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Rose Marie Holt

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Very limited

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-31-24

It’s a list of basic vocabulary in dictionary form,. A transcript would be useful . Sounds quality inadequate. Overpriced.

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Stays interesting

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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: 12-05-24

Little action, character based.
I don’t usually like this genre but this was very well done. Attention to details of the setting & events was meticulous & the characters were well done. The narration was so good but I kept forgetting it was Meryl Streep - she was just in the story.

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Not great overall

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-21-24

Good: plot, some characters with potential
Bad: Incomplete characters, plot goes everywhere, too much of the book is narration of thoughts by the protagonist. And those thoughts are all over the map. Someone should hand the protagonist the Sherlock Holmes stories. After some last minute redirection the resolutions of plot & characters piled up at the end like a welcome train wreck.

It was so maddenly only partially gripping that I had to start it over a few times

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Very complicated

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-30-24

It was hard to follow.
I think it’s more of a one - credit book, not a three-credit series.
The story was decent.
Narrators outstanding.

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Historical events. Not cliché

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

Reviewed: 06-12-24

Narration & music excellent. Description of settings & events made them imaginable. Characters were not really developed but were developed enough.

They weren’t as realistic or memorable as the action. The action held my interest.

Now I have to read a nonfiction about these events.

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Very different from the other 3, or 7, preceding books

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-31-24

It was too dull, repetitive & predictable. It was more repetitive than other books - almost copy paste from prior books or even prior chapters. A little action & one unsurprising twist & dull/predictable voyages & characters underwent predictable or uninteresting change. It was not at all typical of this author. Narrator required 1.3 speed & hissed a lot.

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Arc of Kasquit & Ttolmos.

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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-24-24

The narrator was weaker than for World War. Too much hissing. Made the choice to cough after reading that a character gave a cough. There are different coughs in the story but the narrator had just one & it was gross & also superfluous.

Slow narrator - I went to 1.2 speed & was able to puzzles .

The usual from Turtledove unpredictable action& some great characters- repetitive as usual - mark of a good teacher which he has been.

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A bit slow.

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-24-24

It dragged a bit. Some great characters, some less so. Looks like it’s laying the groundwork for better stuff. More graphic sex than I like.

I was very happy the narrator stopped coughing when a character coughed. Kind of gross.

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Plot

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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-14-24

The narrator is always good. Stories are always good. This story had some twists & some history for characters & a good afterword about bears.

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SPOILERS

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-28-23

As usual Alanson is a terrific storyteller & Bray’s range of voices & manner of narration to reflect the mood & he’s remained consistent. It’s another great Ex Force story. A lot of great characters were killed off in #15 but I trust Alanson can make more. I did wonder in 1-15 if the original thread to the Elders would appear. Also whatever’s going on with the Verds is not finished. I heard 16 & 17 were to be written more or less together so that should all work out.

The only one of the series I gave up on was “Homefront” the theatrical performance. Didn’t work for me.

Great job everyone!

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