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S. Moschenross

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Best book I’ve read in a long time!

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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: 01-08-25

Excellent narration. Incredible story. I loved hearing the story based on the real Martha Ballard. I hope there will be more!

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Insightful and inclusive

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

Reviewed: 12-29-24

Really interesting and normalizing a lot of things. I listened on 1.25 speed so the music was unbearable after awhile. Otherwise great!

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Good story, too long

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

Reviewed: 12-08-24

The narrator was great. The story is wonderful and could be told taking out about 1/3 of the repetition. It just dragged on too long. But otherwise I enjoyed it.

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Creepy and wonderful

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

Reviewed: 04-27-24

Fun and the performances were excellent. Consumed it in 2 days- couldn’t stop listening to it.

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Male narrator ruined it

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

Reviewed: 04-17-24

I was so excited for this book as the first in the series was so good. But Kai in book 1 and Kai in book 2 are totally different. 1 is suave and debonair and 2 is pretentious and cloying. The “r’s” just take it over the edge. So disappointing and I hate to say he ruined it because he’s a human being and I don’t want to be mean but he ruined it for me.

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Meryl Streep makes it a masterpiece

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Reviewed: 03-06-24

This was everything I needed it to be, made better by the narration of Meryl Streep. And now I need all my books read by her until forever.

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A great story buried in pages of repetition and boredom

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

Reviewed: 01-07-24

I liked the continuation of the story and thought the first half was pretty good. But then it was tedious with the same conversations happening on repeat. This could have been hours shorter and no plot would have been missed- it was just…boring. The whole lying/honesty storyline became just intolerable and juvenile. I sometimes had a hard time figuring out who was talking because the narrator didn’t distinguish voices that well, and I found the action scenes incredibly shouty. The first book was better. I’m not sure I can read the 3rd one. At this point I’m not sure I care what happens to the characters.

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Predictable but still a good read

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-20-23

I enjoyed this book despite its ending being exactly what I anticipated. Good narration from the author!

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A fun listen- maybe could take out some

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

Reviewed: 04-19-23

This was a fun one! I did feel like the repetitive self doubt inner monologue dragged on for far too long -Maybe because I listened to it in 1 day. But with about 2 hours left I was getting irritated. But overall I enjoyed the humor and sincerity of the story.

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Great content, halting delivery

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

Reviewed: 04-14-23

This book is excellent, offering a full view of meritocracy and how both political parties have contributed. The author reads the book with streams of good inflection and then times there was a halting delivery that felt robotic. I think it’s ok to let professionals narrate. He also pronounces “elite” as “ay-leet” which is personally annoying. But the content is still excellent and the delivery wasn’t enough to make me stop listening.

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