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A personal yet universal experience of losing a loved one

Revisado: 09-20-20

Those we love the most will die, or if you believe in an afterlife, “pass on." I absolutely believe in an undying soul and even rebirth, but my sense of shockingly painful loss is virtually same as that of this accomplished writer.
Joan Didion's detailed sharing of her experience of the death of her husband and adult daughter, help us feel less alone in our own inevitable loss.

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PAINFUL Narration

Revisado: 03-28-20

The heavy amateur accent does no favors to the narrator's slightly high-pitched (as evident in his other work) American voice. It's the combination that is deadly. I see in the reviews, though, that a few people find it "hilarious." As always, different strokes. It was so abrasive to my ear and to my mind that I could only listen to this audiobook for a few minutes.

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Delightful Anthropomorphism!

Revisado: 03-24-20

Most story collections are a mixed bag of mediocre and bad, with only a couple of good ones. Most of these stories are unusually creative and quietly pleasing. With few exceptions, the narration is excellent, and each story is embellished with varying degrees of sound.

I almost never ever give 5 stars. This one deserves it!

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Interesting and Amusing

Revisado: 03-06-20

A married couple, Justin and Sydnee McElroy, a present a series of historical medical and physiological facts in a very conversational and amusing manner. I'm not deeply interested in the subject but I was definitely entertained by their delivery, Justin, particularly, can be quite funny. I'm an enormously picky reader (truthfully, I am picky about everything) but I recommend this book!

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Tiny Tweets with comments doth not a book make

Revisado: 02-28-20

I like the author's relaxed voice and his amusing wit, but the book itself consists entirely of one or two-line Tweets by both the famous and tediously semi-famous, which the author immediately mocks, puts down, or criticizes in a line or two (frequently deservedly). There is no plot, no development, no nothing! Just one Tweet after another, after another, after another, after... you get it.
This might make an entertaining and moderately interesting short article, but as a book, it's like a forest of matchsticks without a tree in sight.

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Starts well and gets much better!

Revisado: 01-31-20

At first you think it’s just amusing and clever, which it is throughout. But at some point, maybe around the final third of the book, the plot becomes much deeper and more poignant, the writing more refined. I loved this narrator! This book is a GEM.

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Extraordinary Writing

Revisado: 01-06-20

This write! is miles above almost everyone else when it comes to a poetic inventive lyrical yet strong use of image and vocabulary. I only wish that I were a better writer to describe her work! Her subject matter isn’t always comfortable for me - I’m not a fan of the undead or weird, but the writing is so good I will go on reading Karen Russel, no matter what the plot! Such a relief and joy after mountains of mediocre writing.

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A beautifully written classic "story tale!"

Revisado: 03-06-19

I loved this King, Queen, two Princes, one very bad Advisor (with a whiff of dragon), story. Bronson Pichot's narration is perfection - very subtly nuanced tones and rich characterizations. Adults will appreciate its excellence and kids will adore the arch- typical plot.

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A few of them charmed me.

Revisado: 03-03-19

Both the stories and the narrators also vary greatly in style and quality!

This makes it hard to evaluate as a whole. I liked some, disliked some, and was neutral about others!

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This one is the BEST since his early two or three!

Revisado: 02-22-19

A little tougher than his wary work but every bit as interesting, informative, and charming.

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