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Dull

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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-19-24

I’m not sure if the story is dull or the narrator made it feel that way. I am new to Trollope and have enjoyed other books (read by a different narrator- Timothy West) immensely.

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Over-written, too slow

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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-04-23

Author feels compelled to embellish every sentence with “clever” descriptive language. Painfully slow. Reader was fine, and the ending was good but I barely made it.

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Brilliant

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Reviewed: 09-08-23

Well written, wonderfully narrated and full of great ideas. I like it even better the second time.

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Brilliant narration

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Reviewed: 06-24-23

I never fully appreciated this novel before until I heard this reading. I’ve listened to a lot of audiobooks, and this is one of the best. Anthony Heald does a brilliant job of capturing people teetering on insanity.

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Learn Beginner Spanish Audiobook By Patrick Jackson cover art

Just ok

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Reviewed: 11-18-22

I did not love this. There was very little explanation of what we were doing, or why we were doing it. I felt like Alexa or Siri was leading the lessons. And one of the native speakers sounded like she was trying out for a Telenovela. If you really want to learn Spanish, try the Paul Noble series. Not only will you learn a lot but you will understand what you are doing.

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Best Spanish course I have ever tried

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Reviewed: 11-05-22

With his slow, low-stakes approach, Paul Noble makes you feel so relaxed and confident that you find yourself learning and remembering things you never could if you had actually worked hard at it. By the end of this course, I felt very comfortable using quite a wide range of vocabulary, quite a wide range of tenses, and I’m anxious to try out my new skills. If I could give this course 10 stars, I would.

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Brilliant as usual

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Reviewed: 07-16-22

Another great story from Terry Pratchett, wonderfully read by Nigel Planer. The puns wash over you in a gentle but steady rain. Features the witches.

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Kind of bloated

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Reviewed: 10-01-21

The problem with books on tape is that you can’t very easily skip the boring parts. It was well read, but there was just way too much of it. Steven King needs a good editor. It gave me a lot more respect for what Kubrick did with the movie - distilling it down to its elements.

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Didn’t want it to end

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Reviewed: 03-07-21

A dreamy surreal dive into a remarkable family saga. Don’t be bothered by the fact that everyone has essentially the same name. Just let it wash over you. Read by my favorite reader John Lee.

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One of the greats

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Reviewed: 11-21-19

I have listened to this three times now. It is a beautiful, devastating story. Peter Kenny is by far my favorite narrator for Iain m banks. Highly recommended, although probably not the best book to introduce you to the culture novels.

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