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La luz que no puedes ver [All the Light We Cannot See]
- By: Anthony Doerr, Andrés Barba
- Narrated by: Miguel Ángel Jenner
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Marie-Laure vive con su padre en París, cerca del Museo de Historia Natural, donde él trabaja como responsable de sus mil cerraduras. Cuando, siendo muy niña, Marie-Laure se queda ciega, su padre le construye una perfecta miniatura de su barrio para que pueda memorizarla gracias al tacto y encontrar el camino a casa. A sus doce años, los nazis ocupan París y padre e hija tienen que huir a la ciudad amurallada de Saint-Malo. Con ellos se llevan la que podría ser la más preciada y peligrosa joya del museo.
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Buena historia pero no muy buen narrador
- By Gustavo on 09-05-17
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Reputations
- By: Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Anne McLean
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage. At 65, after four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman.
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I must be missing something
- By Koz on 03-11-17
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Pale Rider
- The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World
- By: Laura Spinney
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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In this gripping narrative history, Laura Spinney traces the overlooked pandemic to reveal how the virus travelled across the globe, exposing mankind's vulnerability and putting our ingenuity to the test. As socially significant as both world wars, the Spanish flu dramatically disrupted - and often permanently altered - global politics, race relations, and family structures while spurring innovation in medicine, religion, and the arts.
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A Predilection for Those in the Prime of Life
- By Cynthia on 02-12-18
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Los pilares de la Tierra [The Pillars of the Earth]
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Jordi Boixaderas
- Length: 46 hrs and 44 mins
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Los Pilares de la Tierra es la obra maestra de Ken Follett y constituye una excepcional evocación de una época de violentas pasiones. El gran maestro de la narrativa de acción y suspense nos transporta a la Edad Media, a un fascinante mundo de reyes, damas, caballeros, pugnas feudales, castillos y ciudades amuralladas. El amor y la muerte se entrecruzan vibrantemente en este magistral tapiz cuyo centro es la construcción de una catedral gótica.
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Great for Language Comprehension Practice
- By a consumer on 08-16-15
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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba [No One Writes to the Colonel]
- By: Gabriel García Márquez
- Narrated by: Diego Trujillo
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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La segunda novela del maestro colombiano, una historia de injusticia y violencia.El coronel no tiene quien le escriba fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez durante su estancia en París, adonde había llegado, a mediados de los cincuenta, como corresponsal de prensa y con la secreta intención de estudiar cine. El cierre del periódico para el que trabajaba le sumió en la pobreza mientras redactaba en tres versiones distintas esta excepcional novela.
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excelente bello conjunto de cuentos.
- By gabriela on 03-27-17
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Dime quién soy [Tell Me Who I Am]
- By: Julia Navarro
- Narrated by: Daniel Albiac, María Belén Roca
- Length: 32 hrs and 56 mins
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Un periodista investiga la apasionante vida de una antepasada suya, una mujer que vivió intensamente el siglo XX desde los convulsos años de la república hasta la caída del muro de Berlín. Un periodista recibe la propuesta de investigar la vida de su bisabuela, Amelia Garayoa, una mujer de la que solo sabe que huyó abandonando a su marido y a su hijo poco antes de que estallara la guerra civil española.
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A very good audiobook to listen to in SPANISH!!!
- By Allan on 12-10-14
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La luz que no puedes ver [All the Light We Cannot See]
- By: Anthony Doerr, Andrés Barba
- Narrated by: Miguel Ángel Jenner
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Marie-Laure vive con su padre en París, cerca del Museo de Historia Natural, donde él trabaja como responsable de sus mil cerraduras. Cuando, siendo muy niña, Marie-Laure se queda ciega, su padre le construye una perfecta miniatura de su barrio para que pueda memorizarla gracias al tacto y encontrar el camino a casa. A sus doce años, los nazis ocupan París y padre e hija tienen que huir a la ciudad amurallada de Saint-Malo. Con ellos se llevan la que podría ser la más preciada y peligrosa joya del museo.
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Buena historia pero no muy buen narrador
- By Gustavo on 09-05-17
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Reputations
- By: Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Anne McLean
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage. At 65, after four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman.
