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So Lucky
- Narrated by: Dawn O’Porter, Clara Francis
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- lou
- 12-02-20
Crude
vulgar and crude will be returning. All it is about is women masturbating, vibraters and a very hairy woman ! Made me feel quite sick, not even a real story to it.
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- charlotte
- 17-01-20
Great
Great listen , I was Running out to my car at lunch to listen but I did have to turn it down sometimes and close up the windows in case any work mates were “what is she listening 2 😂...it was real life never got bored and women Rock .. thank you Dawn
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- MS R ALDRED
- 03-01-20
Dreadful - reads like a badly written teen magazine
I read The Cows which I thought was ok... Nothing great.
But this was painfully bad!
Cliche, unbelievable, poorly written. It was difficult to get through.
13 people found this helpful
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- Tasha
- 02-11-19
Just seemed to miss the mark!
I had high hopes for this book as I loved The Cows however it feels like O'Porter is just trying to be shocking for the sake of it. The way in which some of her characters act and think just seem far fetched and ridiculous at times. I didn't hate the book completely but wouldn't recommend it! I like the style of the writing and always appreciate when authors give you multiple narrator's but I'm afraid I just didn't find it an entertaining book. If you listened to The Cows and were put off by the train scene (which I actually wasn't) then So Lucky won't be for you.
17 people found this helpful
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- Dee Collier
- 18-01-20
Outrageous fun! Dawn O’Porter better than ever
I loved Cows. I love So Lucky as much.
A great listen to / read. Making me laugh out loud many times. Like Cows, I’ve now bought the book for 4 girl friends. Brilliant!
6 people found this helpful
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- Ethel
- 11-01-20
captivating
I loved this so much, makes you question everything about yourself, in a good way!
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- Suzy
- 20-08-20
Enjoyable and mildly shocking
I struggled with some of the performance by Dawn, it felt rushed and unprepared with incorrect inflection during some sentences.
Often hearing her swallow or run out of breath.
Story was OK not as good as Cows
4 people found this helpful
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- Kelsey
- 29-01-20
Every woman needs to read this!
Another fantastic book by Dawn O'Porter - I couldn't stop listening!
Beth and Ruby are such strong and relatable characters; a story of true courage and feminism in a world where it's still so difficult to be a woman sometimes.
I also want to thank Dawn for writing so openly about the trials of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). It is something that so many women suffer with, including myself, and yet it is so rarely talked about.
Dawn has a gift for sharing the good, the bad and the 'ugly' aspects of navigating womanhood - and has helped me understand myself more as a result.
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- David
- 11-01-20
Just brilliant - humour, heartache and humanity.
I loved The Cows and this is just as good. Wonderful, heartwarming and immersive, the story centres around a group of individual women who all have a tale to tell. As Dawn does so well, their narratives have funny moments as well as being touching, honest and sad. I really recommend this audio book as the character voices are performed so well and feel really authentic. One of my favourite books of 2019.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-20
Must listen - hilarious, brilliant and addictive
Absolutely loved this. Finished it in 2 days and loved every minute. Dawn and Claras narration is brilliant. Have already recommend to everyone I know but in case you need persuading hope this has come the trick - READ/LISTEN NOW
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- Schabel
- 13-02-21
struggle is real
I thought it touched on the sadness comparison causes. how all us women are so tough on ourselves. it also reminds me that everyone is struggling with something .
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- GCS18
- 11-09-20
Loved the premise
Great message, a little full on. I would have liked it more if the 3.5 year old didn’t have such an unrealistic vocabulary. It just threw me!
Also, the characters were a bit too much. Everything was a bit over the top BUT I loved the message and the ending.
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- lisa
- 21-11-19
oh my goodness!
This was absolutely fabulous! soooooooo funny !!!!!! Amazing how all the women tied together. Cant wait to read another of her books!
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- vanya
- 14-11-19
A brilliant listen
I loved listening to ever minute of this book. It had me laughing out loud. There was also lots of tender moments too. Dawn writes with such great insights into women’s minds the world of Instagram and #influencers. It is so refreshing. The narration performances really complemented the characters. Love it and can’t wait for the next one. It would make an epic movie too. #blessed #solucky #kiwifan.
Love your work Dawn and your IG.
VJ cooks in New Zealand
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- Molly B.
- 08-11-19
Adored the book, SO LUCKY!
I’m an Instagram follower of Dawn’s and expected the book to be a bit sillier, based on the fun the has on her IG stories. The book was darker than I expected, but I liked the humor, nonetheless. I found the contemporary analysis of life as we live it, now, on modern social media quite revelatory, deep. “Well done, ya saucy minx,” I’d say, if I knew Dawn in person, which I do not, but feel like I do, and wish I did. #hugs