Fionna O*Sullivan
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The Blackhouse
- De: Peter May
- Narrado por: Peter Forbes
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 121
A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister. As Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface and soon, he, the hunter, becomes the hunted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unputdownable
- De dumbclub en 01-31-12
- The Blackhouse
- De: Peter May
- Narrado por: Peter Forbes
An excellent narration redeems a weak plot
Revisado: 08-05-12
Peter Forbes does a fantastic job with the narrating, which kept me with the book even when the story was getting ridiculous.
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Shades of Milk and Honey
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,052
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 942
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 942
The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written. When Jane realizes that one of Melody’s suitors is set on taking advantage of her sister for the sake of her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to set things right—and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great if you love speculative fiction and Austen
- De Womble en 05-07-12
- Shades of Milk and Honey
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
Jane Austen with magic
Revisado: 03-26-12
Jane Austen with magic, but don't let that put you off - this is not Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, it is its own unique story.
In addition to painting and music, a young lady is expected to have mastered the art of glamour, to entertain guests and to decorate their home. In a plot owing a lot to Sense and Sensibility, yet having enough originality to keep it interesting, Kowal has woven a nineteenth century tale of love, talent, and manners. Jane is a plain spinster of 28, talented yet convinced that she is unlikely to ever find a husband, and resigned to this. Her sister Melody is everything she isn't: pretty, untalented, headstrong, and not very bright. Melody attracts trouble like bees to honey, and it is up to Jane to sort out the trouble while staying as proper as possible - and maybe finding her own happiness.
Mary Robinette Kowal does a good job of narrating, if you are concerned (as I usually am) about an author narrating their own work, put your concerns to rest: Kowal narrates professionally as well. I would give five stars for narration, except that she does not have a native English accent, and it sounded a bit forced at times - but it was consistent and easy on the ear, and she did a good job differentiating the characters.
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Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs
- De: Paul Carter
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 4 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
A 'take no prisoners' approach to life has seen Paul Carter heading to some of the world's most remote, wild and dangerous places as a contractor in the oil business. Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, Paul has worked in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, Middle East, Borneo and Tunisia and as flat out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia, with some of the maddest and strangest people you could ever hope not to meet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Carter is the man!
- De Phil en 09-21-11
- Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs
- De: Paul Carter
- Narrado por: uncredited
Slow down and let me laugh!
Revisado: 04-06-10
I'm giving this one only three stars for the simple reason that the narrator (also the author) reads the whole book as if it is written in one paragraph. I had to listen to part of it at half-speed just to be able to keep up, and I kept skipping backwards to catch things again.
When I did catch them, though, there were some great tales in this one - I think I'll be looking for more of his work in dead-tree format next time.
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