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A lovely story

Revisado: 11-01-19

A lovely story; strange and quirky, but lovely. A slice of life in Moscow from the revolution through to the middle of the communist era.

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Dissapointing

Revisado: 06-23-19

Disappointing; it reads like a Disney teen sitcom with adult language. I managed to read an hour and had to return it for credit. Don't bother.

Sound mixing is poor; the volume goes from really quiet to blasting off your eardrums.

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Good reader, poor story

Revisado: 03-04-19

This book is disappointing; I'm baffled at all the media and prizes it received. The characters are two dimensional and inconsistent, the story line is disjointed, and the actual "underground railroad" urban-fantasy (or whatever you call it ) plays a very small role in the book.

If you want to read about slavery in America, I'm sure you will find better books.

PS: nothing wrong with the reader

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Moving and disturbing

Revisado: 12-11-18

I have read many books about the trenches in WW1, and I well-know the story about Christmas in the trenches. But this dramatisation shows just how messed up the trench war was.

It quite literally had me in tears. This dramatisation shows how normal people are put in such an abnormal situation, and how in other situations enemies could be friends.

Moving and disturbing. A must-listen if you're interested in history (and you should be).

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Excellent

Revisado: 05-24-18

Gripping story. One of the best readers that I have ever listened to. Highly recommended.

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Somewhat disapointing

Revisado: 03-30-18

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Disclaimer: this is my first reading of the Aeneid. Two main criticism from my side (dare I criticise Virgil)

1) The reader was not great, he constantly mispronounced basic English words. Aside from the mispronunciation he was easy to listen to if not very exciting
2) The book read like a cheap knockoff of Homer:
* Achilles gets a fancy shied from the gods, so does Aeneas
* They try to finish the war in Troy with a one on one fight – they try to in the Aneaid
* Homer has long and drawn out metaphors, so does the Aenead (like a ……..so did….) etc

Maybe I should try a different translation, but I found it boring and somewhat trite. The Iliad and Odyssey were so much better.

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Worst book I have ever read; strangely compelling

Revisado: 01-17-18

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The worst book I have ever read, yet strangely compelling. The story is poorly written, trite, full of stereotypes & cliches regarding race, gender and age. It manages to offend almost everybody, yes somehow the reading makes you curious to see what exactly is going to happen next.

I keep finding myself wondering what the crazy antic will be, and wondering if it can be even more outlandish than the previous one.

The dramatisation is excellent; and the cast do a superb job reading their parts. But don't read this book if you're easily offended.

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Fantastic writing

Revisado: 10-03-17

Some of the most incredible use of English I have ever experienced. Excellent reader. Highly recommend.

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Remarkable story

Revisado: 06-06-17

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This is not a quick read; it is an unhurried and slow read, yet I enjoyed (almost) every page. Full of religious overtones (if you're not religious don't let that put you off), it is still a remarkable story.

In the interview at the end of the audio book, John Irving said that he is not religious, and he partly wrote the book to answer what would need to happen in his life to make him a believer.

The book is full of the crazy characters and situations you would expect in an Irving book (the crazy grandmother, the dead mother, the obsessive headmaster, the rockstar cousin, the retired music teacher...). If you enjoy his other books you will enjoy this one.

Highly enjoyable!

Joe Barrett's narration is brilliant - one of the best narrations I have ever heard.

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Very good book, but biased

Revisado: 05-05-15

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I read the book because I wanted to find out more about Islam, and this is an excellent book for that. There is a lot of information about belief, history, the schools, culture, architecture, food and politics.

However there are sections (in particular towards the beginning) whereby it is very biased towards Islam and against Christianity and Judaism. He is almost trying to show why Islam is better then Christianity and Judaism, presenting a very one-sided view of many historical events.

But if you can ignore the bias, having read the book I feel I have a much better understanding and I would recommend the book to anybody wanting to find out more about Islam.

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