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Regina

Ottawa, ON, Canada | Member Since 2011

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  • I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: A Flavia de Luce Novel | [Alan Bradley]
    I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: A Flavia de Luce Novel
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    I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: A Flavia de Luce Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 24 mins)
    • By Alan Bradley
    • Narrated By Jayne Entwistle
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (252)
    Performance
    (225)
    Story
    (221)

    It’s Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce—an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving—is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces’ decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern.

    Frobertimus says: "The Character who brought me back to Cozy Mystery"
    "Flavia is still great, but the stories are sliding"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    Yes


    What does Jayne Entwistle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    She's excellent. I really enjoy her voices.


    Was I Am Half-Sick of Shadows worth the listening time?

    sure


    Any additional comments?

    the first two Flavia stories were great, but this one just didn't seem to hook me as much. I think it was too much of the same without as much drama. It's a bit of a rerun. He needs Flavia to get into different kinds of trouble.

    GREAT narrator.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Dark Places: A Novel | [Gillian Flynn]
    Dark Places: A Novel
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    Dark Places: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Gillian Flynn
    • Narrated By Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Deakins, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1997)
    Performance
    (1439)
    Story
    (1440)

    Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas". As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived, and famously testified that her 15-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who've long forgotten her.

    Glenda Jeffers says: "Riveting but brutal"
    "Very dark places"
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    Story

    Surprises left and right. Very enjoyable changes in voice from chapter to chapter. I'm on my third Flynn novel and they are pretty good all around.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel | [Rachel Joyce]
    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel
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    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Rachel Joyce
    • Narrated By Jim Broadbent
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1760)
    Performance
    (1555)
    Story
    (1546)

    Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack is a letter addressed to Harold from a woman he hasn't seen or heard from in 20 years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person.

    Darwin8u says: "To Be A Pilgrim!"
    "Lovely story"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This is a nice little adventure story and you do feel like you're part of it. Wonderful work.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte | [Syrie James]
    The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte
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    The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Syrie James
    • Narrated By Bianca Amato
    Overall
    (129)
    Performance
    (112)
    Story
    (111)

    From Syrie James, the best-selling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, comes a novel that captures the passionate heart and restless soul of Charlotte Brontë—the author who gave the world Jane Eyre while longing for a soulmate.

    Victoria says: "WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR DREAM"
    "scratched my historical romance itch"
    Overall
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    If you could sum up The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte in three words, what would they be?

    Lovely, lovely, lovely


    What other book might you compare The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte to and why?

    Jane Eyre


    What does Bianca Amato bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Great accent on the love interest. The men all sound very different. Great skills


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    Charlotte Bronte's tragic lovestory


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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