Celia

Excellent book

Revisado: 11-09-23

James McBride is wonderful author. Vivid, informative, and entertaining. Highly recommend all this authors’s books.

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Chick lit about a hot sniper girl

Revisado: 09-17-23

Spoiler alert. What a missed opportunity. The story is based on a WW2 female Russian sniper. The plot was interesting enough for me to endure hours of blathering about the hot sniper girl with a battalion of hot guy soldiers who would gladly die for her (or get in her pants). An evil (also hot) ex-husband who is a brilliant surgeon and wants to get in her pants. A hot fellow sniper, who wants to get in her pants, but waits till the sniper's hot love interest is killed. Our heroine (also hot) only wants to kill Nazis and talk in a weird fakey Russian accent (but oddly think in an American one). I give the narrator credit, she tried her best but did not stand a chance.I could go on about all the hotness you can find in this one audio, but I will stop.

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Way to ruin a classic

Revisado: 06-29-23

This is some kind of weird abridged version, kills the magic of the original book

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A tribute to a largely unknown hero.

Revisado: 12-09-22

This is a detailed, carefully researched, comprehensive, and graphic account of the machinery of the Naxi killing machine in Auschwitz, It tells of the escape of one Jewish man from and camp who tries to alert the world believing that knowledge is power and that this knowledge would stem the flow of the planned extermination of the Jewish people by the Nazis. It examines the psychology of denial among the European Jewish community, and the influence of antisemitism in Europe and the US. It outlines the massive failure to halt the slaughter and the successful saving of 200,00 Hungarian Jews because of this person's efforts. It explores the aftermath of post-war Europe and the US and the effects of trauma on this one escapee and his family.
What it is not is a tale of derring-do which the title suggests. It is a comprehensive historical witnessing, the cataloging of little-known facts, and a tribute to a largely unknown hero.

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Awe Inspiring

Revisado: 10-28-22

Beautiful writing, reminiscent of Virginia Wolf the way she brings into life vivid reality with the most simple language. Well worth the listen, I intend to listen again, just to savor the writing.
And to the reviewer who did not make it past the intro - why don't you try the book, you might be surprised.

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Fascinating story, miserable narrator

Revisado: 10-09-22

I am plowing ahead because I want to see what happens next, in spite of a narrator who seems to be clueless about what she is reading and whose annunciation would be appropriate for a preschool class. Way to ruin a good book Audible

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Grueling topic- she handles it well

Revisado: 06-09-22

If you like Lisa Jewell's writing this is well worth the read - if you can handle the topic. There is no sense of voyeurism when she deals with the impossibly difficult passages but does not minimize them either. As always she paints a very compelling portrait of her characters that bring you into their world. There is satisfying completeness to the arc of the tale, and an affirmation of the uplifting and good qualities of the characters.

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Many, many, many words

Revisado: 06-04-22

There was much to like, a good tale with interesting characters and vivid language. But so very long. A good editor would have slashed the thing in two. I struggled to the end, but I am not really sure that it was worth it. Can't beat Juliet Stevenson though, she can rescue the most plodding prose.

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Clever writing

Revisado: 04-12-22

Delightful writing, quirky characters, hair raising exploits and a story line that keeps you guessing. Fantastic performance by the reader. If some moments seem less then credible,
keep suspending disbelief and keep listening!

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A nostalgic tale of pre-war England.

Revisado: 02-23-22

Beautifully read, a story for people who want to get lost in a portrayal of life among the wealthy in pre-second wold war England. The plot is somewhat predictable and falls apart at the end, there are probably more characters then was wise, but a pleasant nostalgic journey into a past world.

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