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Terrible narration

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

Reviewed: 07-19-24

Interesting history of kidney disease treatment in US, including background of current dominant dialysis companies

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Wow. Exceeded expectations.

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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: 01-24-23

Second Ann Patchett book for me. Quite an odyssey, with breath-stopping twists and turns. A dark fairy tale with biblical allusions— Hansel and Gretel meet the Prodigal son (mother.)
A lot to contemplate.
The narration/performance was superb.

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Overall very informative and well done audio

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4 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 12-13-21

The author could have used a better editor. Moving back and forth worked well but there were awkward repetitions.

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Maybe better in print?

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-22-20

For readers of The Atlantic and NYT, there is not a whole lot of new material covered here. Brevity is a strength of this book. There enough entertaining anecdotes, and I laughed at a few parts.

I had never seen any of his shows nor heard the author speak before, and I personally found his voice unusually grating :(
(And I have listened to many, many books over the years.)

I was looking for some escape from pandemic news, and this was a decent several hours spent social distance walking/biking. Jimmy O Yang’s audiobook How to American was way funnier, IMO.

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The Great Columbian Novel for Gen X?

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Reviewed: 09-11-16

Wow.
Great story, weaving through time--personal and political histories in Columbia since the 1960s. Wonderfully written, left me wanting to read more about Columbian history. Issues relate to to our world today.
Performance was good, too.
I did not want the story to end.

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Quite a story!

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Reviewed: 07-31-15

This book begins with the background leading up to the First Crusade. The bulk of the story is the incredible journey of the First Crusade, with a few chapters detailing the aftermath, including the later Crusades about a century later.
I enjoyed listening to it.

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