Redemption

Wait for unabridged or read

I <b>really</b> looked forward to this novel because of its setting and reputation, but did not enjoy it. As a previous reviewer suggested, the backgound of the Irish freedom struggle, Gallipoli, and some discussion of the imperialist rationale for WW1 are fascinating and well-woven into the narrative, but as a whole this "listen" failed me - I suspect it's mostly due to the often abrupt abridgements.

The "action" scenes are probably very well-written, but I have little appreciation for those.

13 of 13 people found this review helpful

Warning: it is abridged.

What would have made Redemption better?

I didn't realize it was abridged. I stopped listening shortly after starting. Too much missing.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Make it unabridged.

10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Redemption

This was a gut wrenching book (especially if you have an Irish background). A book that leaves you wanting more. I wish that this had been an unabriged book.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Very disappointing

I went right from the excellent Trinity with its outstanding narrator to Redemption without taking the time to read carefully and ascertain that it was an abridged version. Why would Audible offer the first in this series as an extremely well done unabridged version and follow up with this less mediocre sequel. Very disappointing.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

abridged

unfortunately, when I was about three-quarters of the way through listening to this, I discovered it was an Abridged version. if I was warned that it was abridged, I would not have bothered.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Not really a sequel to Trinity

basically half of this book is covered in the book Trinity. I wouldn't spend the money on it. it is a bit of an overstatement to call this a sequel.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Charlie Brown's teacher

This book is set around the Irish-English conflict, which is over religion, I think? The plot and characters are unfamiliar and I guess I should listen to the prequel, Trinity, which receives rave reviews. This one is a slow read, and since it's really a listen, there is not much motivation to go past an hour or so; cut one's losses and go on to something that's interesting. The story is unfamiliar and without some background in Irish politics, it's not worth going over, so I quit--did not finish. The book began to sound like Charlie Brown's teacher...wah-wah, wah-wah, ;wah-wah! Didn't even get to know the characters enough to want to skip to the end and see how it came out. After three tries to read/listen, I gave up and went on to other things, like washing the dishes.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

A Total Waste of Time & Money

More than the first ½ of the book os a Recap of Trinity, and there seems to be some Differences in Details

The Narrator is absolutely Horrible

The Narrator tries to emulate a Kiwi (New Zealand) accent that sound like a bad imitation of an American Accent.. It hurt my ears.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Poorly abridged version

The full book I read 25 years ago was great. This was a terribly abridged version that lost everything that makes the full book a great story

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Disappointing and Repetitive

I thought the Novel “Redemption “ was a continuation of “trinity”. Perhaps 40% was new information and it overlapped the time period of the earlier book.