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The amazing reader

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Reviewed: 08-29-24

When I am old, I will listen again and again to The Shadow of the Wind.

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One of the best

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Reviewed: 10-30-22

It is amazing how prescient the author was about the very things we worry about today. He touches on all subjects from the viewpoint of the mid 20th century, including politics and climate change. And he does it all while telling a great story.

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Absolutely Awesome

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Reviewed: 04-13-20

After reading previous reviews I was prepared for a slow start leading to an explosive climax, so I paid close attention to the seemingly random descriptions in the first part of the book. It did not disappoint. This is one of the best books I have read or listened to in years. The narrator is perfect.

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Loved it!

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Reviewed: 03-19-20

It is a little gruesome in parts but I really could not stop listening. Stayed up all night.

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Paris During the War Years

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Reviewed: 01-10-20

Overall I enjoyed this book. It has great descriptions of what it must have been like to live in Occupied Paris during World War II. I found some of the plot a little ingenious which was why I gave it four instead of five stars. The performance was excellent.

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Thank goodness It's over!

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Reviewed: 11-23-19

Needed some editing. It is endlessly repetitive, rambling, confusing and infinitely forgettable. Mr. Vance deserves better. I have yet to determine how my decision to finish this book has changed my life in any way.

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Totally Hooked

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Reviewed: 09-07-17

My father was a great reader of detective fiction. I remember John D. MacDonald paperbacks lying around our house when I was a child. So when I came upon this, the first Travis McGee book, I took a chance. Although the mores of the time differ from now and the women are definitely not the women of today, Travis McGee is a man for all generations. The story was engaging and exciting and I found myself thinking about the book when I could not listen to it. My only complaint is that it is way too short and left me wanting to learn more about this man and his adventures. I will read them all. Everyone should. It is a glimpse into a time long gone and, if you are of a certain age, it may help you understand the ideals and thoughts of a previous generation.

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Simply Fabulous

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Reviewed: 05-04-17

It seems, to me, that there are only two types of people who have read, or tried to read, this book, those that love it and those that hate it. For this reason I put off reading it for a long time. I am so glad I took the dive for this is one of the better books that I have listened to in the last few years. I grew up in the 50's and 60's and I remember watching (along with the whole world) the 1968 Democratic convention on TV. My parents grew up in the 20's and 30's and kept their secrets. They were truly as different from my in-your-face generation as the Millennials are from their parents. I suspect that those who could not get into this book are from that younger generation. I suggest that they go back and try again. This book contains a history of pop culture. It is a story about protest. It is a story of immigrants and the internet, and the invention of TV dinners, and it explains a lot about the America of today. I lost sleep listening to it and I will do it again, more slowly, as the writing and the narration deserve close attention. The book strays from. flirts with, but always comes back to its central themes. By the way, Ari Fliakos does a great Allen Ginsburg, LOL, I mean seriously!

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The Republic of Thieves Audiobook By Scott Lynch cover art

Locke and Jean live to steal again!

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Reviewed: 04-21-17

I am about a third of the way through this third book of the Locke Lamora series and I wish I had paid more attention at the beginning. Here is the thing. Scott Lynch does not review and recap his previous books but adds to them, builds upon them, makes them...well, magic! Things you did not find important (were you dozing or vacuuming? Did the phone ring?) or you just missed, come back to haunt you. My advice is to start over and try again. Chains would applaud.

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Red Seas Under Red Skies Audiobook By Scott Lynch cover art

Locke and Jean barely survive.

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Reviewed: 04-21-17

Rule 1: Read these books in order

Rule 2: Refer to Rule 1

Uh Oh! Not following the rules...need more words and characters.

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