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My favorite audiobook adaptation of this book

Revisado: 09-16-23

In 2020, I borrowed Stephen Briggs' excellent audiobook adaptation of this book from the library, which I enjoyed very much. As good as it was, I enjoy this version even more. This book overflows with lines of dialogue from amazing female characters, and Katherine Parkinson gives a unique voice to each of them. She does a good job voicing the male characters as well. She beautifully portrays the suave vampire Maladict, the protective Sergeant Jack Jackrum, the inexperienced Lieutenant Blouse and our hero, the pragmatic Polly Perks.

I won't spoil the many surprises in this book, but I highly recommend it for fans of thoughtful, side-splitting comedy.

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A ghost story featuring a haunted body

Revisado: 06-07-23

Middle-aged Caroline wins the Citizen's Lottery and pours all her winnings into a young, beautiful replacement body. Unfortunately, her new body is haunted.

Thoughtful, short audio drama.

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Two stories, well-told, in 20 minutes

Revisado: 09-20-22

Two stories, well-told, in 20 minutes. Recommended for those who love fairy tales and fables.

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Superb content: narration quality varies.

Revisado: 02-27-22

I wish I had read this book in high school or college. It fills in all the missing pieces of my American history education, and it gives much-needed context to American life today. In addition to this audiobook, I also bought the Kindle edition to have on hand as a searchable reference.

The narrator quality varies. Most of the writers read their own material for this audiobook. Their narration is good enough, and the content alone holds one's attention. However, few of these scholars approach the level of the "top-tier" narrators of other audiobooks (ex: Robin Miles, Barack Obama, Ray Porter, Richard Armitage). I think the poetry segments had the best narration quality.

Overall, great book, and I'm glad I listened to it.

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Great audiobook if you immerse yourself in Linux

Revisado: 08-14-21

I used Solaris/IRIX in the 90's and I use Git Bash today. The parts of this book that "clicked" covered areas I've used before -- vi, ls, chmod. The parts outside of my experience motivated me to purchase the Kindle version of this book as a companion reference.

I appreciate the brevity of the book. Even as an audiobook, it still makes clear what one can do with Linux. I just need to cement that understanding with deliberate practice.

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Short and sweet adaptation of a vampire classic

Revisado: 02-20-21

A lonely girl gets a beautiful, bloodsucking companion. Great full-cast adaptation of a vampire classic.

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Beautiful box of audio chocolates

Revisado: 02-16-21

I read and treasured the SANDMAN comics in the 90's. I enjoyed listening to this audio adaptation. Each episode adapts one comic book from the original run, and does so brilliantly. I hope Audible adapts the rest of the series.

Recommended for fans of the original comics and for fans of Neil Gaiman's magic in general.

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