Sweet Lady

Classic!

Revisado: 12-26-24

Loved the narration. This story is timeless. We listen to it every Christmas. The movies are good, but the book is so much better. The narrator had the perfect accent.

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It’s okay.

Revisado: 04-08-24

I found the story very difficult to follow. I like the overall plot, but the constant shifting between characters was confusing. I think just focusing on one main character would have made the stories better. Overall, it was okay.

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Haunting!

Revisado: 01-13-24

I could not stop listening to this book. I know it is about the author’s experience as an abused child as well as a victim of sexual abuse within her religion, but I deeply felt that this was my story too. I was also abused, joined a cult at 18 years old, and then finally developed the power of discernment to see the abuse within a church that I had joined. I left at age 28 and I’m so glad that I am out. I related to the author as she also grew up and grew in wisdom. The “outside” world is often much kinder than being in the cults. I was so very lucky to marry a good man and we raised our kids outside of organized religion, but we finally did join a Methodist church. God bless this author. This abuse happens across the spectrum of many religions.

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Love the movie and book!

Revisado: 06-19-23

I thought the book was very good and actually, to me, not that different from the movie. If you love the movie, highly recommend the book.

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I enjoyed the book…not the man.

Revisado: 01-28-23

I listened to all three volumes of the diaries. The narration was excellent. The author also did a wonderful job of compiling the multiple volumes of diaries. I became addicted to listening to the endless gossipy details. But, at the end of all these listening hours, I ended up not liking Chips. He was an amazingly shallow man! He lived for royalty and partying. Entry after entry of lunches, suppers, balls. His stamina must of been amazing. Chips was so happy being rich that you almost admired his complete snobbery. He lived in the center of London, during a time of momentous historical events, but he seems to let all that fade away as he records his relentless social life. His treatment of his parents was cruel but yet he excused himself. He, however, loved his only child so very much that it almost redeemed him. The diaries all in all are a fascinating listen.

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Good narrator but difficult to follow the plot.

Revisado: 08-18-22

I enjoy Tudor history and loved the show on PBS, so I was really looking forward to this novel. However, I found the writing style difficult to follow. I’m sure if I was reading this novel I would have stopped. The narrator does an excellent job so I did finish the audio, but I am not sure I’ll continue on with this series.

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Fascinating!

Revisado: 07-24-22

I have to admit - I did not like Chips Channon. He’s the ultimate snob: only interested in the rich and royalty. And his whole life is just an unending series of parties in high society. And his treatment of people he hated - including his mother - was just brutal. But….the diary entries are so fascinating! Chips seemed to be in the middle of historical events as well as delighted in dishing all the gossip. His judgment was lacking (liked the Nazis at first), but his diary entries provide information about wartime London from someone who lived there through the war. I listened to volume 1 and 2 and look forward to volume 3. This is a fascinating life story of a man who lived a life that was ultimately shallow but yet full of historical importance because Chips was a superb diarist.

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Wonderful story.

Revisado: 06-04-22

The narration was perfect. I enjoyed hearing about the point of view of someone who had a ringside seat to history being made.

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Excellent overview of WWII

Revisado: 05-07-22

I’ve listened to this twice. I especially enjoyed hearing about the war experience from “real” people. You can learn about the war from historians, but these personal histories really drive home the cataclysmic effect this war had on the everyday lives of people.

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Wonderful story!

Revisado: 11-19-21

I agree with a previous reviewer who said that the story starts off slow, and then it becomes mesmerizing a few chapters in. The story of how Mr Small was saved from the concentration camp and his resultant revelation decades later on - well, almost beyond belief. I was moved to tears by this chapter. I really like how the story unfolded: the wealth of information about his life in a thriving Jewish community before the Holocaust and life after the Holocaust in the establishment of a Jewish state. The author explains that he purposely left out some of the more gruesome aspects of the concentration camps. This story was more about one man and the whole arc of his life - not just during WWII. I highly recommend this book. The narrator too was a perfect match for the tone of this book.

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