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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 534
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 279
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Story5 out of 5 stars 277
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Walking in Wonder
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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In this unabridged audiobook of Walking in Wonder, John O’Donohue’s friend and frequent collaborator John Quinn collects a series of talks and essays from the poet-philosopher on humanity’s relationship with the land, the ache of absence, our place in an often mysterious universe, and the great adventure of death itself.
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Nature and the Human Soul
- Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 24
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Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. My worldview is transformed.
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Gathering Moss
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- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very good story teller and very informative!
- By robert costello on 11-25-18
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The Spell of the Sensuous
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate". How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stellar introduction to a revolutionary approach to language, nature and the human embedded in the natural world.
- By Dick on 01-25-18
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Come of Age
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- By: Stephen Jenkinson, Charles Eisenstein - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Jenkinson
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17
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Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood in North America: how we are awash in the aged and yet somehow lacking in wisdom; how we relegate senior citizens to the corner of the house while simultaneously heralding them as sage elders simply by virtue of their age. Our own unreconciled relationship with what it means to be an elder has yielded a culture nearly bereft of them. Taking on the sacred cow of the family, Jenkinson argues that elderhood is a function rather than an identity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Erudite observations about elder-hood
- By Gail M. Webber on 11-13-18
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The Secret Teachings of Plants
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- By: Stephen Harrod Buhner
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 52
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All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant medicines came from the plants themselves and not through trial-and-error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of cognition available to all human beings - the brain-based linear and the heart-based holistic. The heart-centered mode of perception can be exceptionally accurate and detailed....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nice info, but the reader, well...
- By Mr_OmiH on 06-17-18
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Climate: A New Story
- By: Charles Eisenstein
- Narrated by: Steve Wojtas
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how the quantification of the natural world leads to a lack of integration and our “fight” mentality. With an entire chapter unpacking the climate change denier’s point of view, he advocates for expanding our exclusive focus on carbon emissions to see the broader picture beyond our short-sighted and incomplete approach. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For the Business of Life
- By T. Harrison on 12-05-18
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Sitting by the Well
- Bringing the Feminine to Consciousness Through Language, Dreams, and Metaphor
- By: Marion Woodman
- Narrated by: Marion Woodman
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
In Sitting by the Well, this acclaimed Jungian analyst and author uses dreams, symbols, and body imagery to reach into the shadows of the unconscious mind and cast light on our everyday lives. Here is a poetic culmination of Woodman's many years of work with the psychological impact of patriarchy on men's and women's lives - from distorted body image and addiction to sexual trauma and relationships to our ultimate connection with the Great Mother (matter) and Great Father (spirit).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible & deeply moving
- By Leah Bray Nichols on 10-21-15
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Earth Magic
- Sacred Rituals for Connecting to Nature's Power
- By: Starhawk
- Narrated by: Starhawk
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 263
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
Best-selling author Starhawk has reached across barriers of skepticism and orthodoxy to initiate thousands into the practice of authentic magic, the ability to tap the ever-present enchantment of our world. On Earth Magic, listeners now have an unprecedented opportunity to hear this legendary figure in Wiccan and Pagan spirituality teach rituals for connecting to and channeling the elemental forces of nature.
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4 out of 5 stars
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History and Insight
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-07
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
- Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
- By: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Narrated by: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,668
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,287
Drawing from her work as a psychoanalyst and cantadora (keeper of old stories), Dr. Estes uses myths and folktales to illustrate how societies systematically strip away the feminine spirit. Through an exploration into the nature of the wild woman archetype, Dr. Estes helps listeners rediscover and free their own wild nature.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Book is superb; Audible edition is a ripoff.
