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While Lemmie's debut—about the tribulations of an illegitimate, mixed-race granddaughter of a cousin to the royal Japanese family—might not be perfect, she certainly deserves better than this lazy aural travesty. Floundering, misrepresentative audiobook adaptations have been rerecorded and rereleased—White Chrysanthemum, for example; perhaps Lemmie's Rain might be provided such respect. Robin Eller, who narrates the bulk of the relentless 13-plus hours, reveals her unfamiliarity with Japanese in the opening s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More