Ellen Carni

Good, but too much fighting

Revisado: 02-19-13

If you could sum up Fall of Giants in three words, what would they be?

I learned a lot about WWI. My main criticism is the book went back and forth between war and sex in too simplistic a way.

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A bit simplistic but good story

Revisado: 02-11-13

Would you listen to The Paris Wife again? Why?

Yes, because I liked the story. I found myself going to the Internet and looking up Hemmingway's life before the end because I wanted to see what part was true and what fictionalized.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hard to stay. I guess Hadley because the story was in her voice.

Have you listened to any of Carrington MacDuffie’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. She was clear and it was easy to distinguish characters.

If you could take any character from The Paris Wife out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Hemmingway, although I think I would find him dangerously seductive. After all, he had a pattern of marrying women then dumping them for another while still married.

Any additional comments?

This book did not get a 5 star because there was something a little bit slow about it and the writing was a little simplistic next to other audiobooks I've listened to. I almost put it away after the first part, but after I got through a rather banal beginning, the story line started to pick up and then I had to finish it.

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Not Kingsolver's finest

Revisado: 02-01-13

What did you like best about Flight Behavior? What did you like least?

The story was OK but mediocre. It is no Poisonwood Bible.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was OK.

What does Barbara Kingsolver bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The audio was pretty well done.

Do you think Flight Behavior needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No.

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Fascinating insights into Mormonism

Revisado: 01-07-13

Would you consider the audio edition of The 19th Wife to be better than the print version?

I didn't read the print version

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Different voices for different perspectivs.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, although it wasn't possible.

Any additional comments?

This book gave fascinating insights into Mormonism and polygenous marriage in the context of absorbing fiction.

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Banal

Revisado: 09-17-12

Would you be willing to try another book from Gillian Flynn? Why or why not?

No. I found the characters unlikeable and the writing conventional.

What does Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

They were good narrators, maybe made the audiobook better than the written book.

Was Gone Girl worth the listening time?

It was an easy read.

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Interesting but predictable

Revisado: 09-10-12

Would you try another book from Rachel Joyce and/or Jim Broadbent?

No

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I might change the ending.

Which character – as performed by Jim Broadbent – was your favorite?

Harold Fry.

Any additional comments?

This book held my interest throughout but was certainly far from my favorite read.
It had some interesting twists and turns but was a bit trite and predictable.
And since when are folks in their early sixties considered "elderly"?

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