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Trouble with narration

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

Reviewed: 04-03-25

Unfortunately as an American english listener with some hearing issues the narration is too fruity and lilting for me to understand every word, so I end up having a hard time following. When the narration is full volume and clear spoken it's great but then it dips down so that no matter how hard I focus it's not legible. I like the regency flavor and appreciate the narrators staying in synch with the characters but it just lulls me to sleep.

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I would have skipped this one

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

Reviewed: 01-12-25

I'm hooked on the seires but this one feels like it was written by an underling that should have been supervised more. Or maybe he had a lot on his mind. Seems to fall back on shock value, which I usually just endure in order to get the good story and psychological realism. I'm still clicking on the next book in the seires though, just felt obligated to share my experience for others.

It might just be me, I'm kind of a stickler for realistic dialog. You'll be able to see the difference in the first hour. It doesn't get better.

PS: I'm halfway through Thunder Bay, next in the series. It's excellent.

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Very Well Done

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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: 12-18-24

I think this is an exceptional story. New author for me, very impressed by the psycholgoical realism. Heartwarming.

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Narration drags

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

Reviewed: 12-17-24

I read this book years ago and loved it. I feel like the narrator is going too slow and savoring every word. I tried to increase the speed .1 but it gets tinny.

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Not Going Anywhere

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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: 09-10-24

I've been listening for over an hour and it's just a sequence of history bits that don't seem to say anything about the devleopment of the modern world. I skipped forward a few times and it was the same. I feel like I wasted my money.

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Narrator on autopilot

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

Reviewed: 08-31-24

I was glad to see I'm not the only one put off by the narration. He seems to have something else on his mind. Good with the Regency dialect but not as in-synch with the content as he was with the previous book. I'll be sticking with the series though, I'm enjoying it.

Update: Actually not sure I can finish. This narrator is ignoring commas and periods, instead using pauses for his own sing song style, which is rude. I'd like to just listen to the story not his weird performance art.

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Superlative Story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-24-24

Looks like everyone's already noticed the excellent things I noticed about the book, different from the first 2 in a subtle way that I enjoyd a lot, very sorry that it's finished. I hope you write more! Thanks!

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Not sure if I can finish

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-13-24

Maure's self referencing and repetitive thoughts (documented by the author) is dominating the story. It's kind of interesting that she can't think of things besides work and doesn't keep food in her house but why would anyone want to hear it again and again? I like the story so I feel trapped, can't listen to more than one chapter at a time because I'm slick of the pettiness. More editing would be respectful of the readers time, leaving a more concise story. Just my opinion of course, it does give the book a kind of mundane realism.

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Can't finish it at the moment

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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-16-24

I've been binge listening to this series but this one's a bit of a dud. I keep listening hoping it'll engage my attention but it's not happening. I thin one problem is that I've just been grinning and bearing the narrators Spanish and Russian accents and they dominate this story (so far, about 4 hours in), but it's the storyline too. There's action but it's padded with too much background trivia. Who cares what she buys at the store?

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heh heh

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

Reviewed: 06-04-24

Gorham Chantilly introduced 1895 :)

I liked this story alot, feels real and down to earth. I wouldn't like to live in such a gossipy small minded place but it's entertaining to read about it.

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