Miss Pink

Whoa! Misogynistic violence.

Reviewed: 09-27-24

I’ve read so many Clive Cussler books and really enjoyed them. Which is why I was shocked when Dirk hit a woman in the face to wake her up to the fact that she’s been mourning her husband for too long. And that because she’s a beautiful woman, she belongs to any man who sees her and thus owes it to them to be available again. And then he “takes” her. She’s thrilled with his actions and he makes another misogynistic remark about women’s sexuality. Mayday was written 50 years ago when attitudes were different, but I was 16 then and I can guarantee that his behavior wasn’t okay then, either. I’ve returned Mayday and will confine myself to later Cussler books.

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The narration is so bad I have to buy the book.

Reviewed: 08-29-23

I’m assuming that I’ll like the book because I’ve enjoyed all of the authors’ books so far. However, I can’t really evaluate the story because I just can’t listen to the narrator anymore. Every male character sounds the same. And, the struggle the narrator goes through when trying to get her voice low enough to represent a male character evinces itself in a kind of taut exhalation sound at the end of each sentence. I found myself exhaling and then holding my breath as she struggled. I’m going to buy the book and start the story over since I’ve been so distracted by the narration that I haven’t enjoyed or retained the story as I expected to. I have to wonder what it would’ve been like to have Lorelei King as the narrator. Wonderful, I bet.

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Great story, but narration lacking

Reviewed: 03-10-22

Preston and Child are two of my favorite authors and as usual their story was a great one. Unfortunately, several times I was jarred out of the story by the narration. Sometimes halting or awkward, often making character identification difficult, the narrator wasn’t able to make the characters sound natural. Spoiler alert!
Especially bothersome, was hearing Agent Pendergast speaking in an English accent. Agent Pendergast, as we have learned through so many books, is from New Orleans and speaks with a cultured New Orleans accent. It was impossible to really envision Pendergast in the room when he was speaking with an English accent. Truly disappointing at a moment of great surprise in the story.

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Constant music in background

Reviewed: 10-11-21

I would love to be able to listen to this book without the incessant music playing in the background. I think it would be very interesting, but I cannot stand having the music constantly playing beneath the voices of the reader.

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I was loving the book...

Reviewed: 12-09-15

...until the very end. So as to not spoil it for anyone I'll just say ,"AARGH"!

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Summer lightweight

Reviewed: 07-07-15

A pleasant, undemanding addition to your summer activities. The main character is annoyingly naive sometimes. Spoiler alert: Would you go home alone to your apartment if an assassin was after you?

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I'm so confused!

Reviewed: 04-03-15

The last sentence of the book seems to indicate that something is about to happen, that we're in the middle of something, and that's it? I have to go to the store to see a print version to make sure that's really the end.
The performance is super.

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Really disappointing.

Reviewed: 03-06-15

Incredibly and unnecessarily gory, if this were a movie it'd be rated R for violence. And the performance made the women sound arch and cutesy, even though these women are PhDs. The story could've been so much better without the violence and with the addition of more archaeological fantasy. The descriptions of the archaeological sites were wonderful.

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Loved it.

Reviewed: 12-01-14

Would you listen to Home from the Sea again? Why?

Yes. For the sheer pleasure of re-experiencing the setting and characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Home from the Sea?

When the constable arrived in the village.

Which scene was your favorite?

I couldn't begin to pick just one!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes. I laughed out loud several times.

Any additional comments?

Buy it.

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Light-hearted fun.

Reviewed: 12-01-14

If you could sum up Her Royal Spyness in three words, what would they be?

Fun, silly, and engaging.

What other book might you compare Her Royal Spyness to and why?

It reminds me of an episode or two of Upstairs, Downstairs, but more light-hearted. It's from the same era and gives insight into the lives of both the rich and titled, and the working class.

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I actually disliked the voice she gave to one of the characters. It influenced my picture of the character too much. I've since bought several books in the series, but not in the audio format.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No.

Any additional comments?

A good book to listen to while cleaning!

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