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I Bought the Sun for a Dollar

By: Gary Starta
Narrated by: Annie Nieman
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Can anyone actually buy peace or happiness? Perplexed by the loss of job and fiancé, Timothy Ray makes a symbolic purchase of the sun for a dollar to try to right things in his slightly off course career trajectory. When he stumbles upon a brilliant, cascading sunrise and then a chance meeting with a statuesque blonde he feels his life is about to change for the better but his new girlfriend is a spy, working for a contracted data mining firm. Undaunted and unaware that Lou Ann is actually Kate, Timothy continues to encourage people via social media to experience how energy is shared between us and the cosmos. Kate and her employer fear Timothy’s hope will threaten the leadership’s status quo. The firm incrementally steps up its spy game and seems to have no remorse about putting Timothy at risk of ridicule and perhaps worse. But Timothy’s biggest threat may come from the very source of his inspiration, the sun itself. Will he be able to save all from a cosmic catastrophe?

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I like Starta's writing style and have read many of his books before. Each one has a unique twist and this is no different. This one is a complex and enjoyable mixture of sci-fi, romance, mystery, suspense and just plain hopeful. The characters have such a depth to them, that they work very well together, even those who are at odds with each other. Timothy is oblivious to some things that only the reader knows, but it's part of that charm of the story that leads to the intrigue. It's definitely a page turner that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat, and wanting more even when it's finished.

Simply wonderful!

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The narrator didn’t suit the book and had little nuance or performance... think of someone reading a bedtime story.

And the story... well I was so surprised that I went back and reread the description. It is factual. But, I somehow wasn’t expecting the amount of new age preaching involved. I gave up about an hour in when the astronomy professor complains about not being able to include astrology in her course...

I was expecting a funny plot, with some mystery and dashing about. This isn’t that. The combo of narrator and weird combos of philosophy and mysticism wasn’t for me.

But if you like mysticism this IS the book for you. Maybe read it yourself though.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a fair review.

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This was a good story,I think. I found the narration by Annie Nieman so bad,it was hard to listen to too the end.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

I Bought the sun

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