Shelley Beer

Diction too fast to enjoy

Revisado: 12-25-17

I didn’t follow the story because the reader was so fast I couldn’t follow it. When I slowed the speed it was also too difficult to follow .

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No rationale just a list of non AS references

Revisado: 05-21-17

The narration was tedious the content was merely a list of references of non AS sources

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Wow!

Revisado: 05-18-16

The force of feelings is so well conveyed- despair, treachery, kindness, love . The interplay of failed families verses found comrades is so powerfully crafted , the fantasy so spun it's believable in the happening - horrid images easily seen in the readers / listeners mind

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Hearn's facts get in the way

Revisado: 04-24-16

Lian Hearn is great story teller- but not of historical fact . The names of every person and place interrupt the flow of the story. It's breath of fresh air briefly exploring gender roles in imperial Japan was exciting, but not sustained . It may be factual but the relationship between the Backufu, the emperor , the protestors , the different government officials being favoured or not was not clear until the very last . I pigheadedly listened on to be sure . The diction of the woman was hard to listen to, and the male voice was overly dramatic . Very disappointing . This is nothing like the Otorti tales.

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It may seem impossible-its' approach is easy

Revisado: 04-24-16

The method is clear. The criterion plain to decide . Step by step is how to get there . Uncluttered, clears the way for free flow .

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Picoult is an amazing story teller

Revisado: 02-20-16

3 stories in one - magically interwoven . I guessed the twist at the end - not so convinced of the ending . But such an emotive thriller - had me engaged

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Story slides effortlessly into powerful message

Revisado: 02-25-15

Alice narrator was rather slow- she sounded depressed- but her message is so powerful. Allow the other narrators characters to enliven the story - so well written, the last few hours take me by surprise . Excellent !

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Could not follow the shifting timelines

Revisado: 01-10-15

The most powerful message was the horrors of civilian suffering . How DARE allies and Germans alike so relentlessly bomb each other's defenceless citizens

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Irritating diction- sybillance totally inappropria

Revisado: 10-06-14

What disappointed you about Free: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

The oration of the story was irritating and boring

What could Washington Irving have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Nothing particularly wrong with the story - although being totally third person keeps the listener at arms length

What didn’t you like about Tom Mison’s performance?

The amplification of almost every word . There was too much emphasis on spitting the words out using inappropriate force with every consonant .

What character would you cut from Free: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

None.

Any additional comments?

The only interesting part was at the very end - at first I thought he was being chased by his own moonlight shadow . . The pumpkin falling was the give away . I would have preferred Brom to be scared off and knikerbod (?) triumphant

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