Cold Mountain Audiobook

" A sad love story. Love the author's narrative. "

" I loved this book for it's detailed descriptions. Sometimes this can bog a book down, but I felt it brought this one to life. It relaxed me to read it. I read it 15 years ago, and I can still picture the scenes in my mind. "

" I read this years ago, so I'm not sure if I would have given it 1 or 2 stars. I do remember putting the book in a get rid of box, thinking it was lame. I liked the movie; mostly because of the actors, cinematography, and the music. "

" This is my favorite modern novel. "

" I'm a sucker for a blue cover "

" I had this book for years before I finally read it. It took me a half an hour to recover after I was finished. "

" Ok.... I gave it my best, twice. The description is up my alley so to speak. However, I could not get into this book. It may be the timing. On this note, I did enjoyed the movie. "

" A compelling story about how war (in Frazier's story the Civil War) effects everyone! "

" This book was thought provoking and disturbing at the same time. It reminded me of The Odyssey. "

" It's beautiful and haunting and leaves a kind of hopeful sadness in your soul. "

" Super boring. AWful read. Very hard to get through "

" Wonderful prose. Great discussion of place, loss, redemption, and love. "

" Really like this ,the location it's set in is pretty. Nice also "

" So much better than the movie, which concentrates on the romantic involvement between two characters. In the book, the romance is only a part of the survival story. "

" Very good book . Author did a good job of keeping thing moving "

" It was a bit slow at first, but that's my only complaint. Beautifully written. It's one of those books that you are glad aren't short so you can savor it. "

" Uh, Nicole Kidman was not Ada, Renee Zellweger was not Ruby, and this book puts the movie by the same title to shame. "

" Loved it. North Carolina, Civil War historical fiction. "

" I really like this authors writing style. He wrote a very unique adventure. "

" In spite of a wholly unsatisfactory ending, a lyrical story about war and people and what they endure. Set during the Civil War, it tells the tale of Ada and Ruby and Inman in 1864. "

" Boring. Boring, boring boring. I have this thing where I have to finish a book once I start it, or else I would have just stopped reading this one in the middle. So finishing it was like a chore and the ending was not worth the slog. "

" A very well written tale of a fictional legend in the time before and after the Civil War. I listened to this on audio. The reader was good, but the book droned on too long. A shorter version would have gotten 4 stars. "

" I know this book was an award winner so some people obviously liked it. However, I could not finish it. The main reason was the lack of quotation marks. It seemed like the lack of those made everything just run together. "

" What an excellent adventure! Glad I got to know Will. I'll cherish him a long time. "

" Interesting story about the removal of the Cherokee from the Carolinas. "

" Sorry. I liked Cold Mountain, but I only got through about a third of this one. Life is too short to be bored out of my mind. Started out a little like Lonesome Dove, which I loved, so I had high hopes, but they were quickly dashed. "

" download from the jax public library(overdrive)and enjoy it very much. It seems this book is for the men and the Cold Mountain book is for the woman. "

" I loved this. It's a well-researched look at an often misunderstood world. I cried so much while reading it that Josh threatened to confiscate it. "

" Audio Book. The story of William Cooper who was sold as an indentured servant by his aunt and uncle when he was 12 to run a trading post on the Cherokee Nation. He becomes a member of the Cherokee Nation and buys the trading post after the owner encount "

" This book is one of my most favorite reads. This author weaves an amazing tapestry of words. He hooks you and puts you in a trance of sorts. You can picture his story in your head to every last detail. Amazing! "

" This is my favorite book! I read it several times a year and love it more each time. "