Peter

I found the story irritating because of the ineptness of the protagonist

develop a less angst ridden protagonist

This is my first Colin Firth--an excellent narrator, well paced and coached

No because of the basic story

From the view of the 21st century, Greene's protagonist is pathetic (in my view), riddled with angst, and, in spite of his protestations, is still catholic and very messed up by his catholic background of guilt. I could not empathize or identify with the protagonist and could not get into his tale of woe concerning the woman he supposedly loved illicitly. The book seems emotionally archaic from the vantage point of 60 years on.

The story and the setting were interesting and kept me coming back daily however it was too far-fetched in the end to be anything other than fantasy. Fantasy is ok but not my favorite genre.

This story is compelling and tightly woven with flawless interweaving of historical events. This is a great historical novel. My only comment is that the numerous plot coincidences were a little contrived but served the story well in the end. I couldn't stop listening and looked forward to ironing every week!

Gripping story with believable characters

This was a great listen. It caught my interest immediately. The characters were interesting and the time period ans situation of occupied France was great. I couldn't wait to get to the ironing so I could get back to my listen!

doubt it

No

No

probably not

This book was interesting and complex but a slog to get through. I am not religious and the religious overtones got to be annoying. The characters are interesting and deep and the narration is excellent but I almost gave up 3 times. I doubt whether I will read/listen to another John Irving book.

The narration was superb. The characters were richly drawn. The story, however, dragged on much too long, and in the end, I was not particularly interested in Henry's dilemma of wanting a new wife

It took a long time to develop and was ultimately about a rather mundane failed marriage. The characters were interesting in their time and place in history but shallow or undeveloped pshycologically.

The opening scenes of Cromwell's early life at home.

ultimately no

I made it through 75% of the novel and finally realized that I didn't care about the characters and although the portrayal of the court in Henry's time was interesting (but very confusing to listen to), it wasn't worth continuing on. I kept waiting for the story to move beyond a guy who wanted to have a male heir but couldn't. Cromwell was very interesting but there wasn't enough of a story to sustain my interest. The narration, however, was incredible.

The readers were excellent and flowed into each other's narratives smoothly

This book is thoughtful and is written about an interesting time in our history from the perspective of the slaves on a plantation. That said, I feel that it overly portrays a female perspective. There are few male protagonists who are other than caricatures. I felt there was excessive detail about types of ribbons, dresses, pregnancies, etc. I enjoy female authors and admire their perspective, but this seemed too one-sided and ultimately made me lose interest, although I finished it.

In the non fiction category, this is one of the best

Cassidy is a lucid writer explaining the many very complicated economic issues over the last 20 years; these culminated in the market crash of 2008, and he does a great job reviewing the background economics and how the conventional thinkers failed to see what was happening. He does this in a straightforward style easy for non economists like me to understand. This is very important stuff for all the rest of us to understand. Great job!

Clear voice, well paced

N.A.

This book enlightened me; I anticipate buying the print version to
have as a reference for future disasters

This book is overly descriptive and wordy. As a listener, I lost track of the various characters because of the wordiness and the multiplicity of characters. This must have been one of her earlier books, as thee is not a whisper of anything technical, not even a computer or cell phone.

no, because the story is gripping and tight, and once known would not be as suspenseful on a second listen

the children lost on Sally (the horse) in the mountains

Litt--great characterization of a good ole boy

The whole experience of listening to a graceful, intense, and poetic story read by a superb and nuanced reader is one of the great joys of the