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I must be missing something
- By Koz on 03-11-17
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Pale Rider
- The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World
- By: Laura Spinney
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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In this gripping narrative history, Laura Spinney traces the overlooked pandemic to reveal how the virus travelled across the globe, exposing mankind's vulnerability and putting our ingenuity to the test. As socially significant as both world wars, the Spanish flu dramatically disrupted - and often permanently altered - global politics, race relations, and family structures while spurring innovation in medicine, religion, and the arts.
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A Predilection for Those in the Prime of Life
- By Cynthia on 02-12-18
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Los pilares de la Tierra [The Pillars of the Earth]
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Jordi Boixaderas
- Length: 46 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Los Pilares de la Tierra es la obra maestra de Ken Follett y constituye una excepcional evocación de una época de violentas pasiones. El gran maestro de la narrativa de acción y suspense nos transporta a la Edad Media, a un fascinante mundo de reyes, damas, caballeros, pugnas feudales, castillos y ciudades amuralladas. El amor y la muerte se entrecruzan vibrantemente en este magistral tapiz cuyo centro es la construcción de una catedral gótica.
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Great for Language Comprehension Practice
- By a consumer on 08-16-15
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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba [No One Writes to the Colonel]
- By: Gabriel García Márquez
- Narrated by: Diego Trujillo
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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La segunda novela del maestro colombiano, una historia de injusticia y violencia.El coronel no tiene quien le escriba fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez durante su estancia en París, adonde había llegado, a mediados de los cincuenta, como corresponsal de prensa y con la secreta intención de estudiar cine. El cierre del periódico para el que trabajaba le sumió en la pobreza mientras redactaba en tres versiones distintas esta excepcional novela.
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excelente bello conjunto de cuentos.
- By gabriela on 03-27-17
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Dime quién soy [Tell Me Who I Am]
- By: Julia Navarro
- Narrated by: Daniel Albiac, María Belén Roca
- Length: 32 hrs and 56 mins
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Un periodista investiga la apasionante vida de una antepasada suya, una mujer que vivió intensamente el siglo XX desde los convulsos años de la república hasta la caída del muro de Berlín. Un periodista recibe la propuesta de investigar la vida de su bisabuela, Amelia Garayoa, una mujer de la que solo sabe que huyó abandonando a su marido y a su hijo poco antes de que estallara la guerra civil española.
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A very good audiobook to listen to in SPANISH!!!
- By Allan on 12-10-14
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La amiga estupenda [My Brilliant Friend]
- Dos amigas, no. 1 [Neapolitan Novels, Book 1]
- By: Elena Ferrante, Celia Filipetto Isicato
- Narrated by: Mercè Montalà
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Con La amiga estupenda, Elena Ferrante inaugura una saga deslumbrante que tiene como telón de fondo la ciudad de Nápoles a mediados del siglo pasado y como protagonistas a Lenù y Lila, dos jóvenes mujeres que están aprendiendo a gobernar su vida en un entorno donde la astucia, antes que la inteligencia, es el ingrediente de todas las salsas.
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Preciosa
- By Renee on 12-07-22
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The Unwomanly Face of War
- An Oral History of Women in World War II
- By: Svetlana Alexievich, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Julia Emelin, Yelena Shmulenson
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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In The Unwomanly Face of War, Alexievich chronicles the experiences of the Soviet women who fought on the front lines, on the home front, and in the occupied territories. These women - more than a million in total - were nurses and doctors, pilots, tank drivers, machine-gunners, and snipers. They battled alongside men, and yet, after the victory, their efforts and sacrifices were forgotten.
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the best book about war I've ever read
- By Swarmy Barnacles on 10-06-17
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Her Royal Spyness
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.
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Joy, Joy, Joy!
