Time's Magpie (Abridged): A Walk in Prague Audiobook

" The author is inclined to smirk at whatever does not match her own "modern" sensibilities. "

" Prague is far, far more interesting a city than this "travelogue" makes it out to be. Dry, hardly giving one a sense of the city at all (and that's from someone who has spent time there!). I expected better, being an admirer of her fiction. "

" It was a good read and both illuminated and brought back memories of Prague. "

" I read this book prior to visiting Prague and was looking for more substance or out-of-the-ordinary sights to see. Instead I found these travel essays a bit bland. The book wasn't a waste of time, but I've enjoyed other books of this same genre much more. "

" A very different perspective of Prague from an expatriot who knows the city's best and worst attributes. I enjoyed her book, but frankly she made Prague sound a bit like a slum. "

" I read this in preparation for our trip to Prague. It was a small, easy to read, walk through the city. What fun, to walk some of the places I had read about. "

" not that great of an insight into prague, but enjoyable read. it could have been a desription of spokane just as easily. from a great series (now defunct) called Crown Journeys) "

" listened to this on one of my many roadtrips and enjoyed the travel essays despite their admitted blandness at times. "

" I thought her characterization of American cops was absurd and misguided. Aside from that (and that's not what the book's about anyway) totally beautiful. "

" A bit interesting but felt a bit rambley, some interesting tidbits but I don't think I could say anything about Prague after reading this. "

" Having gotten engaged in Prague and married into a Czech family, I loved the author's talk of her walks through Prague and how her impressions were similar to or different than my own. "

" This was a light read of a visitor to Prague, and some of the lesser-known places to visit. Some vivid scenes of the author's interaction with the locals were interesting, including the police. I could have written this book myself. "

" Well, I listened to this on audio does that still count? Anyway it was a great look at Prague by a wonderful guide! "

" Maybe more a 3.5/5. <br/><br/>There were some flashes of brilliant writing in this, and I really enjoyed how vividly I was able to imagine the city through them, but there were also some places I wished everything tied back into the clever magpie idea a little more tightly. "

" not that great of an insight into prague, but enjoyable read. it could have been a desription of spokane just as easily. from a great series (now defunct) called Crown Journeys) "

" This was a light read of a visitor to Prague, and some of the lesser-known places to visit. Some vivid scenes of the author's interaction with the locals were interesting, including the police. I could have written this book myself. "

" Well, I listened to this on audio does that still count? Anyway it was a great look at Prague by a wonderful guide! "

" A very different perspective of Prague from an expatriot who knows the city's best and worst attributes. I enjoyed her book, but frankly she made Prague sound a bit like a slum. "

" Prague is far, far more interesting a city than this &quot;travelogue&quot; makes it out to be. Dry, hardly giving one a sense of the city at all (and that's from someone who has spent time there!). I expected better, being an admirer of her fiction. "

" I thought her characterization of American cops was absurd and misguided. Aside from that (and that's not what the book's about anyway) totally beautiful. "

" I read this book prior to visiting Prague and was looking for more substance or out-of-the-ordinary sights to see. Instead I found these travel essays a bit bland. The book wasn't a waste of time, but I've enjoyed other books of this same genre much more. "

" Having gotten engaged in Prague and married into a Czech family, I loved the author's talk of her walks through Prague and how her impressions were similar to or different than my own. "