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listened twice!

Revisado: 08-24-22

And I could listen to a third time. This is one of the best in the series. Fowler was at his best. The language, too, is part of the ride. Plots & personalities interweave unexpectedly, yes...suprises...& the character development is fabulous; wonderful historic & geographic elements sweep you along like a Greek chorus. You can even follow them along by Google maps.
Tim Goodman is SO good at the narration it is...acting each character clearly. Overall too, one could listen to his voice (and voices) all day long.
By the end of the last book things were uneasy about the partings occuring between them all. Here we be reassured that The Pecular Crimes Unit, Bryant & May, et al, still have a rabbit up their sleeves. Yay!

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abandoned?

Revisado: 01-07-22

Firstly, the narrator is excellent in timbre, timing, voice characters...he is a gem.
As for the author, she may be good or not because this " book " seemed to be building up to further a story, one expects resolution of at least 2 of the strands but not an abrupt end. This would be fine as a short story but it sure isn't " a novel " , although the cost is the same as a proper, full length novel. No obligation to the reader? Really ? As it is marketed as a stand alone novel, the reader could only think that she got fed up, bailed out & didn't finish it, or she ran out if time.
Further, what's up with the title?
Seems irrelevant...that is SO out if style..

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Trite

Revisado: 03-20-21

If you enjoyed the first two "Provence" books this title holds promise of an excursion into satirical yet appreciative observation...alas!...not so in this effort. This piece is uninspired, disenchanted & feels like an effort to satisfy publishers to whom Mayle has been obliged to squeeze out a little more creative juice. This lemon is dry, uninspired & out of date even in it's own time; this is likely the reason why this turkey comes "free" with your membership.
Mayle wrote some insightful & charming observations of character, regional eccentricity & the wide swath of human behavior one can enjoy in fellowship with others in trade for enjoyment of an enchanting life but this book clearly appears to be more of an obligation to produce something...anything. I want to pretend it never happened.
And...the narration was more like a reading aloud...it, too, never happened. Alors...

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Violence & needs character development

Revisado: 03-16-21

Emma Powell's performance was so good that I finished this book despite not wanting to finish it.
I have read all the books before this in the series. I didn't care for the last one nor this one. I would have liked to see more character development in the 4 principle characters in both books. they seem stuck & frustrated, repeating behaviors predictably. The characters of Barry & Annie developed nicely though.
For me, Secrets of Pain had way too much description of violence towards animals. Yes, it is a device to exemplify the blood lust of "the men" of the cult. But I had to forward the book a few times. I want an intriguing story with different facets but not a horror, that still goes on in the world, that I can't get out if my head...I can listen to news reports for that.
Don't know whether I will give the next book a try...there are so many great books to pursue, but I may...Sorry Rick.
I could sure listen to Emma Powell again though.

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