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Love this - wish there were more

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-31-21

The narrator's voice is perfect for ASMR and the stories are wonderful. I wish there were more. Only comment is that each story could be about 5 minutes longer for better relaxation/sleep.

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Disappointed- doesn't load

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

Reviewed: 05-31-21

I was looking forward to trying this ASMR series, but it fails to load. It's the only Audible I have that doesn't work. ????

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Fascinating alternative history

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5 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 04-17-20

I love science fiction, and great alternative histories that take full advantage of the "what if" in depth immediately catch my attention. I'm also as much a fan of Asimov and Tiptree as I am of Stephenson and Gibson, so I'll read anything from the Golden Years to present day. All of these elements merged beautifully in The Calculating Stars.

The space race began a few years prior to my birth (John Glenn orbited the Earth when I was 10 months old, with transistor circuitry in the capsule my father designed - along with hundreds if not thousands of other EEs). I watched Armstrong step on the moon, having been one of those little girls that collected mission stickers and fantasized about the US starting a colony on the Moon.

This book, by giving the space race an extremely different start, did a great job of showing a plausible alternative history for its time. It caught me from the very start - and reminded me of the Cold War fears of living in a big city and seeing fallout shelters on every block. It then took me along that differing road of space exploration in a wonderfully written way.

Highly recommended.


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Fascinating book on singing from an insider

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-18-19

Tracey Thorne is one of my favorite singers, and this very candid book talks about not only her singing career and how she learned to sing, but some of the obstacles that she hit, etc.

She also gives examples about other famous singers and methods about how they sing that make their voices unique. This book was wonderful. Highly recommend!

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