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Startide Rising
- The Uplift Saga, Book 2
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: George Wilson
- Duración: 17 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 711
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 719
When Streaker - the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins - discovers a derelict ancient armada with evidence of the first sentient species ever, she sets off a war between dozens of galactic races eager to use the information for their own advancement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Getting Better
- De Andrew en 10-23-08
- Startide Rising
- The Uplift Saga, Book 2
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: George Wilson
dolphin safe
Revisado: 03-11-09
i read this in college and loved it. this time around, i didn't enjoy it quite as much. the characters are a little flat, and they aren't really developed, but they are likeable (except for the bad ones!). having said that, startide rising is a lot better than most sci fi. the premise is very creative, and david brin makes a deep statement about taking care of our fellow mammals. i could have lived without him ACTUALLY STATING IT at the end of the book, but maybe he was afraid some of us missed it.
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The Hot Kid
- De: Elmore Leonard
- Narrado por: Arliss Howard
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 568
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 288
Carl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at 400 yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse during the 1930s, the period of America's most notorious bank robbers: Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson...those guys.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great book, an even better listen
- De S. Casazza en 06-07-05
- The Hot Kid
- De: Elmore Leonard
- Narrado por: Arliss Howard
All for fame
Revisado: 01-03-09
this is a really fun book. the good guy, carl webster, is a u.s. marshall who wants to stop lawbreakers, but he mostly just wants to be famous. he keeps a crime reporter nearby, so the world won't miss a minute of his heroics and cocky quips.
jack webster is the son of an oil tycoon, who robs banks because he enjoys it, even though his dad would willingly support him. he loves being notorious, and once he starts killing people, he gets a real thrill from it.
what's interesting is that carl's motivations aren't much different than the bank robbers he's chasing. he seems to worship them in a way, always trying to outdo them and even dating their girlfriends. carl isn't even interested in any woman who isn't a "gun moll." jack tells carl he's going to kill him the next time he sees him, so carl helps jack stay out of prison to finally prove he's the better man.
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Graceland
- De: Chris Abani
- Narrado por: Chris Abani
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The Elvis Oke of Chris Abani's novel is a child left to fend for himself in the urban jungle of Lagos, Nigeria. He has a talent for Elvis impersonations (hence the name) and wants to make it big so he can escape his violent and tumultuous life. In a place where angels fear to tread and only fools rush in, Elvis searches for redemption and a small piece of graceland.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Difficult listen
- De Richard en 02-21-05
- Graceland
- De: Chris Abani
- Narrado por: Chris Abani
brutal
Revisado: 12-07-08
elvis loves dancing to the music of elvis presley. he is bisexual and enjoys wearing makeup. these traits have nothing to do with the story of "graceland," and elvis's character is not developed in any way.
this is because elvis is only a vehicle for chris albani to list the atrocities that take place in nigeria. children and nuns are raped. elvis witnesses someone being burned alive. twice. kids are kidnapped and sold for organ harvesting. political prisoners are brutally tortured. a child is electrocuted, and no one cares. i could go on. when albani can't fit a horror into the story, he just has people talk about it.
elvis's character is never developed. things just happen to him. his friend redemption tricks elvis into becoming a criminal. his father abuses him, and his aunt entices him. none of elvis's choices affect any of his life's outcomes. it seems that if elvis made the opposite choices, nothing would have turned out any differently. was that the point of the book? i'm not sure.
the author seems to make a theme of redemption at the end of the book. but who is being redeemed? elvis? certainly not. he is a consciencious kid who never hurts anyone. is elvis redeeming nigeria? maybe, but it's hard to imagine that his simple kindnesses are enough. the author also makes a feeble attempt to blame white people for the horrible things black nigerians are doing to each other, but that nonsense doesn't hold up too well these days.
on the positive side, i did like albani's narration. he speaks with a soft sadness and does a wonderful job with the voices. one could almost believe that albani's narration is the redemption of his lousy book.
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The Great Fire
- A Novel
- De: Shirley Hazzard
- Narrado por: Virginia Leishman
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
This mesmerizing, poetic novel won the 2003 National Book Award for fiction and has earned universal acclaim. Set against the beautiful but tragic landscape of post-World War II Asia, The Great Fire tells a sweeping tale of the search for new beginnings in a world ravaged by tragedy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Always found something else to do
- De Margarita en 02-11-04
- The Great Fire
- A Novel
- De: Shirley Hazzard
- Narrado por: Virginia Leishman
beyond boring
Revisado: 11-09-06
You can't just tell me that two people are in love and expect me to believe it. You have to make me feel the love. I listened to five hours of this book and didn't have the slightest affection for any of the characters. It's almost like the author thinks people in the 40's didn't feel the same feelings we feel today. They only felt lofty emotions that they would describe in flowery verse. Don't believe it!
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