KELLEY ANN PIEKAREK
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Master Quilter
- Elm Creek Quilts, Book 6
- By: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 332
Master quilter Sylvia Compson, the sage voice guiding the Elm Creek Quilters, is getting married. The occasion should be festive, but things turn sour. The quilters have prospered, but now their unity is threatened. They must either iron out their differences or face a future that may not be spent together.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Love the series, but this has too many repeats
- By Mary C on 11-16-14
- Master Quilter
- Elm Creek Quilts, Book 6
- By: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
Wonderfully written in a complex style that adds depth and beauty to the series.
Reviewed: 01-16-22
Several reviews have berated this book as being hard to read because it tells the same story over and over. The use of multiple narrators talking about the same time period but from different perspectives is a writing Challeng I am pleased Ms. Chevarini has taken on. The only other book I have read in this style is Absalom, Absalom! written by William Faulkner. This book is best read after you have become acquainted with each of the individual characters in this series. Don’t read it first! First read The Quilters Apprentice and Round Robin. Reading The Cross Country Quilters will give you a little more depth to understand some of the insignificant passages, but is not essential. I am on my 4th reading of this series and each book adds more layers to the basic layout. The series is very much like a quilt. Each book taken individually is lovely, complete in of itself. But when you out them all together and the peripheral characters start to take center stage you are left with a fabulous story of German Immigrants who come to America to claim its promise of prosperity for anyone who is willing to work hard enough for it. The 18 book story line has so much depth and detail when viewed together. Just like a complex quilt whose true magnificence can only be seen once all the individual blocks are in their places adding to the beauty of the whole.
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Lonesome Dove
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Lee Horsley
- Length: 36 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,462
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,436
Two retired Texas Rangers, Captains Woodrow Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae, lead a cattle drive from the small town of Lonesome Dove to the unsettled Montana territories. On their grueling journey, they are joined by Joshua Deets, a Black scout and former Ranger, Jake Spoon, a fugitive, and Newt Dobbs, a 17-year-old boy who may have family ties to Call. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove will make listeners laugh and weep, dream and remember.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Could not listen
- By Amazon Customer on 09-05-18
- Lonesome Dove
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Lee Horsley
Deep, Wide and Wonderful
Reviewed: 10-15-19
I fell in love with this story when my fiancé introduced me to the miniseries. I read the book long ago and wanted to hear it again. Well performed, made me laugh, tear up and wish the story wouldn’t end.
‘It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. ‘ a quote I have used in many situations in my life.
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Lonesome Dove
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Lee Horsley
- Length: 36 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,785
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,007
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,982
Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove will make listeners laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator’s breathing is unbearable!!!
- By Basic Review on 08-28-19
- Lonesome Dove
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Lee Horsley
Deep, Wide and Wonderful
Reviewed: 10-15-19
I fell in love with this story when my fiancé introduced me to the miniseries. I read the book long ago and wanted to hear it again. Well performed, made me laugh, tear up and wish the story wouldn’t end.
‘It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. ‘ a quote I have used in many situations in my life.
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