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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- De: Madeline Miller
- Narrado por: Frazer Douglas
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38,967
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 34,809
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34,704
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wasn't Expecting to Like It- BOY! was I wrong!!
- De susan en 06-11-14
- The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- De: Madeline Miller
- Narrado por: Frazer Douglas
Beautifully written love story set in a time when such love was forbidden.
Revisado: 01-18-23
Miller’s characters are thoroughly painted with beautiful prose and you will love them or you will hate them. Her brilliant descriptions of the people, places and events will grab you by the collar and pull you right through the pages to be a present observer of every moment. She will engage all senses. If you can stomach the violence and cruelty of man in order to appreciate love, honor, respect, myth, and tradition, then this book is for you. Beautifully written and masterfully narrated!
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The Family Tree
- A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth
- De: Karen Branan
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 9 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Harris County, Georgia, 1912. A White man, the beloved nephew of the county sheriff, is shot dead on the porch of a Black woman. Days later, the sheriff sanctions the lynching of a Black woman and three Black men, all of them innocent. For Karen Branan, the great-granddaughter of that sheriff, this isn't just history; this is family history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brave, powerful storytelling
- De S. Brunner en 02-23-20
- The Family Tree
- A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth
- De: Karen Branan
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
Enlightening and Poignant!
Revisado: 05-02-16
As a lifelong amateur genealogist and a Georgia native, I found this book most enlightening. It answered many questions about how my grandmother, who recently died at the age of 101, developed her attitudes, ethics, character and nature. It vastly explained her social history and the environment in which she spent her formative years. I am grateful to the author for her obviously thorough research and her brutally honest depiction of a history we Southerners often hide because it is one we cannot change. This must have been a frightening but oh so necessary venture and the author handles it with a brilliant blend of head and heart.
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