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Tale of horror and redemption

Revisado: 02-08-25

This real-life tale of horror and redemption was fascinating and well-researched, with an excellent narrator.

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Honest and raw

Revisado: 04-28-24

This memoir about an abusive father, combined with the search for details regarding the mysterious death of a grandfather, is both heartbreaking and empowering. Alan Cumming performs his own book as no one else could — he’s amazing.

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Start a dinking game…

Revisado: 12-19-23

Drink every time someone “raises an eyebrow” or cocks their head. Finish your drink any time someone swears by the colors, or one of the sisters’ hair changes color unintentionally (even though they can supposedly control it).

I guess it wasn’t so bad but those things did get on my nerves after a while. I did find the concept of “Breath” and the story of these people and their countries on the brink of war interesting — there was some good world building here. Vivenna especially had a compelling arc and did not just sit in a room for the whole story like her sister Siri did.

The narrator Alyssa Brenanan was excellent. I never had trouble telling characters apart. Her voices were distinct without being overdone.

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Great story, stellar narration

Revisado: 10-31-23

Sinon Vance gives an amazing performance of this story, with unique — but never over-the-top — voices for every single character in the book, including men and women. I will definitely seek out more books read by this exceptional narrator.

This story follows a reticent man tasked by a famed police officer to help him locate the lost Dauphin, who, after being imprisoned as a child, may or may not now be alive. I was hooked early and found the historical facts as interesting as the story’s plot. This was well-written, easy to enjoy (though sometimes gross — stuff was gross back then), and the performance took this story to another level.

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As good as I remember

Revisado: 10-26-23

I read this book years ago in paperback and enjoyed it and it still holds up. There are still things that bug me about it (as then) like, if you’re working on a time machine found with an ice age frozen man, would you not keep some survival equipment on you at all times?! I don’t know, that seemed logical to me but apparently not to the genius-level math wizard protagonist. There were other points where people had moments of plot-induced stupidity, but for the most part I think this book is a lot of fun, really creative, and I liked the twist at the end.
Alex Boyles does a great job of performing this book.

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Enchanting Story of Love and Hope

Revisado: 10-26-23

This story read like a fairy tale, but one I’ve never heard before, and didn’t know what would happen. I appreciated the message of love and acceptance despite hardship. Lisa Flanagan did an excellent job of voicing all the characters.

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Came across as YA

Revisado: 10-26-23

I get it, book protagonists are super human. But as someone who studied music theory and performance for years, taking multiple lessons per week with practice every day on two different instruments, and still never achieved what I considered to be a professional skill level, I find it *a stretch* that Rune learns to read music, play a new instrument, and become an incredible performer in a matter of months. She also seems to already know every song ever composed by heart. But okay, all that aside. This seems like the kind of book I might have liked in high school. It’s full of really sweet people and really evil people, and you always know which is which — no gray area here. As the book progresses, it seems to move away from Rune’s story and focus on building up interest in the characters for the next book, who I wasn’t interested in—I would have rather learned more about Rune. I’m not sure if I want to read the second book and go through the same bait-and-switch for the third.
Christa Lewis did a good job performing this.

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Intriguing

Revisado: 10-26-23

This was not my favorite Alastair Reynolds novel, but it ranked up there.
Harry Myers was an excellent narrator.

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As fascinating and funny as the others

Revisado: 10-26-23

I have read several of Mary Roach’s other books (physically with my eyeballs) and this one stands up with the others. It’s well-researched, well-written, and she can still make me laugh.
I would argue that she’s maybe not the best choice to read her own book, but I’ll read anything she’s written.

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Fantastic!

Revisado: 10-25-23

I had never read Tanith Lee despite seeing her books everywhere when I worked at a bookstore in the 1980s. I wish I had—this was fantastic! Her turn of phrase is quite poetic. After listening to this audiobook, I purchased the physical book and a couple of her other books as well.
Susan Duerden narrated this beautifully and I will seek out other books she has performed.
Overall, this was excellent!

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