- By Coffee Lover on 01-17-11
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The Golden Compass
- His Dark Materials, Book 1
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
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Best Audio Book I've ever Heard
- By GSDNH on 11-13-03
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Tú no matarás [You Will Not Kill]
- By: Julia Navarro
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 37 hrs and 41 mins
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Fernando, joven editor hijo de un republicano represaliado, decide huir de una España abatida por la Guerra Civil junto a sus amigos Catalina y Eulogio. Los tres son esclavos de los secretos que los acompañan y que los empujan sin remedio a vivir lejos de los suyos. Una historia absorbente que nos habla sobre la culpa, la venganza, el peso de la conciencia y los fantasmas que nos persiguen y condicionan nuestras decisiones.
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Malo, muy malo
- By Cliente de Amazon on 08-21-19
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Sapiens. De animales a dioses [Sapiens: From Animals to Gods]
- Una breve historia de la humanidad [A Brief History of Humankind]
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Carlos Manuel Vesga
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
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En De animales a dioses, Yuval Noah Harari traza una breve historia de la humanidad, desde los primeros humanos que caminaron sobre la Tierra hasta los radicales y a veces devastadores avances de las tres grandes revoluciones que nuestra especie ha protagonizado: la cognitiva, la agrícola y la científica.
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Entretenimiento de lujo
- By dan on 10-14-17
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Mexican Gothic
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
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Lacking, Disappointing, Not Developed
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 07-10-20
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Mexican Gothic
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 06-30-20
- Language: English
- Plot twists you won’t see coming
- Mexican Gothic left me reeling. I came in expecting a retelling of Wuthering Heights or Northanger Abbey set in 1950s Mexico, but this story stands on its own. Silvia Moreno-Garcia spools a tale that is at separate times scary, intriguing, and heartwarming. Mexican Gothic is peppered with traditional elements of the Gothic novel: an imposing but crumbling manor house, a budding romance, moody characters with dark secrets, and a seemingly inexplicable lack of electricity (candlelight in the 1950s?!). I spent half of this listen on the literal edge of my seat, and the other half trying to stop myself from screaming, lest my roommate think I had gone insane. Frankie Corzo is the perfect narrator for this world that blends English and Spanish, with a somber and melodic voice that only adds to the building suspense. I'm sure that Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey’s Gothic-obsessed protagonist) would be a fan.
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The Jane Austen Society
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Jenner
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable....
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Why so much bad language? Ruined a good book
- By Anonymous User on 08-12-20
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The Jane Austen Society
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Series: Jane Austen Society
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-26-20
- Language: English
- A society I would love to join
- A quaint British town in the 1940s, Jane Austen’s legacy, and a narration by Richard Armitage… I mean, how could this not be great? Natalie Jenner’s debut novel tells the story of an unlikely group of people who come together to preserve the legacy of their favorite author, all the while helping each other through the hardships of post-war life. While I must admit I have not yet had the chance to listen to Armitage narrate this particular historical fiction, based on his incredible repertoire of 5-star narrations, I have no doubt that it will anything but sensational. I don’t know about you, but for whatever reason historical fictions that remind me of the power of kindness and our shared humanity have recently emerged as my personal cure for quarantine-induced cabin fever, and I can’t wait to escape into this one.
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Lady Fortescue Steps Out
- The Poor Relation, Book 1
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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Life is not easy for the poor relations of England’s upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together....
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sweet but overpriced trifle
- By connie on 06-20-12
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Lady Fortescue Steps Out
- The Poor Relation, Book 1
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Series: The Poor Relation, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 05-01-12
- Language: English
- The Poor Relations series has brightened my days
- As our reality became so uncertain and the news cycle grimmer by the minute, I realized that what I really needed was a sweet historical fiction I could escape into for a couple hours a day. Lady Fortescue Steps Out fell into my lap like a gift from heaven. M.C. Beaton’s Poor Relations series with its lovable characters, neat romantic story lines, and a rosy regency-era moral code is exactly what I needed. Each title is around 4 hours long, and Davina Porter’s interpretation feels like a warm cup of cocoa on a cold rainy day—needless to say, I can’t stop listening! The partners of the Poor Relations Hotel get up to predictable adventures where villains are not really all that evil, and our heroes tend to get the happy ending we all deserve. This is my type of #selfcare.
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Pride
- A Pride & Prejudice Remix
- By: Ibi Zoboi
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic....
