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High Hopes / Disappointing

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-17-21

The story was ok - way to many plot holes and an ending that didn't quite make sense. The narrator did an ok voice except with the bratty 16 year old character - she made the bratty kid sound more like a slightly drunk spoiled college student. It was awful!

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Good Information but...

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-02-20

The narration is awful! The book is read by the author and she speaks with a girly tone ending most sentences as a question. Why oh why do folks do this! The information on this book is nothing new, very similar to her previous book, and is currently all over the internet. Eat more protein, more vegetables, healthy fats, stay away from sugar, etc. She also sprinkles throughout information about where one can buy her products and vendors that she advertises.

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Awful waste of a credit

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-03-19

The narrator is horrible; a high pitched voice that sounds like a teenager reading a mystery novel, but the main character is a young woman in her 20s. The story is boring and none of the characters are compelling, I just did not care what happened to any of them. The main character jumps into conclusions that make no sense and the timeline of the story jumps back and forth in a very confusing manner. Not to mention that the reader/listener is supposed to keep track of the cutesy name that all the houses in the story have. I had to rewind many many times to keep track of what was happening. This would probably make for an ok made for tv movie, but awful as a listen or book.

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Drawn out and Predictable

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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-27-18

A few chapters in and you can already tell what is happening. I kept thinking where is this going, especially the infuriating main character, who is portrayed as so weak and borderline stupid. Maybe this is on purpose but in my opinion did not help the plot.

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Ok - not great

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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-12-18

This book is ok - like a long article. A lot of stories that make you wonder "where is this going?". I really disliked the narrator - I am not sure why so often books are narrated by these sultry voices that make you want to go to sleep. It's the same with the Brene Brown books.

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Ok

Overall
2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-14-16

What would have made Present over Perfect better?

The whole concept of the book can be summarized in a few paragraphs. Instead the author goes on and on and on with metaphors and imagery that is really not necessary.

What was most disappointing about Shauna Niequist’s story?

The author wants us to believe that she is slowing down yet she tells us the story of how she writes a book, attends church, has speaking engagements, goes out with friends, speaks daily to friends... it's exhausting! And my goodness the whiny voice! Too much.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Exhaustion

Any additional comments?

Am I the only one who is tired of these bloggers wannabe writers who over flourish/over complicate their language when what they really say is simple? SHe talks about the tenderness of a conversation.... what????

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