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Stupid

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1 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 08-19-24

A waste of my time
Just ridiculous
Don’t bother
Who could have given this good ratings?

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Just stupid

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Reviewed: 12-01-23

Terrible, ridiculous premise and ludicrous plot that cost me a credit. I struggled through half of it until I felt insulted.

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Bland

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Reviewed: 06-07-23

Never interested. Lackluster.
I started over twice to see if I could gather any reason to continue. At least it put me to sleep as I trudged through.

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Read again

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-18-23

Even better ten years later. What a marvel- Kate Atkinson’s imagination is staggering. The narrator is perfect.

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The Crossing Places Audiobook By Elly Griffiths cover art

I love archeology.

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Reviewed: 01-29-23

Artifacts, mystery, and lots of character development- I really enjoyed this book. Plus, the narrator added to the story.

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Fun story, terrible narrator

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-14-23

If there hadn’t been such a promise of another fun romp in the continuing larks of the Club, I wouldn’t have been able to continue to listen to the alternately growling and annoying whispery voice of the narrator this time. Why the change? She made listening very unpleasant. I will never choose another book narrated by this untalented person. I’m just sorry.

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Horrible

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Reviewed: 01-02-23

Absolute drivel.
Tried to finish and read last two chapters. Nothing but repetitions of frantic thoughts of ridiculous main character as she ignores every chance to extract herself from unbelievably stupid plot.
How could this get published?

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Clever Continuation of Henry James

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Reviewed: 03-18-18

After listening to five chapters of Mrs. Osmand, I realized my memory of The Portrait of a Lady didn’t seem adequate-although I could have continued because John Banville gives the reader very subtle segments of the necessary background for most of us.
It was really that my curiosity had been piqued: how would I react now to James’ 137 year old publication which I had read fifty years ago. So, after I listened to the samples of about four available on Audible, I chose a narrator with a masculine voice, in homage to Henry James.
Twenty-two hours later, I started Mrs. Osmond again and was happier, feeling I had accompanied Mr James’ Isabell Archer right up to the commencement of Banville’s imagination of her. He seamlessly constructs what would have been James’ next chapter in a voice so similar to his that one wouldn’t notice any change if this novel had been purported to be a long lost manuscript.
What a treat for those of us who agree with Jane Austin that a well-written novel cannot be too long. And, the fresh voice of the female narrator on Audible is just fine for those of us who love to have a story told to us.

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Hogarth Shakespeare Novel Sizzles

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Reviewed: 02-26-18

Finally, a modern Shakespeare that succeeds with the rapid fire wit of Edward St. Aubyn. Most Americans aren’t familiar with St. Aubyn who is truly among the best living English writers. This tale of King Lear in the twenty first century is loaded with scintillating dialogue, and characters whose greed and debauchery might be too vivid for the easily offended- I, for one, found them fascinating. Dunbar himself as King Lear is repulsive, yet there’s some remaining humanity within his obsession with power. Two of his daughters are disgustingly spoiled, and the “doctor” who toadies to their every sexual and drug craving is just plain bad. My favorite character is the British actor who befriends Dunbar in a mental hospital where the two daughters have plotted to have him committed. Here, Audible shines, because the narrator enlivens all of his mimicry with aplomb.

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