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The male narrator was so much better than the female

Revisado: 11-01-24

I want really able to appreciate the story because the female reader so regularly misplaced emphasis in any given sentence. she regularly made Nadine sound petulant and slightly less than smart because of the over emphasis on parts of the dialogue. Would not listen to this narration again.

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Outstanding in every way.

Revisado: 02-22-24

Depth, breadth, resonance, poetry, the big themes of life and the small details that make places and people become a part of the reader. Sublime.

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Amazing story that gives voice to the women

Revisado: 12-28-23

This is a painfully relevant bit of history well told. It echoes my own life long experience of how "empowerment" really works and how it threatens the status quo. We need unions now more than ever as corporations have gained even more power over the lives of larger parts of the population. Recommended.

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Repetitive & Predictable

Revisado: 11-26-23

The reader speaks as if she's pissed off and disgusted about 80% of the time which, arguably, is really the voice of the narrator. I found the characters unlikeable and predictable. The "romance" is silly. The sex is singularly not sexy and based on a particularly cringe worthy twist on the old trope of "I just can't help it".

I did give it the benefit of the doubt that something in the story would break through the ridiculous premise that everyone just accepts that young people die in droves while hoping to become riders. But that didn't pan out as what we get is an annoying swinging pendulum between, "this is tragic" and everyone moving on as if nothing can be changed. The most unappealing part of the story was the narrator claiming an absolute need to see if she can make the grade as a rider, when 1. we know she does and 2. how does that justify the death of people left and right?

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Loved the narration

Revisado: 02-26-23

It felt genuinely Swedish to hear the names pronounced with an accent. I didn't have my audio issues. the story though keeping my attention throughout was grim with few redeeming glimpsed into more relatable parts of the characters. I guessed the end and then had to kind of slog through it to be sure I was right. I don't think. I'll don't think I'll do another in the series.

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Performance made it hard to notice

Revisado: 07-18-22

that the story was one long, drawn out cliche. I couldn't finish it. I tried to get past the narrator's strange emphasis and phrasing to see if the story would catch me. It did not.

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I dig the stories, couldn't handle the performance

Revisado: 11-05-21

This is just a warning to anyone like me who struggles with tolerating mouth noises. I was constantly picturing the mouth movements being made to produce the sounds. I could o my listen in the car with other sounds to distract me. If you're someone who has this very real reaction, you're warned. If you're not, you wouldn't understand so you'll probably be just fine. 🙂

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Is it the voice or the character that made me stop

Revisado: 01-04-21

I couldn't finish it because of how annoying the main character came across- due to the performance, I think. I suspect a more pleasing voice might have made the story more compelling. The character is hard to pull off as not just whiny and self-absorbed, so maybe it was the writing. Either way, I couldn't stick it out.

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Pertinence, Perspicacity and Proof

Revisado: 11-01-20

There is insight here for any and everyone struggling to forge pathways for ending racism. It took me a while to get used to the reading, the author pauses unexpectedly which is a bit difficult to follow at first. Either he improved or my ear was tuned, but by the end the voice was exactly the right one to say what needed to be said to conclude this powerful book.

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Memorable on so many levels

Revisado: 09-10-20

The story, the voices, the themes, the art of the writing: brilliant. My admiration for Neil Gaiman grew even more.

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