A beautiful, powerful Audible Original about Agent 355, the mysterious spy who provided key intelligence that helped Washington's army win the RevolutA beautiful, powerful Audible Original about Agent 355, the mysterious spy who provided key intelligence that helped Washington's army win the Revolutionary War. In this audiobook, author Marie Benedict creates a fictional tale about a young New York woman who might possibly have been Agent 355. Through this first person narrative, we learn what drove her to her activism and to put her own life at risk for the greater good. It's a lovely story, well worth listening to.
Merged review:
A beautiful, powerful Audible Original about Agent 355, the mysterious spy who provided key intelligence that helped Washington's army win the Revolutionary War. In this audiobook, author Marie Benedict creates a fictional tale about a young New York woman who might possibly have been Agent 355. Through this first person narrative, we learn what drove her to her activism and to put her own life at risk for the greater good. It's a lovely story, well worth listening to....more
A brilliant but exhausting biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This is a huge, highly detailed book, but well worth reading. I learned soA brilliant but exhausting biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This is a huge, highly detailed book, but well worth reading. I learned so much, and sadly, realized how little I actually knew about the early years of our nation. While my eyes did glaze over a bit in some of the more detailed sections on Hamilton's economic initiatives, that's really just my own lack of interest in the subject matter rather than any fault of the book. All in all, I'm very glad I took the time to see this book through, and found myself getting emotional by the time the duel rolled around. Highly recommended....more
I'm a passionate fan of the Outlander series, and therefore feel a bit bad about giving Echo in the Bone only four stars. HowINITIAL REVIEW FROM 2011:
I'm a passionate fan of the Outlander series, and therefore feel a bit bad about giving Echo in the Bone only four stars. However, Echo simply doesn't measure up to the power of some of the earlier books in the series. Perhaps the problem is the scattered narrative. In Echo, author Diana Gabaldon splits the focus four ways. We follow Claire and Jamie, as always, and their pieces of the story are naturally the most compelling. We also follow Brianna and Roger, who, having returned to the 20th century, are removed from the main thrust and momentum of the other storylines. The two other main threads in Echo follow William, Jamie's illegitimate son, and Lord John Grey, neither of whom have been a major character up to now. Particularly with the Lord John storyline, I felt that something was missing. Readers seem to be expected to have read the stand-alone Lord John books, even though they aren't officially part of the Outlander story. There are references in Echo to events and people from Lord John's past, and I can only imagine that I might have been more interested in his chapters if I'd had that additional information.
I found it hard to get into Echo (not enough Claire & Jamie!), but was hooked by the time I got halfway through. Fans of the series will want to read this one, no matter what. The second half of the book builds to a breathtaking climax in all storylines, and the book ends with more of a cliffhanger than did others in the series.
REVIEW UPDATED AFTER SECOND READING:
Three years later, I've just re-read this huge book (in preparation for the upcoming release of book #8), and appreciated it so much more this time around! Maybe just because I took my time this time around, I really enjoyed all the details, big and small, that the author includes to enrich the story. Plus, on first read, I hadn't yet read the Lord John books -- and now, having read them, I was able to appreciate the character and his role in the story so much more.
All in all, I'm thrilled that I took the time to read this book again... and can't wait for the release of Written in My Own Heart's Blood!...more
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