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Sirkka-Liisa Rautioaho

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Jane Eyre [Brilliance Edition] Audiobook By Charlotte Brontë cover art

Perfect!

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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: 02-24-24

I can listen to this novel over and over again. It is my bedtime story; so soothing and beautiful you’ll enter a beautiful land of dreams!

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Very enjoyable!

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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: 05-27-23

This was my first Murakami but won’t be the last!
The tale was so effortless and easygoing, very intense without being forcefull in any manner.
The characters were as complicated and multi-faceted as people in real life are. I have a bona fide Midori in my social circles.
I went to Japan in 1979 and listening about the location brought back fond memories.
Performance was great too. Couldn’t have been a more approoriate voice for the lead guy, was it Watanabe, but all the other voices the reader used were just as fitting!

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Honor Yourself Audiobook By Diddy cover art

Effective way to relax

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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: 01-14-23

A lullaby for adults. After a night of poor sleep you take half a hour for this in the forenoon, and it’ll fix you up for the rest of the day

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Interesting cobweb

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-11-22

Amazing how destinies can be weaved togerher. In real life just as in fiction. As English is not the language I speak in my normal life, I just loved learning contemporary idioms and phrases you don’t find in George Eliot. Wank bank 🤣🤣 (or did I hear the word correctly?)

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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Audiobook By Winifred Watson cover art

Adult-size fairy tale

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

Reviewed: 05-13-22

If you are a very young woman or an old spinster with unfulfilled romantic dreams this might be a good choice for you. But if you have a life, don’t waste your time.

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An improbable and shallow tale

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-08-22

I had a hard time finishing this book because of the unlikely turns it took and the doubtful scenes it presented. Like what about her dental care: did she have a tooth brush and how could she manage never seeing a dentist?
The characters were two-dimensional, either good or bad like in fairy tales, but this was supposed to describe real life, and normal people are more complex and have more depth.
I’m not sure if I am right (as English is not my native language) but it seemed to me like the reader was only faking the lokal accent and it didn’t sound genuine.
I’m sure this book is good for a great mass of people but I don’t belong to them.

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A mystery, travel and history book all in one

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Reviewed: 01-07-22

An old-fashioned innocent crime mystery that leaves a good taste in your mouth. Gives you a glimpse of history too. Can be recommended for everybody.

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Kiss Kiss Audiobook By Roald Dahl cover art

funny and surprising

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

Reviewed: 06-13-14

Easy listening, good language, amusing tales. One of them I had heard before in a different context but who knows who invented the story first.

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Just loved it!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-04-12

This audiobook was simply excellent! The first 20 minutes it was difficult for me to get a grip of the tale, but after that, it was pure concentration. I was so disappointed when it ended because I wanted MORE! Now that I got done for over a week ago the story still lives within me, which is a sure sign of a magnificent book.

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shallow like a Barbie doll play of little girls

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

Reviewed: 10-19-12

Narrative is shallow, characters infantile. Like little girls playing with Barbie dolls. Only one thought at a time in the head, and the thought is written all over the face so they always know what everybody else is thinking. It is either black or white, no grey shades. She is either a stubborn idiot or a mindless sheep. She turns overnight from virginity into a sex maniac. They are so modest they cover their nakedness and call the organs her sex and his erection – how hypocritical can you get! The other characters exist only for the lead couple's convenience and can be taken out of the doll house only at the times needed.

There is so much repetition that the tale is extremely boring even though there is an attempted rape or murder or a severe accident or other such calamity on a daily basis. The entity could easily be fitted into one volume and the message would be conveyed just as well.
The author is true to her idols with only slight updating: in Jane Eyre's days a bridal veil was being slashed while today it is Audi tyres.
As real life is complex and has more levels than either/or, I listened to the entire trilogy to the very end despite my feelings of nausea and disgust. While despising myself along with the rest of the shallow folks who consume this kind of crap for their entertainment I was urged to see if there would not be a jewel hidden some place after all. As the story went on with no jewel appearing I found myself hoping he'd at least get assassinated to put the irritating story out of its misery. Even that satisfaction wasn't granted, so my only gain was getting my American collocuialims updated as not hearing English let alone American being spoken that often degrades the language.

But Becca Battoe performs well!

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