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Paprika

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Love and humor

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-04-25

Excellent narrator. Interesting story development. Wonderful characters. Warm, humorous takes on some of the hardships of life… loss of loved ones, dementia, aging, addiction.

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Confusion

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-20-24

Graft, politics, racism, and lots and lots of elevator information. Sadly, I found it very difficult to follow.

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Suspense

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-14-23

Quite gruesome! But the chase was intense and kept me looking for time to listen.

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Fantastic weaving

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-08-23

The wonderful, fully developed characters in this novel are woven together in an incredible story. My only negative comment is that sometimes in dialogue it was difficult to discern who was speaking. Even after rewinding and carefully listening several times. However, this was such an incredible listen that I plan to read the book again in print. However, the Audible version is WONDERFUL.

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Historical perspectives

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-07-23

An entertaining, educational account of these two magnificent ladies. It gives an interesting perspective on how history can be and has been changed by historians with ulterior motives. The intrigues and cruelties of this period are quite astonishing. And the descriptions of how the lines of royalty are maintained is very eye-opening.

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Excellent

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-19-23

The title explains a lot about this book! In addition, the reader learns various aspects of Punjabi culture. Arranged marriages are examined from various perspectives. There are stories of close relationships, strong friendships and interesting twists. Both humorous and poignant. An excellent book to listen to as the various accents are delightfully enunciated.

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Interesting but too religious

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-10-23

This is a very interesting historical novel. I learned a lot about the Mormon religion, the journeys Mormons undertook to Salt Lake City and the thorny interactions between Mormons and the Federal government. I’d never heard that some compared polygamy to slavery. I did not enjoy the overtly religious sections… the visions, etc.

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Narrator difficulties

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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-26-22

I am enjoying this series very much. However, this narrator made listening difficult. He would speak at one volume when reading quotes and then lower his voice for asides or for words that identified the speaker. I frequently had to rewind and adjust the volume to catch important information. This obviously made listening more like work. I will continue with this series, but if Perring is the narrator, I will read rather than listen.

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Interesting story but...

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-08-21

I found the story interesting but the extraneous details added to what the various characters were thinking in times of danger distracting and annoying. I thought the ending came too suddenly as though written with a deadline looming. The “bad guys” were disgustingly bad.

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Heartbreaking

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-01-20

A very grim story of the lives of Arab women who are married off young and are treated as chattel by their fathers and husbands. And, sadly, by their mothers as well. The redundancy and deadly boredom of the lives of these women are reflected by the redundancy and boredom of the language used to write the book. It is an eye-opening perspective of the lives of millions of women and girls in this world. And it is not happy.

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