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Narrator is awful

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

Reviewed: 07-06-23

Martha Wells one of my favorite authors doesn’t let us down with this story. However the narrator is awful. He would be great doing a mystery or ordering a pizza.

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Didn’t have a Hispanic for main character

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

Reviewed: 07-30-21

We are frequently told that Connie, the main character, is a poor hispanic woman. Yet the performer has no accent and reads the part as if Connie were well educated. Its insulting.

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A bedtime story.

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

Reviewed: 03-11-20

A story within a story, a story without an end. The Starless Sea pulls you in like bedtime story. It’s heady and warm, Hoffman’s narration is perfect, understated and lulling. It’s is the best audiobook I have had heard up to this point. I can’t get it out of my head, so disappointed that it had to end. One day I’ll listen again.

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Captivating

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

Reviewed: 01-11-20

Beautiful story wonderfully brought to life by the performer. I had read the book a while ago, way before I bought the recording. This was so well done I actually prefer this over the book, and that’s saying a lot.

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Wonderful fantasy

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-22-19

Classic Rushdie. Magical realism but with that underlying sadness and longing that he has in all his books. Vijay Adam’s performance is magnificent. He has an uncanny ability to give each character a distinctive voice.

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Classic Hiaason

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

Reviewed: 03-14-19

Another bizarre but unputdownable book. The Governor is still the governor thank goodness unpredictable, crazy but not crazy old nut who saves the day. Sort of.

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Phenomenal!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-31-18

Book is engrossing, performance is superb. I couldnt wait to get back in the car to keep the story going. What else is there to say.

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To be continued

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-02-18

I loved the performance, loved the story...until the end and the performer said “To be continued’. Sooooo, that means I’ve got to wait for closure by buying the next book, or two or three. I don’t have a problem having a story continue into the next book. Think Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. I just don’t like the way Laini Taylor did it, To be continued’. Really? I just spent a month listening to this fabulous book in my car every day and that’s how it ends? Not satisfying at all.

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Wonderful story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-22-17

The story here is magical, no pun intended, it pulls you along and never seems to lose its flow. The characters are fully fleshed out and relatable as is the emotion. The narrator was excellent giving each character a distinctive voice. I loved it and will listen again someday.

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However never fails to please

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-02-17

I read this book a while ago and when I saw it on audible I immediately got it. My only beef is with the narration. The reader was middling at best. Her voices were so similar you could not figure out who the character was. The main male character sounded like a dolt rather than the intelligent moral man that he is. It took me a while to get past all of that and some irritated me the entire way thru.

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