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Island Nation
- De: Peter Heller
- Narrado por: Suzy Jackson
- Duración: 1 h y 23 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,242
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 1,128
In this riveting tale of looming apocalypse, Pup is living off the grid for the summer with her parents on an island off the coast of Maine, when all three of them face the hardest decisions of their lives. Across the water one night they can see homes burning and hear gunfire. Pup and her parents, with their goat and chickens and garden and their dog, Opey, have no contact with the mainland, except for boat runs into town.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You left me hanging. Excellent story line
- De Duck en 02-25-21
- Island Nation
- De: Peter Heller
- Narrado por: Suzy Jackson
Self-sufficiency is the theme, applies to reader
Revisado: 03-01-21
This is incredibly well-written. In less than two hours, I came to care deeply about all the people in the book, particularly the girl who is the central character. She herself tells us that her parents valued self-sufficiency above all, and that she must be happy in her own company and able to take care of herself. Much as I think endings which tie it all up are great, the whole point of this book is the uncertainty of the times. These two themes lead directly to the last scene—and the reason this story will play on in your imagination long after you can’t remember a detail of all those pleasant, neatly wrapped up quasi-romances you wasted your time on. This story stands on its on, if you are half as tough as the main character. I know I will keep thinking about it for months...way more substance than most Audible Originals.
I do agree with others who say that the narrator’s style does not reflect the urgency of the second half of the story, which is why I gave the performance fewer stars.
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Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
- De: Ayelet Waldman
- Narrado por: Susan Denaker
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
For Emilia Greenleaf, life is by turns a comedy of errors and an emotional minefield. Yes, she's a Harvard Law grad who married her soul mate. Yes, they live in elegant comfort on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. But with her one-and-only, Jack, came a stepson, a know-it-all preschooler named William who has become her number one responsibility every Wednesday afternoon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heart breaking, hopeful, and brilliant writing.
- De Sandra L. Jacob en 12-27-09
- Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
- De: Ayelet Waldman
- Narrado por: Susan Denaker
Truly awful
Revisado: 03-17-11
I read/listen voraciously, almost never quit. I've tried this twice, and it's not worth the effort. In fact, as a reader I think the writing is insipid, and as a listener I hate the narrator. As a woman lawyer, I hate the main character. Don't waste money/credits/time. Have you read Cutting for Stone? Now that's a treat...
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