I love TA more and more with each listen. I went through it three times today. There I was, on the 2 train, heading to a site. I'm listening to the second half of the second act. As everything in the story unfolds: Faythe's almost death, Gabriel refinding his voice, Nafaryus having a change of heart, tears are welling up in my eyes on everything from My Last Farewell to The Astonishing. So much so that the woman next to me turned and asked if I was alright.
I think the second disc is by far the more powerful of the two in regards to the story. It's so intense and profound that I find it hard to get through without feeling something from it.