Series ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
These High, Green Hills
Jan Karon · 1997
🎙 Narrated by John McDonough
78/100
👍 Worth It
Third trip to Mitford finds Father Tim newly married and still finding his footing, and it's every bit as cozy and lived-in as you'd hope — the humor and small kindnesses carry it even when the plot ambles. John McDonough's narration is a genuine treat, giving every Mitford regular their own warm, distinct voice, so the audio is absolutely the way to go.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: excellent John McDonough is widely praised for warm, character-differentiated narration of the ensemble cast, including comic timing and regional dialect.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness76
Craft & writing84
Originality60
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers85
Age-fit85
Human-eye read82
Penny’s verdict78
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