with the excellent notes to be found in the printed edition of the book, if you haven’t read it before; you really can’t understand the poem without explanation. But if, like me, you’ve studied the poem before, it is enjoyable just to listen without the temptation of flipping to the back for the notes.

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Good book, but some poor performances

Revisado: 11-23-21

This is a good story, with interesting characters. This audio version, however, suffers from exaggerated readings—especially, but not only, Ciara’s—which some actors seem to feel necessary for children’s productions. Screeching and overdone voices distract from the story.

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