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Darkness
- A Slave's Story
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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- Danielle Adkins
- 09-03-24
I've read/listened to MUCH better
The beginning of this does say written for a middle school audience BUUUT I read beyond this as a 6-8th grader. I'm 51, and I listened for 30+ minutes and it's like listening to a 1st grader poorly read it's first book with the faultering sentences, stops, and all..I can't finish this junk. Don't waste your time.
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