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Every girl from the hood needs to listen to this
- By Kiana on 09-19-18
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Pride
- A Pride & Prejudice Remix
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
- Pride and Prejudice... but in Brooklyn
- Let me start with the fact that I am a HUGE Austen fan, and I will listen to just about any modern day adaptation of her novels (albeit with varying degrees of delight). Pride is a particularly successful retelling of Pride and Prejudice precisely because it is not an exact scene-by-scene adaptation and because the characters, whose names give a nod to the original character’s names, bring their own vibrant energy to the story (a sort of sazón one might say). Acevedo’s narration is as smooth and melodic as ever, making this title even more of must-listen.
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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
- By: Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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This spellbinding tale takes listeners to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family....
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Wow. The movie was beautiful, the book, genius.
- By Rachael on 07-05-19
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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
- del Toro and Funke are a match made in heaven
- The first time I watched Pan’s Labyrinth, I was terrified by Guillermo del Toro’s Spanish Civil War-era fable, with its complex commentary on the death of innocence in times of war. This listen was everything I hoped it would be, and somehow even darker than the film (this is not a children’s story). Ofelia’s narrative is interspersed with fairy tales, à la pre-Disney Brothers Grimm, along with del Toro’s tell-tale use of symbolism—shedding light on its eclectic cast of characters.
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With the Fire on High
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen....
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Whole life is slayed...
- By AudioBookHoe on 05-16-19
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With the Fire on High
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 05-07-19
- Language: English
- Coming of age with a kick
- I picked up this listen after a stint of binge watching Chef’s Table, and thought I would find one more inspiring chef’s story, but With the Fire on High is much more. Elizabeth Acevedo’s sophomore novel brings flavor and sazon with its musical verses and fast-talking Spanglish. Acevedo, who narrates (yay!), has a way of infusing magic into the swept-under-the-rug vernacular, as she explores the unique challenges of being bicultural, a woman, a minority, and the universal challenges of being a lost 18 year old with no idea what path to take—or even if there is a path to take. You’ll find grit, recipes, strong female friendships, and even a dash of romance. But be warned, it will leave you with a strong craving for mofongo and tostones.
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La forma de las ruinas [The shape of the ruins]
- By: Juan Gabriel Vásquez
- Narrated by: Juan Sebastián Aragón
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
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La forma de las ruinas es al mismo tiempo una intriga de investigadores e investigados, una novela profundamente autobiográfica y una intensa exploración histórica....
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Muy lento y demasiado cargado de palabras
- By Carolina on 07-25-19
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La forma de las ruinas [The shape of the ruins]
- Narrated by: Juan Sebastián Aragón
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-16-18
- Language: Spanish
- Como la historia y la política pueden marcar la vida de un individuo
- La primera vez que leí La Forma de las Ruinas de Juan Gabriel Vásquez fue cuando estaba en el proceso de escribir mi tesis de grado, investigando las reacciones socio-políticas del asesinato del líder Jorge Eliecer Gaitán el 9 de Abril, 1948 ; fecha mejor conocida como “El Bogotazo.” Este libro llego a mis manos, como prueba de la cicatriz que dejo el 9 de abril en la conciencia colombiana. Fue el primer libro de JGV que leí y que despertó en mi una necesidad desaforada de leer toda su obra (desde entonces pido a mis amigos colombianos que me traigan los libros de el que aún no han sido publicados en Estados Unidos.) El formato de audiolibro favorece a las palabras de Vázquez, cuyas frases en la voz de Juan Sebastián Aragón toman vida propia. Aragón cuenta esta historia con paciencia, deshaciendo la barrera entro los mundos privados y públicos al demostrar cómo todos somos herederos de nuestras historias nacionales. Aunque me he leído muchas de sus obras, siempre vuelvo a La Forma de las Ruinas, como una tortuga volviendo a donde nació. En parte es por mi gran interés en el 9 de Abril, y mi propia experiencia investigando este periodo de historia en Colombia que significa tanto para muchos colombianos por tan diversas razones. Pero también es porque, sin ser historiador, Vásquez logra capturar la esencia de lo que es la historia en Colombia—como es inventada, reescrita, repetida, y con personajes que son inevitablemente condenados al olvido. La Forma de las Ruinas es una combinación hipnótica entre autobiografía (como recurso literario), intriga de investigadores, e historia novelada. El protagonista—quien comparte nombre y biografía con el autor—se encuentra enredado en la telaraña de teorías de conspiración de Carlos Carballo, un hombre obsesionado con el asesinato de Jorge Eliecer Gaitán. Aunque por momentos largo y confuso, este libro es una obra maestra, que demuestra el alcance del poder literario de uno de los mejores autores Latino Americanos de nuestra época.
