The Carousel Painter (Abridged) Audiobook

" This story pointed out how far women have come in finding jobs that suit them and that enjoy not just the jobs they are allowed to have. And I'm so glad that Carry didn't try to be someone she was not join her friend in the "rich" life style of empty headed dressing and tea parties, etc. I enjoyed the story a lot. "

" Decently written but overall I found it boring, predictable and way too preachy for my taste. "

" Well, where to begin? I was really hoping I'd like this one. Unfortunately it fell short for me. It's not a bad book, but there were too many things that didn't flow well together. From the very beginning, we're told that Carrie and Augusta Galloway are good friends yet I could never find a reason why Carrie held so tightly to her friendship with Augusta. The person Augusta was painted to be prior to the novel's beginning and what I actually read did not even seem like the same person at all. Personally, I didn't really like Augusta at all. Wealthy, snobbish, and boy-crazy, I was glad she wasn't the protagonist. Carrie herself wasn't very likeable at the beginning, but she does get better after about three-quarters of the way through. Her constant giggling or laughing was extremely annoying and unrealistic to me. I have never felt a laugh "climb up the back of my throat". The conflicts weren't set up that great, but they did keep me wanting to find out what would happen hence the reason I finished listening to the entire story. The romance with Joseph was sweet, but only after it really began which wasn't until more than halfway through. And the transition from Carrie and Joseph unable to understand one another and kind of antagonistic to them enjoying each others company and walking home together after work was very choppy. There was no build up at all in my opinion. I had no idea (other than the blurb telling me it would happen) that Carrie was interested in him until all of a sudden everything he did made her heart pump hard. Listening to audiobooks has made me aware that trying to write a romantic scene must be difficult! While reading about a kiss, I never noticed anything, but hearing it out loud made me aware of how it really sounds and flows. If it doesn't flow well, reading aloud makes it pretty obvious. (Just a funny little quirk I've noticed and not just in this story.) I don't like being negative, and it was an interesting story. I did enjoy the details of creating carousel animals and painting them! Ms. Miller had obviously done her research in this area. So if you can hang on past the first half of the story (or skip parts of it like I did, I'd skip ahead a chapter every so often), the back half has a little more action and a cute romance. So in conclusion I'm glad I listened to it. Really! I'm sure I won't read it again, but you may like it. I'd just recommend borrowing from the library first. "

" Nothing spectacular here. I learned about carousel making. . . "

" Yeah, it was ok, but just barely. I kept waiting for it to hit its stride, but it never did. Nothing endears the characters to the readers. I find Augusta particularly annoying. With the connection to carousels one would think this book would particularly enchant. That opportunity was completely missed by the author. "

" This was an enjoyable book. It was predictable but cute. It was a bit slow moving but sometimes this type of book is refreshing. "

" I really enjoyed Miller's Carousel Painter. It was a unique concept, that of an early 20th century carousel factory. I look forward to more stand alone novels from this author. "

" Great book! Nice plot; nice read. Judith Miller paints a lovely story. "

" Good story! It had some funny parts throughout the book. I liked that the Author used the carousel factory in the book. "

" This book was disappointing to me on many levels. No character development, no chemistry, weak mystery, etc! And yet I kept reading?!?! "

" It was a cute story - but not my favorite Christian based novels. The synopsis was more interesting then the actual story was. "

" It was a good book, just disappointed in the end. "

" I've read a few other books that this author co-authored but never a book she wrote alone. It was a good book but nothing to run out and buy tonight. It was fairly predictable but easy to read and entertaining. "

" Quite predictable but well written "

" This story was an absolute joy to read. I didn't want it to end! The author did a great job of combining the mystery of the missing jewelry and paintings with the romance between the two characters. I absolutely loved the story. Definitely would recommend. "

" interesting story good read "