Serena

The writer’s biases and ranting discredits the legitimacy of the research

Revisado: 11-30-24

Woah! Talk about all over the place! This book was not easy to listen to. Any valid research was lost in the writer’s tangential narrative, self grandiosity, biases and name calling. E.g. calling health professionals autistic and narrow minded because they didn’t agree with him. I believe there is a lot to be learned about Vit. D therapy, but not from this book.

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Could have been a great book except…

Revisado: 10-13-23

Pros: very good plot, complex and deep. Characters are interesting and the story grabs you from the start.
Cons: the narrator’s voice was like an angsty, angry teenager. Reminded me of a girls’ boarding school at that time of the month. Then there are the characters’ emotions - everything is so overly dramatic and they are always on the very edge of extreme emotion. It’s tiring to listen to. Then there’s the sex! It’s talked about, anticipated, dreamt of for most of the book. Then it happens - in high definition, 3D hyperbole with every minute detail verbalised. Everything is so hot and steamy, moist and wet, hard and deep, soft and silky. Did I miss any descriptors because the book doesn’t! Afterwards… comes the constant references, remembering and reliving. Someone needs to tell the author that less is more - seriously!
In summary, the plot did get me to the end of the book and though I do have some idle thoughts about where the story might go from here, I’m out, done and finished. Such a waste of a good plot.

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Great detective mystery with a Scottish backdrop

Revisado: 01-07-23

Great story, interesting characters, loved the Scottish backdrop and narrator’s Scottish accent. A good solid book all the way through.

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A thoughtful expose on taking back your power.

Revisado: 12-31-22

The writer uses stories from around the world to teach, inspire and motivate women to take back their power, to strike down social shackles and to take responsibility for self. Most of this book resonated with me as only truths can. An interesting read. Loved the narrator’s natural conversational style.

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Amusing but not quite funny, diverting but not quite interesting.

Revisado: 07-29-22

A science fiction/ecological story of good triumphing over bad in a capering meander of small adventures, where well meaning nerds save the Kaiju. If you want an easy listen that will make you smile and you don’t mind that it doesn’t make any points except for a generalised wave at ecologically ‘everything is connected’, then this book is for you. It won’t change your life but it will help you pass time.

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Dresses entitlement and laziness in righteousness anger

Revisado: 06-07-22

Written from the point of view of a minority of millennials who blame their own lack of agency and success on everyone and everything else. It’s Durkheim’s anomie on steroids. A pitiful and pathetic read.

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Good mystery with twists from a great writer.

Revisado: 05-28-21

A good tale! A bit more vanilla than the writer’s Sean Duffy series but definitely worth a read. P.S. bring back Sean Duffy pls😁.

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Intelligent, authentic, gripping!

Revisado: 05-23-21

Hands down the best series I’ve listened to in years! Narration is masterful! Please give us more... 😁

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Authentic, engrossing, satisfying !

Revisado: 05-05-21

What a great read! It’s not enough to describe this book as a detective mystery set in Ireland. You get a deep sense of the time and place with authentic, complex characters and a non- judgemental portrayal of history and politics. The main character understands that he is flawed, but driven by a deep sense of justice and an understanding that true justice is not always lawful and that sometimes compromise is expedient. The narration is excellent and accents sound authentic to my non-Irish ears. Left me hungering after the next book in the series.

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Unconvincing

Revisado: 12-03-20

Shallow characters, meandering plot, just mediocre. Narration worthy of a children’s book.
Good, if you are after a soporific.

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