Quahog

It did say a short account…

Revisado: 08-21-20

At this length, not really of much use. Pleasant enough. Not long enough to make you sleepy, too short to be of great interest.

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The Noble Savage Redux

Revisado: 02-16-18

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The author's account of hominid history is interesting, and the he presents a very different take on the emergence of agriculture.

Any additional comments?

I doubt that the quality of life for early foragers was idyllic as the author believes.

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Period Piece

Revisado: 04-23-15

Hugh Laurie sounding nothing like House! The feeling of life for the happy elite is seductive to imagine, although the author is clearly keeping a satirical point of view.

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Extraordinary voices

Revisado: 08-14-14

Where does The Goldfinch rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was one of the most compelling books I've listened to. As much as I would have enjoyed reading it in print, I know the experience was greatly enhanced by the narrator's amazing ability to give each of the many characters a distinctive voice that created a vivid impression of their personality.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I don't think I could have imagined Boris or Hobie so clearly without it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was far too long for a single sitting.

Any additional comments?

It will take a second reading or listening to fully appreciate all the nuances of the story.

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Defies Expectations

Revisado: 04-29-12

The book takes surprising turns; at the start, it seems to be a comfortable, Masterpiece Theatre kind of story; then it jolts into something very different. It isn't the romance it later seems to be developing into either - and the ending leaves you puzzling. I am now searching for more books by this author; I am amazed I have have been unaware of her until now. The reading is so well done you barely notice it.

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Not Bad

Revisado: 04-02-12

The place and period make this mystery series stand out, but it is very light reading, and the protagonist's enlightened attitudes seem a little too easily achieved for the times. A pleasant enough wish fulfillment fantasy, but the explicit casual sex scenes avoid any mention of prophylaxis or contraception, even though there is a plot that involves backstreet abortions in the first book and discussions of the poor resources for women's health problems.

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Perfect Fun

Revisado: 01-31-12

Stephanie Plum is better than chocolate. Audio is the perfect medium for this series, as long as the narrator is Lorelei King.

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An ageless fantasy series.

Revisado: 01-16-12

I have come very late to discovering Diana Wynne Jones, and I am stunned by the felicities of her imagination. There are not enough of her books in this world.

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Great - except

Revisado: 09-21-11

The book is fascinating and well-written. The narrator reads well, except for her inability to pronounce proper names and foreign phrases. Her many errors are jarring.

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Hard to Judge

Revisado: 02-09-11

Although the author discusses some interesting material, the narrator's voice makes it had for me to judge the style. He sounds pompous and arrogant, and what might has been good-natured humor as written by the author sounds snide and ill-natured. It is also true that geometry is not the best subject for an audio book. But I did choose it.

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