This is the epitome of a book that delivers a pun For the first time in years I’m inspired to create a new book label, particularly for this book: oof. I’m glad I got to listen to Segal’s work, and eager to return to audiobooks during and after my move.moreįor the first time in years I’m inspired to create a new book label, particularly for this book: oof. In the throes of that drama maybe one paragraph was too much to ask, but it does serve to split the reader’s curiosity. I respect Segal’s choice, but it creates a looming distraction, that could be handled with a brief paragraph. He’s less successful when it comes to addressing his divorce, a slow moving tragedy (his words) that clearly left a mark on him (no chapter passes without a reference) but is kept private with glimpses of icy discord but no details. He brings in casual runners and non-runners alike with insights, meditations, and a dramatic encounter with running’s most recent tragedy, the Boston Marathon bombing (which happened a few minutes after he crossed the finish line). But simultaneously strives to deflate runner egos with his trademark humor at turns wry and silly (immediately recognizable to devotees of wait wait don’t tell me). Segal knows this, and indulges in some inside chatter about the strategy of race running and the hazards of training. Only runners want to talk/read about running. Peter Segal’s essays and insights into running make plain what runners already know. Me: I can’t get any reading done while I’m moving to a new house, and I’m so tired after a day of hauling that I just want to turn off my brain….if on Me: I can’t get any reading done while I’m moving to a new house, and I’m so tired after a day of hauling that I just want to turn off my brain….if only there were a way to listen to stories, preferably by voices I already know from pod-ohhh right…audio books. This, combined with the relatively straight forward plotting (as I mentioned in my review of Vine ), creates a much flatter story that does the job, and offers some entertainment, without really grabbing me.more Instead of offering a window to an often overlooked culture, while still reflecting universal issues, this story seemed more enmeshed in the weeds of long distant political arguments and religiosity, along with a reflection of contemporary interest in gore. The detail and descriptions were just as vivid, but it felt far less innovative or engaging. Instead, author MJ Carter opted to return his characters to the well trodden streets of Victorian London. I was hopeful that the series would further the exploration of a wider world, and the complicated role of whiteness in colonized spaces where attempts are made to set things right. I don't remember a ton of the plot or the finer details, but I remember the excitement of seeing colonial India, and the expatriate experience in a more complex and impressive way. I don't remember a ton of the plot or the finer details, but I've found myself coming back to my memories of The Strangler Vine as years have gone on. Comes with a 1024 programs compilation.I've found myself coming back to my memories of The Strangler Vine as years have gone on.It is also possible to save a single program into a different sysex file. ![]()
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