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terry

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  • Telegraph Avenue: A Novel | [Michael Chabon]
    Telegraph Avenue: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    Telegraph Avenue: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Michael Chabon
    • Narrated By Clarke Peters
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (186)
    Performance
    (150)
    Story
    (148)

    As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe are still hanging in there - longtime friends, bandmates, and co-regents of Brokeland Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland. Their wives, Gwen Shanks and Aviva Roth-Jaffe, are the Berkeley Birth Partners, a pair of semi-legendary midwives who have welcomed, between them, more than a thousand newly minted citizens into the dented utopia at whose heart - half tavern, half temple - stands Brokeland Records.

    Darwin8u says: "26,784 sq in (and 4.5 miles) surrounded by REALITY"
    "Hard book to follow, disjointed"
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    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    not sure


    Has Telegraph Avenue turned you off from other books in this genre?

    No


    How could the performance have been better?

    I don't have any real complaint about the performance


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Telegraph Avenue?

    It was just a jumble.


    Any additional comments?

    I really wanted to enjoy this book. I tried several times restarting it because I always felt like I was missing something. In the end, I didn't even finish the book.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Winter of the World: The Century Trilogy, Book 2 | [Ken Follett]
    Winter of the World: The Century Trilogy, Book 2
    UNABRIDGED

    Winter of the World: The Century Trilogy, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (31 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Ken Follett
    • Narrated By John Lee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3036)
    Performance
    (2498)
    Story
    (2500)

    Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, Welsh - enter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs. As always with Ken Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion.

    Dave says: "Great book but DON'T BUY - AUDIBLE VERSION SKIPS"
    "Nice follow-up"
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    What made the experience of listening to Winter of the World the most enjoyable?

    I enjoy series books and this is one of the good ones.


    What other book might you compare Winter of the World to and why?

    The only other series books that I've read is the Outlander series and I loved the fine detail and intricate story lines


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Yes


    Any additional comments?

    Ken Follett is a wonderful series author

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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