Tricia

Louise Penny is a genius!!!!

Revisado: 02-24-24

There is not enough space here to say how wonderful the books are to read.

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Boring Boring Boring

Revisado: 10-16-19

This book, as far as I got, was a pre-teen "love" story with lots of descriptions for passionate-yet chaste passionate kisses and hugs. Little about real people. Gave up after a couple of hours because it didn't get any better.

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Overall I liked the book

Revisado: 07-02-19

The readers were wonderful and the story line's suspense was good. My only real criticism was the way Ms. White portraited the child. Ms. White must not have spent much time with 10-year-old girls. I understand the girl had been very ill when she was four and maybe physically small for her age but Ms. White made her the same size as when she was four, as in the scene where she runs to Eleanor for comfort and picked up and comforted like a baby. Also, ten-year old girls are very sophisticated especially now with the internet/twitter and other technical gadgets or programs. The behavior/mannerism given GeGe were that of a five or six-year-old.

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Disappointed by the format

Revisado: 07-06-17

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

More actual words/thoughts from the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu. I have not finished listening to the book because I am going to return it. It was disappointing that the conversations were "read" by actors and not the Dali Lama and Bishop Tutu. What was more disappointing was the long passages by Mr. Abrams that were not about the conversations between the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu. Instead, Mr. Abrams talked about studies by social scientist or psychologists, related to meditation, joy, or other issues or gave history lessons. I wanted to hear what the Dalia Lama and Bishop Tutu had to say.

What could the authors have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Used the recordings of the actual participants, the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu. If that was not possible, stuck to their conversations and not added extraneous information.

What didn’t you like about Douglas Carlton Abrams and full cast ’s performance?

See above comments.

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

When the actors actually spoke the actual words (I hope) of Bishop Tutu and the Dalia Lama.

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The ending

Revisado: 06-22-16

I enjoyed this book, hating to get out of the car and stop listening, until the end. The ending was the worst I have read (listened to) in decades.

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Another winner from Ms. Perry

Revisado: 10-10-14

Would you listen to The Long Way Home again? Why?

Yes, it a year or so when I have forgotten the details

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. Ms. Perry has the ability to suddenly add new information or move in a different direction which makes you "rethink" what the solution will be. At the same time, she does not come to the solution at the end of the book that could not be thought out (no surprise without proper information).

What does Ralph Cosham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

HIs slight change of voices with each character and pronouncing the French helps bring the them to life. He reads with speed and inflection in his voice that is just right-one of the best readers to whom I have listened.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Don't want to see it as a film.

Any additional comments?

I usually read only two or three books in a series because after that it becomes to improbable that main characters can't possibly been shot that much or "discovered" a body so often. At one point, I thought I would stop reading the series because it was unbelievable that so many deaths could happen in such a small village and among so few people. Once this new one came out, however, I found myself drawn in again.

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