- By Allison on 06-03-15
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Soulcraft
- Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche
- By: Bill Plotkin PhD
- Narrated by: Rob Grgach
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Since 1980, depth psychologist Bill Plotkin has been guiding women and men into the wilderness - the redrock canyons and snow-crested mountains of the American West - but also into the wilds of the soul. He calls this work soulcraft. There's a great longing in all people to uncover the secrets and mysteries of our individual lives, to find the unique gift we were born to bring to our communities, and to experience our full membership in the more-than-human world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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interesting ideas but nearly unlistenable
- By Joseph Amie on 01-13-18
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Reveal
- A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked
- By: Meggan Watterson
- Narrated by: Meggan Watterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
No matter where you rest on the spectrum of spirituality - religious or secular, devout believer or chronic doubter, freelance mystic or borderline agnostic - this story is about the desire in all of us to want to shed everything that holds us back. Reveal provides what religions have left out-the spiritual voice of a woman who has claimed her body as sacred - a woman who has found the divine insider her. In essence, this is a manual for revealing your soul.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Meggan reveals her heart and her soul
- By Sharleen (ChuckStuff) on 08-05-16
Publisher's Summary
This is the second edition of a uniquely empowering, international word-of-mouth best seller about wild landscapes, female mythology, and the challenges facing modern women. It is a book for any woman who has ever lost her way and who sees a wasteland at the heart of modern existence and longs to live a more authentic, rooted life once again.
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- Bridy Cappo
- 12-25-17
Please re-record this incredible book.
I really want to listen to this audio book, but I find the cadence of the speaker almost intolerable. It feels cold and disengaged, as if she is reading off a checklist. It is not the voice we need.
I rarely leave a negative review, but because I feel this content is of such immense importance, I feel compelled to leave a review, imploring the author to re-record the audible version of this book.
31 of 31 people found this review helpful
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- Denise Gowan
- 04-28-18
Beautiful book! Narrator rushes the story...
This is a gorgeous book!! The words and messages are to be savored. Unfortunately, the narrator rushes the delivery of the narrative; thus, she doesn't match the needed pace for dwelling and lingering as the story unfolds. Just a bit slower delivery would have made all the difference! I would still recommend the book in that it holds such an important message for women as we find ourselves coming back into and tending what matters most to us.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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- Emily Bessemer
- 05-11-18
Please Record Again!!
I would love to listen to this but the narrator is just awful! This is one of my favorite books and it’s a shame ... I tried to listen but could only make it through the first hour before I gave up. Please re-record!
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- i can,t buy it
- 05-22-18
Boring narrator
I find the content and story in this book to be powerful and interesting. However the narrator ends every sentence in the exact same sing song voice throughout the entire book. It is tiresome and was very irritating to me. This book deserves a new redo with another reader, one who interesting and not monotonous. Not sure if I can complete this book with this narrator.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- agilityfan
- 07-22-18
had to turn it off
i go this book based on recommendation of content - as an avid audible listener i purchased this book - to my horror the narration made it unbearable to listen.... please re record.. its a lovely book!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- Amana
- 05-31-18
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Would be a great book to read as a book club, or with a friend or two and talk through it and explore our own self discoveries. Beautiful book! I just finished it for the first time and am excited to read it cover to cover once more!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Arianne
- 01-03-18
Tired so hard to like this book
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
If you like folklore you will like this book, but it is far from a self-help book that the title suggests. The author talks and talks going on and on an saying nothing of relevance just describing every detail of nature. I like descriptions but not when the story line gets lost
What do you think your next listen will be?
A Book about Buddhism
Did Heather Wilds do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
only in the Celtic folk stories but not the ones which the author met in real life.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Sadness- bc I identified with how the author felt, disappointment the story was going nowhere, and annoyance that instead of just stating her feminist anti-piratical opinions she tried to ram then down your throat
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Cynthia Stacey
- Asheville, NC
- 11-28-18
Magnificent Memoir
This is a must listen for all women and the men who care about them and want to evolve their own place in the world. (It was recommended to me by a man!) I fell so totally in love with this wonderful work that I downloaded the Kindle version so I could read it as well. One of the best Memoirs I have ever come across ~ from the voice, to the content, to the myths woven in. Don't miss this one.
