This book was a great listen. It is rich with well developed characters, nostalgia, excitement and clever twists. Beautiful ruins is a wonderful story reinforcing the idea of living every moment in the present. For days I've been quoting the characters and their wisdom. Very enjoyable and sad to see it finished.

Yes. First the story is so finely woven that surely I have missed important details. Second, the narrator really does an incredible job. His voice did not distract me from the story but brought me in.

I don't know but I did love it as much as The Help

Absolutely! Excellent!

I am almost finished and I don't want it to end.

Maybe its me but the reviews of this book are way off base. The story is all over the place. I didn't connect with any of the characters and found the story to be a long and uninteresting. After listening to a lot of books I have to say this one was not very good, in my opinion.

Developed the characters more

The narrator was fine, he just didn't have a great book to perform.

I would rearrange the story to not be so disjointed and I think that would have helped me connect betetr with the characters.

Could be a movie, about the movies and the train wrecks the whole business leaves in its wake. The characters are full of spicey differences and the name dropping references are fun for those of us who even know who they are anymore. The visuals of the Italian seaside villages are dreamy and the narration is perfect in every way. A Medateranian vacation. Make it a film, I will go. Its just a zen kind of story, drink tea, relax and listen.

I enjoyed this audio book from its inception and until the very end, which I felt was beautifully accomplished. The novel plays back and forth over time and two continents as we meet the believable characters involved in this somewhat involved story of love, failure, success, life and its choices and ultimately making the right choices. I cannot recommend it enough and will look for other work by the author and the narrator as well.

I rarely take time to write reviews but this book was so well written and so entertaining that I had to. I enjoyed this audiobook more than any other audiobook I've listened to. The story was captivating. The characters were compelling and the narrator did an absolutely amazing job with his performance. I could listen to his voice all day long!

No one else. Mr. Ballerini did all he could to handle this exhaustive narrative

Everything...from the beginning to the end. Each character was so immaculately sculptured. Listened twice and both times it took my breath away. My favorite line..."what took you so long?" and the response.

Jess Walter left no detail unanswered. All loose ends were tied together.

All of them. I will search for Mr. Ballerini's other works. His characters were amazing

This was an emotional journey i gladly took again.

The novel was well-written and the narrator was awesome. I loved the way everything was intertwined. Even though there was a lot of skipping around from the present to past, it was surprisingly easy to follow.

I'd love to go to Italy, so yes, I suppose so.

Yes, I fell in love with all the characters and with Italy. The character development was key, just the right amount of it. The back and forth from past to present made the story more intriguing and truly held my interest. Had the story been told from the beginning to end chronologically, I don't think it would have had the same effect. Loved everything about and surrounding "Front Man."

Nothing. I adored Edoardo Ballerini's performance greatly.

I thought it was absolutely terrible. Have listened to at least 42 books in the last year and this one was the worst!

Way to many stories going on . . . . so frustrating to listen and go back and forth from years to years!

Just don't waste your credit or money!