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La hija del relojero [The Watchmaker's Daughter]
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Irene Miras
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
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En el verano de 1862, un grupo de jóvenes artistas, guiados por el apasionado y brillante Edward Radcliffe, viaja a Birchwood Manor, una casa de campo en Berkshire. Tienen un plan: vivir los siguientes meses recluidos y dejarse llevar por su inspiración y creatividad....
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La hija del relojero
- By Irma on 06-05-19
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La hija del relojero [The Watchmaker's Daughter]
- Narrated by: Irene Miras
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-05-18
- Language: Spanish
- Fantasmas, Amor, Misterio—que más quieres?
- A mi nunca me han gustado las historias de fantasmas, ni en películas, ni libros, y mucho menos contadas alrededor de una fogata. Pero La Hija del Relojero, que puede fácilmente ser categorizada como una historia de fantasmas, me cautivo desde el primer momento. Y cómo no? Se trata de una casa grande y antigua, embrujada por un fantasma de la época Victoriana, cuyo amor por el artista que una vez vivió allí y un misterioso asesinato no la dejan partir. Kate Morton, teje una historia a través del tiempo, sin orden cronológico, y con un elenco de personajes tan diversos que sus conexiones inesperadas sorprenden y encantan. La Hija del Relojero es un libro que te deja el corazón lleno, anhelando épocas que nunca viviste, y gente que jamás conociste.
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The Shadow of the Wind
- By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 5 mins
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Just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his 11th birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face....
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Have the book handy
- By Rebecca on 07-17-05
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The Shadow of the Wind
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Series: Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Book 1
- Length: 18 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 05-06-05
- Language: English
- Magical realism, meets mystery, meets love story?
- This first installment of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books trilogy keeps you on your toes until the very end. The story is set in Barcelona, crippled under Franco’s oppressive totalitarian grip, where Daniel Sempere’s father takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books hidden in Barcelona’s gothic quarter so that he can choose one book and vow to protect it for life. This audiobook caught me from the very beginning—a magical secret library filled with forgotten out-of -print books? I must find this place. The plot thickens quickly however; as Daniel finds that the book he has vowed to protect along with its author have an enemy—a masked arsonists that goes by the name of the book’s villain. This story has twists and lurches and sudden drops; villains, heroes, and real three-dimensional, feeling characters. What can I say? It’s a real treat.
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Tin Man
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that. Ellis and Michael are 12-year-old boys when they first become friends, and for a long time, it is just the two of them....
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new favorite book
- By steph on 10-01-18
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Tin Man
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-15-18
- Language: English
- Almost a love story, but not quite.
- This is an absolutely beautiful book. A quick listen which will make you cry (read: sob), laugh, and smile. Tin Man is the story of a love that was and could have been, of missed opportunities, and the inevitable steamroll of time. Set in between the 1970s and 80s in the UK, it recounts the story of Ellis and Michael, two childhood friends whose friendship seems headed towards something more; until Ellis marries Annie, and the three form a sort of love triangle, which mysteriously ends from one day to the next. Winmann captures human loss, love, loneliness, and the power of art with spectacular prose and emotional insight that makes you want to rewind and hear her phrases read again (which I did more than once). Winmann narrates her own words, which although rare, works in this book. Her deep knowledge of the characters seeps into her intonation and the voices she gives them (Dora’s low and strong, Ellis’s meek rumble, Michael’s husky tone, and Annie’s silvery singsong voice). I loved every bit of this book, and have no doubt that I will re-listen to it several times in the years to come.
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