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- sierra
- 10-02-18
This book changed my life.
I first read this book a year ago. It was unlike anything I had come across. It is a powerful shift in the way a book is made. This is an inspirational way to be on the planet, to move through the world and a powerful story to accompany you on your own journey. Sharon Blackie quickly became a heroine of mine. A particular and different kind of book. but WOW it blew me away... can carried me away on the wind, on the river and into the magical world. READ THIS.
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- Brandy
- 09-14-18
Awesome is an understatement
This is one of the best books I have listen to in a very long it.
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- Elena Harris
- 12-16-17
Terrible narrator
The book is actually wonderful but is entirely let down bu the wierd and emotionless narrator. For a book like this, there is no warmth or rhythm to the narrators voice. I really don't understand why they chose this narrator. I endured the first chapter and could go no further.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- JulieGibbons
- 12-03-17
Bad narration makes this impossible to complete
I’ve had this on my bookshelf for ages without yet finding time to read, so I was excited to see it here in Audible. Finally, I’ll get to ‘read’ it, I thought!
Alas, after an hour or so of trying hard to listen, I admit defeat.
This is nothing to do with content and everything to do with narration.
It’s simply impossible to follow or make sense of due to the narrator’s weirdly stilted style.
Not recommended unless it’s rereleased with a competent narrator.
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
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- A W.
- 11-08-18
Narrator is so bad
I was looking forward to hearing this but the narrator's stilted and choppy style is making it impossible. Waste of a credit. I will just have to buy the book and read it myself. Disappointed!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- gypsywandering
- 10-28-18
Terrible awful narration
I’m so disappointed, and a total waste of a credit. I think the company has let the author down badly with this choice of narrator. I can’t bear to listen! The book seems lovely but the voice has killed it. I’m asking for my credit back. It is the first truly unlistenable audiobook I’ve come across. What were they thinking??? I’d rather have root canal treatment than listen to this pretentious, unsympathetic, unnatural reading.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Mia Maitland
- 10-25-18
dreadful reader. I'm sending this straight back
the reader is completely not in touch with the feeling of the words. I only survived a few minutes of her heartless and repetitive voice. the prose is evidently beautiful, I'll buy the paper copy and read it.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-29-18
An authentic journey seeking sense in place
I thoroughly enjoyed this telling; easy on the ears and satisfying for the heart. It has helped to clarify many unspoken feelings.
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- Josie
- 07-24-18
Amazing book, narrator was a bit over dramatic.
I’d have read like this for my gcse drama. Amazing book, I’m going to buy a copy to read as I want to explore in more depth.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-17-18
Awful reading
The content of this book is ruined by the awful reader, who has only one pattern of intonation. For me, it really jars and makes listening virtually unbearable. I gave up mid way through chapter 2.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- annabelle
- 04-10-18
Incredible.
What a book!!!!
I had this book in my wish list for a while, I hesitated because of other reviews criticism of the narrator.
I AM SO GLAD I IGNORED THEM!!
This is one of the most profound and immersive and transformational books I have listened to.
I felt every word.
Beautifully written and clearly read. Maybe because I am British I didn’t mind the narrators voice, but the power of the words would have moved me no matter who read it.
This book has changed me forever.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Adrienne Gilbert
- 03-24-18
Like the book so far.....
Cant finish this because of the narrators voice so i will buy the hard copy and read it that way. The narrators vouce is irritating and very 1950s Bbc .....more relatable voices please!
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 10-29-18
So disappointed
This is the first review I've ever written and I just had to share. I was so excited to listen to this book having seen it recommended and based on something close to my heart. So, I got into my car after downloading it yesterday full of expectation and excitement only to turn it off after just 3 minutes. I couldn't stand it! The narrator's voice was incredibly monotonous and sounded like she was reading off a shopping list with the same upward tone at the end of each sentence and sounded bored and rushed. So disappointed and will be asking for a refund.
I'm putting out for another narrator sometime soon...
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