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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- De: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrado por: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 52,345
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48,019
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 47,942
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- De Christine T en 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- De: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrado por: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
Flowing writing.
Revisado: 11-30-24
The narration was superb. The mood pure. The characters whole. You feel safe in the author’s hands.
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A Great Improvisation
- Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
- De: Stacy Schiff
- Narrado por: Susan Denaker
- Duración: 21 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
"In December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins an enthralling account of how Benjamin Franklin - 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French - convinced France, an absolute monarchy, to underwrite America's experiment in democracy. When Franklin stepped onto French soil, he understood he was embarking on the greatest gamble of his career. By virtue of fame, charisma, and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exquisite book
- De Jose Antonio Gonzalez en 11-01-18
- A Great Improvisation
- Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
- De: Stacy Schiff
- Narrado por: Susan Denaker
Benjamin Franklin’s character was very well drawn.
Revisado: 03-06-24
Hard to discern the years with few mentions, and the offices of the various Frenchmen. An excellent revelation of Franklin’s French role in the American war of independence.
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This Side of Paradise
- De: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrado por: Guy Madison
- Duración: 52 m
- Versión resumida
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 7
The debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise takes its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem 'Tiare Tahiti'. The book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and conveys the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is a dramatized, abridged version
- De Amazon Customer en 09-25-21
- This Side of Paradise
- De: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrado por: Guy Madison
This is a dramatized, abridged version
Revisado: 09-25-21
I didn't know that this version was dramatized, nor that it was abridged. Though the performances were good, pertinent characters were left out. The result is loss of Fitzgerald's magical writing, elaboration of themes, and a bare shell of a story.
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Harry Clarke
- With Bonus Performance: Lillian
- De: David Cale
- Narrado por: Billy Crudup, David Cale
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Grabación Original
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 5,544
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 5,003
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 4,997
A sexually charged and wickedly funny thriller starring Tony Award-winning actor Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke is the story of a shy Midwestern man leading an outrageous double life as the titular cocky Londoner. Moving to New York City and presenting himself as an Englishman, he charms his way into a wealthy family's life as the seductive and precocious Harry, whose increasingly risky and dangerous behavior threatens to undo more than his persona.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh - hated it
- De Julia en 10-24-18
- Harry Clarke
- With Bonus Performance: Lillian
- De: David Cale
- Narrado por: Billy Crudup, David Cale
Smarmy, snarky English tale
Revisado: 04-10-19
"Harry Clarke" is set on the east coast of America, yet it made me feel as if I were trapped in one of those nightmarish, narrow, mildewed budget rooms in London. The author contrives the schizo personality of Harry Clarke to represent a solution to the dilemma of growing up gay with an unsympathetic father, and then introduces him to a rich family upon whom he can heap scorn and perversity. Billy Crudup, as always, turns in a terrific performance despite having to wallow in this slime.
"Lillian" is maternally frumpy as intoned by Cale himself, and the character of Jimmy is insubstantial, merely a fantasy of a “type”.
The author creates momentarily engaging similes and metaphors. However, the purported themes of characters reinventing themselves really just amounts to shallow portrayals of egoistic people using others for sexual gratification. Certainly, depth of character and real intercourse must be absent when the characters don’t even exist.
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