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I thought this book was amazing. It was a beautiful evocation of a time and of politics that are gone. I thought the characters were well drawn and brought to life with the great narration of Andrew Garman. Lauren Groff's writing is so terrific to listen to. I recommend this wholeheartedly.

This book was a police procedural in a small insular community. It was boring, and only interesting at all because of where it was set. So the reading was particularly important--to pronounce the the people and places correctly. Pete Larkin did an embarrassing job. Why was he picked? Sorry I bought it.

Performance and story are a perfect match. However, this recording was bad. It sped up, slowed down, faded in and out and was like the problems that I sometimes have with CDs and never have had with Audible. I cannot imagine the issue. Anyway, back to the book. I saw the PBS Brideshead years ago with the gorgeous Jeremy Irons and his performance on this book is as good as it was then. His voice is like eating ice cream and having a massage at the same time. Great!

This well written book isn't for everyone. Not one character is likeable, but the writing is very good and kept me listening to the whole story. Molly Ringwald is an awful reader for this book. All of the Yiddish words, or Jewish expressions, were mispronounced. The rest of the reading was flat.

This book was awful. The narrator spoke at a speed that was not good for my ears or brain. The book isn't about life and death or people's attitudes toward them at different time periods. It is about board games and trivia. It should have a different title and then maybe people interested in what it is about could purchase it. A waste of a credit.

I can't believe this book hasn't been made into a movie. It is a wonderful story, well told, and beautifully read. It is really science fiction--having a story written by an astrophysicist, makes for great science along with the fiction. The characters were believable and story huge in scope and time. It was fantastic listening all the way.

I really enjoy this series. They are not exactly "cosy" mysteries, but they are not too gross or graphic. I like the characters, so this book was a revelation in what Louise Penny decided to do with the main ones. The setting in the abbey brought out things in the two main police inspectors that surprised me, but weren't out of character. It actually is something of a cliff hanger as I cannot wait to see if problems are resolved, or relationships torn apart forever. Ralph Cosham is just right as a narrator for this series; he knows how to pronounce the French place names and phrases, and keeps me interested in all that happens.

I really liked this book. I have read other books and seen plays about this time in history when Jewish children were shipped to England to be safe during WW II. This story brought elements to light that I hadn't really thought about before (how it separated siblings, how the children were so worried about their parents, and so on). It is beautifully written and read. A very good listen.

I very much like Tana French as an author. This book took a bit to get into. In fact, I started and stopped twice before I began again and then really enjoyed it. So be patient and stay with it. The narrator is excellent and the plot thickens nicely. A good fourth book in the series.

I really like books that put characters into different times and places--that make them a "stranger in a strange land". This book did that with characters I already knew from Book 1 (A Discovery of Witches), and it was wonderful. Jennifer Ikeda captured every voice just right. The story advanced and thrilled. Great second book!

The plot of Canada isn't all that interesting as it would be described--"Two childrens' lives are changed forever when their parents rob a bank". However, the writing is wonderful and the plot lifts off into something out-of-this world. The narrator is so good that you don't think about him twice. Sometimes a narrator soars with accents and voices, but Holter Graham simply reads this so well, that you can't imagine anyone else doing it. I enjoyed Canada so very much that I might listen to it a second time. I recommend it without reservation.