Ill Wind

An Anna Pigeon Novel

De: Nevada Barr

Narrado por: Joanna Gleason

Haunted by personal demons and cut off from her friends and family, Anna Pigeon seeks solace in the quiet ruins of Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. But the solitude is soon interrupted. A mysterious illness is afflicting tourists to the park. When an asthmatic child dies and a ranger colleague—and friend—is murdered, Anna must find out the truth.

Listen to more Anna Pigeon mysteries.©1995 by Nevada Barr (P)1995 by Dove Audio, Inc.

ABRIDGED VERSION

Although this is an interesting story, written by an author I enjoy READING, I did not realize I would be buying an abridged version to LISTEN to.

Not Barr's Best

I am a Nevada Barr fan, but this one didn't fit together as neatly as the plots of her other books. At the end, there were still some loose ends. Perhaps because it was abridged.

Don't like edited versions

Wasn't aware that this was an edited version. There were so many details missing that it made following the story difficult. I'm used to un-edited versions- they may take longer but you get all the nuances.

YUCKY ABRIDGMENT

Come on audible, whats with the abridgements? I had to make up my own storyline and sorely missed B. Rosenblat as narrator.

Skip the Abridged versions

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It is never a waste of time to listen to any book in Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon Series, but you miss so much of the beauty of the backdrop for each story (the National Park), that is it almost a crime to abridge it. Hold out for the unabridged version.

If you’ve listened to books by Nevada Barr before, how does this one compare?

Hard to compare this book to the others I have listen too (all of them) because I always opt for the unabridged if available and the abridged version disappoints.

Great Narration, Bad Recording!

Nevada Barr is a great writer, and her character, Anna Pigeon reminds one of a modern day version of Elizabeth Peter's character, Amelia Peabody Emerson. Joanna Gleason does a very good job narrating, almost as good as the great Barbara Rosenblat!
Two flaws with this audio: it is only available abridged (way to abridged to be easy to follow!) ; and the audio is very poorly recorded and very difficult to hear, even through Bose noise reducing headphones. Without these flaws, this would be a 5 star audiobook.

Not the same when read by a new reader

The story was good but it wasn't even close to her other books because the change in the reader changed the personality of the main character.

Not up to Ms Barr's standard

Normally I love Nevada Barr's books featuring our national parks, and Anna is one of my very favorite characters in a novel.. But Ill Wind fell way short of Anna's normal adventures. Maybe because it was an abridged edition, it just didn't hold my interest the way her books usually do. The characters were not likeable, the plot was disappointing and the performance left much to be desired. I would not recommend this particular Anna Pidgeon book and will not read another abridged edition again.

great story

i absolutely love the reader. she does such a great job with voice inflection and character simulation. i can see the story come to life in my imagination.

Clumsy abridgement

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Only because it is the next book in the series and I like to read them in order.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Unabridged!!!!!!!!! I love Nevada Barr's books and, from the others I've read, I'm sure there was much detail and richness lost in the cuts.

Which character ??? as performed by Joanna Gleason ??? was your favorite?

She was the best part of the experience. I enjoyed her performance through all the characters. She does a great job of keeping each character "in voice" so they are easily recognized and that adds to the overall enjoyment of the read.

Do you think Ill Wind needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Just the unabridged version would be enough. There are other books to continue with Anna Pigeon's story. But I would read it just to see what I missed...

Any additional comments?

If you check my library, you'll find I do series. I've discovered a dozen new authors I hadn't read before I started listening to audiobooks and I really enjoy series that keep the main character recognizable and growing throughout the series. I wanted to go ahead with Ms. Barr's books so I reluctantly purchased Ill Wind so there would not be a gap in the story sequence that would be referred in a later story. I was just disappointed because I know there was a lot of detail left out at someone else's discretion that I would have preferred to read for myself.