BL.Switzer

Thanks for sharing

Reviewed: 03-15-25

That’s not something you usually say when someone over-shares, but Samantha’s sharing is both funny and therapeutic. As I struggle through year 8 of my menopause, I often feel frustrated by the dome of silence that encompasses menopause. Let’s keep talking since it’s the only thing that is guaranteed to help. The bit about invisibility and Dick’s sporting Gooda and the canoe—genius.

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Compelling

Reviewed: 11-21-24

I find Harris is writing to be very structured and engaging. Once I started listening, I simply could not stop. The narration is excellent. As with many of this authors, other books, this is a very character driven story. Harris, crafts complex and interesting peopleand fascinating scenarios. His fuel for things political is quite acute. The book has nice pace, and the buildup at the very end is edgy and enjoyable.

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Pick this version!

Reviewed: 11-18-24

This is probably the fifth or sixth version of this book that I’ve listened to, and the first I’ve ever completed. It’s rock solid like most of what Christie wrote; the performances are what make it completely great. All of the voice actors are superb, but Peter Dinklage is beyond that. He captures the mood and feel of Poirot, but doesn’t cross the line where the Belgian accent becomes annoying or hard to understand. He simply puts across a perfect performance. Even the ambient sounds that I usually can’t abide by in cast performances are enhancing, not distracting or just noisy. Fantastic quality all around in performance and production.

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Christian Mysticism

Reviewed: 11-14-24

This story included too many angels. I found the storyline a bit unfocused and way too rich with Christian idealism. The pace was okay and the narrator was solid. The characters lacked real depth so I felt uninterested in what was happening. I ended up feeling like the story dragged because I didn’t care. I’m also not a big fan of mystical storylines. Probably not a great choice for my tastes.

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The Audible description leaves out a salient point

Reviewed: 10-31-24

Harris is a talented writer with a distinctive voice. His writing is great. Both Precipice and Conclave are five stars. Although the writing was stylistically great, there’s a whole post-apocalyptic, the-future-is-the-past aspect of the story never mentioned in the synopsis. It’s incredibly annoying and confusing and very inconsistent. Each time plastic was mentioned in the story, I thought I’d heard something wrong or missed a jump in the timeline. I finally became too frustrated to finish the book. Pick another title by this author, his stories are engaging. This one isn’t quite there.

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So Perfect I listened twice

Reviewed: 10-23-24

The story is full of details, but not in a clinical way. Each tidbit is compelling, interesting, surprising, or historically relevant. And it’s also rich in humanity, imperfections, and gives insight into how we are all vulnerable and flawed. I wasn’t super familiar with Anthony Asquith, but now I want to know more. The writing is subtle. I kept thinking back on it and am stopping to write this as I listen again.

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Who knew?

Reviewed: 10-16-24

The author does an unbelievable job of making so many uncomfortable things funny. The way in which the story unfolds is surprising, a little bit cringy, and culturally fascinating. The whole exploration of bias and racism working in all directions made the story even more interesting. I could not have appreciated this more.

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Excellent everything

Reviewed: 09-20-24

I’m a sucker for reworking classics or using materials inspired by. But I admit that Huck Finn is not a title that intrigues me. Until now.
James is a remarkable character with depth and decency and more. His dreams with philosophical debates with John Locke are both fascinating and hilarious. As in I’m Not Sidney Poitier, the author is gifted at bringing real historical and contemporary persons into the story.
I started not expecting to be all that interested, and ended up unable to stop listening to do anything else. Perceval Everett is an American gift.

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Fun, funny, charming and often brutally honest

Reviewed: 09-18-24

Seriously, what a pleasant listen. The story was varied, inventive, wry, rich with sideways social commentary. The narrator was very talented, with fine pacing and good voice variety. I enjoyed it so much I bought another of the authors books.

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So hate-able

Reviewed: 09-17-24

I was relieved when I read some other reviews. I hated the main character so much! I couldn’t quite figure out how to feel about the story because the main character is in relatable, shallow, annoying and manipulative. The story is good, although maybe a bit uneven on the pace. Some bits lagged or seemed like they didn’t play a part in the narrative. I read mostly historical fiction and mystery so this was a step away from my normal style of book. It’s okay if you really enjoy more contemporary fiction and aren’t annoyed by the characters. They’re all kind of irritating and unlikeable.

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