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My favorite narrator!

Revisado: 08-22-24

It was a pleasant listen for the most part. The main character likable and mostly relatable.
The author could have done more research on police K9s. You don't just find a dog and a year later it's serving with a police department. Actually, I would have enjoyed the book more if the author had included what the training was like and how the dog handler - police dog relationship developed over time.
The investigation felt realistic, although I'm not familiar with that process.
I was a little disappointed when it started veering toward love story, as if the author didn't feel it was a strong enough story to stand alone (it could have been.)
I'm a dog lover but the dog wasn't my favorite part--bit too anthropomorphic, although bearable. My favorite parts were Andi's sessions with her therapist. Really rang true. An excellent therapist. I even learned something things about myself.

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Not what I was expecting

Revisado: 07-29-24

Watching a small enclave of paper wasps in progress above my back door, I became fascinated with these creatures and had many question mostly about their social behavior and concerns about their interactions with humans.
The book, charmingly narrated by its enthusiastic and knowledgeable author, did manage to allay my fears, but sadly for me didn’t quench my desire to know more about the wasps’ interactions within the nest.
The author starts the book with a longer-than-I-would-like tirade on why bees don’t deserve the adoration we have lathered upon them, but wasps should.
Then, like many scientists, the author spent much of the book discussing who discovered what and when, way back into history. This is important to frame the subject, but this is not my interest and I soon grew weary of the recitation of names and dates.
Then then author plunged into the evolution of wasps from nearly the very first cell. I learned from the discussion of eusocial development, it did not focus in on the questions I have about social interaction. About the time,it occurred to me that I should,check the table of contents. Not seeing any chapters that specially address my particular interest and not feeling up to 2 chapters describing an imaginary date with a long-dead historical figure, I felt it best to bail.
I am sure, though, that it will please many people with a different direction of interest.

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Extremely annoying narrator

Revisado: 06-28-24

Despite the narrator feeling she had to give one of the main characters a high pitched, grating voice, I stuck with it until....
I came to a chapter called So Much Vomit.
And that was it for me, folks.

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End was worth it but longtime getting there

Revisado: 06-28-24

This is a story better read than listened to. And you need to settle in for the long haul. Many, many characters, each with not only their background told, but in most cases, generations of their families. Hundreds of tangents and meandering backroads taken. This is an author (with a narrator to match) who clearly *loves* storytelling and it's that love that draws the reader through it, if they are patient and willing to put in the time.
It takes some focus on the part of the reader, and I have to admit that I listened to other books during the course of getting through this one--sometimes you just need a break to get some perspective, and in time will find yourself drawn back to this book.
It's impossible to remember all the characters. This is why I say maybe it's better to read than to listen.
Eventually all the strands --or at least most of them--come together for a moving ending.
I actually think I will listen to this book again. I have to admit, there were innumerable times when I zoned out and had to replay short sections. Now that I kind of know who is who, I'm betting I'll enjoy it even more next time around.

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If you’re looking for the authors autobiography during the pandemic…

Revisado: 04-05-24

…plus her random thoughts, then you will like this book. If you want to know more about and enjoy stories of turtle, you will be, at best, disappointed.

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Stunned wordless by this beautiful novel

Revisado: 02-15-24

As a lover of words myself, Im stunned into silence by fascinating and beautiful novel based on the development of the Oxford English Dictionary.
2024 has just begun, but I’ll go out on that limb of declaring this my favorite book of this year.

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Full

Revisado: 10-25-23

For a book categorized as erotica, it was markedly tame, unsexy and markedly UNeroitic. Very disappointing.

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Captivating for awhile…

Revisado: 10-25-23

Then the author appeared to get carried away and just threw every possibility but the kitchen sink into it. First 2/3s were entertaining, A good editor could have kept it manageable and made it a better book.
The “After” chapter saved it.

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Hard to believe erotica could be so boring

Revisado: 10-16-23

The author is enthralled with providing every boring and irrelevant detail she can think of.

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Fully absorbing.Wonderful narration!

Revisado: 10-15-23

I’m so lucky to have read/listened to some amazing books this year. Hard to decide which is best but this one is right up there! So absorbing and enlightening about the experience of non-speakers. Narration was perfect. Now I have to go look for other books written /narrated by this author/ narrator.

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