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Celine: A novel
Peter Heller · 2017
🎙 Narrated by Kimberly Farr
75/100
👍 Worth It
A literary detective story with real heart, built around a mother-son bond and old family wounds set against Yellowstone's wilderness. It's a slower burn, and the narrator's cheerful voice is an odd match for gruff, aristocratic Celine, so the listen is a little uneven even though the writing itself holds up.
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🎙 Narration: fine Kimberly Farr narrates smoothly and is an acclaimed reader generally, but her cheerful Midwestern tone was a divisive fit for the smoke-damaged, aristocratic Celine.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety70
Substance / usefulness75
Craft & writing80
Originality80
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit70
Human-eye read74
Penny’s verdict75
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