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Couldn’t finish it

Revisado: 03-26-25

There was nothing remotely entertaining about this book for me as a reader. I fought my way through the first third of the book before deciding I’d had enough. Storyline was awful about a group of extremely rich young “adults” who are so amoral as to be disgusting. The reader has an English accent and sounds like she has a terrible cold & a wad of gum in her mouth. Maybe it’s a posh accent but she was difficult to understand. I would give 0 stars in every category if I had the option.
DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!

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Most uplifting!

Revisado: 10-13-22

Listening to Sean Dietrich tell his own story was a lovely experience for me. What he has to say is powerful and encouraging. His narration style is perfect and enhances every anecdote and story he tells.
Young readers may not be able to appreciate what this book has to offer but most over the age of 40 will recognize themselves in some of the incidents related and welcome the good feelings elicited while listening to the author tell his tale. Highly recommend this audible book.

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Enjoyed this story

Revisado: 06-02-22

This is a good story. My take away is that a person in the most awful conditions can find their way to a better place when they have someone who sees their potential & encourages them to grab the opportunity that comes their way. I know there are an untold number of times when a teacher sees the gift a particular student had been given & is willing to run alongside that student, encouraging, guiding, even loving the student enough to give them the courage & self confidence to take the leap & fly.

I hate the use of profanity in literature today. It does nothing to enhance this story & is a detractor from an otherwise thoughtful, well written, & well performed piece.

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Powerful

Revisado: 05-20-22

I have just finished listening to this powerful story. The narrator is masterful in his performance. The tale is all the better for his telling of it. This is the best book of Stegner’s that I have come across so far. It is both uplifting & heartbreaking, ever moving toward it’s inevitable end.
I’m amazed at Stegner’s way of painting pictures with words. I’m moved by the depths of emotion he draws out of the reader as he depicts love, joy, fear, hatred, disappointment & the overwhelming grief. I will ponder this story for some time to come. It has been worth every minute I spent listening. And I will listen to it again sometime in the future to undoubtedly experience some of what I missed the first time through. An excellent experience.

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Unnecessary use of offensive language

Revisado: 03-16-22

I would have really enjoyed the story but for the totally unnecessary use of the f-word in nearly every dialogue throughout the book. It ruined the effect of relationships that developed. It made the character of the various individuals less substantial. Why does the author find this particular expletive so compelling? It is a distraction from an otherwise interesting story. I will not recommend this author to anyone & I won’t read anything by this author again.

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Loved the narration!

Revisado: 05-13-21

I really enjoyed everything about this book. The narrator, Mark Bramhall, is perfect for this story! Great story! Beautiful descriptions of place & time! Love Dodger & Harley! Did I mention the narrator?! Awesome!

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Very enjoyable

Revisado: 02-09-21

I enjoyed listening to this story. The reader does an excellent job which makes the story even better. I think I will listen to it again in a couple of weeks so that I have a better idea of the different timeframes of the story. May even need to write them down to help keep the many characters separated into the year(s) in which they appear. Overall, I found this audiobook most entertaining.

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