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The Colorado Kid
- A Hard Case Crime Novel
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Duración: 3 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,016
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,497
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,492
No one but Stephen King could tell this story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained. With echoes of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and the work of Graham Greene, one of the world's great storytellers presents a surprising tale that explores the nature of mystery itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Too many reviewers seem to miss the point.
- De Amazon Customer en 04-19-06
- The Colorado Kid
- A Hard Case Crime Novel
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Jeffrey DeMunn
Too many reviewers seem to miss the point.
Revisado: 04-19-06
Don't be scared off by reviewers who expected a formulaic clone, and are angry they got something more complex and nuanced.
All of the vitriol in other reviews seems to come from expectations that as a reader, you deserve clear solutions; that you shouldn't be left to speculate, or actually made to think about a story; that the answer should be spelled out in nice big letters. It would be a shame to see this gem tossed aside because it's not enough like other books.
To start with, this is not a mystery story. It is a story about the nature of mysteries. The point of the novel is not to tell the story of an unexplained death; it's to tell the story of the story, it's impact on those who hear it, and to explore how unanswered questions affect us.
It's fantasy to think that every mystery can be solved, that every loose end can be neatly tied up, and that every story has a tidy ending. This one doesn't, and it's a much better book because of it. Go in to this audiobook with an open mind, and you're sure to enjoy it.
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Favorite Poems
- A Popular Anthology
- De: Dan Lyons
- Narrado por: Harold N. Cropp
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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General2 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 2
A former English teacher at Seattle University, Lyons enhanced his love for poetry by studying the great classical poets in the original Greek and Latin. This anthology is not just for connoisseurs. It is for everyone who enjoys poetry.....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Depends on what you're looking for.
- De Amazon Customer en 04-02-04
- Favorite Poems
- A Popular Anthology
- De: Dan Lyons
- Narrado por: Harold N. Cropp
Depends on what you're looking for.
Revisado: 04-02-04
It's ironic that the editor states in the epilogue that every culture has created poetry, since he includes poems only by Western authors. Nearly all of the poems in this book are of a religious nature, or are put into a religious context by the editor. The volume omits Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, e. e. cummings and many other notable others in favor of some very obscure poets. It includes only four sonnets from Shakespeare, while it has eight from Gerard Manley Hopkins (a 19th century priest and poet whose talent the editor claims "may even exceed that of the Bard of Avon.") Additionally, while the editor proudly claims that nearly all the poems in the volume rhyme, he is willing to stretch the definition of poetry to include sermons, hymns, and Christmas carols.
The editor uses the poems as an opportunity to comment on the ills of modern society, the evils of Rap music, and the foolishness certain scientific ideas. (He goes so far as to include a poem of his own entitled "Why scientists who teach atheistic evolution make me wonder.")
If you want a collection of Christian themed poems, this book is for you; if you're looking for a broader selection, keep shopping.
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