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Ross Poldark
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787
- De: Winston Graham
- Narrado por: Oliver Hembrough
- Duración: 14 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,827
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,825
Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his family and his beloved Elizabeth. But instead, he discovers that his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth, having believed Ross dead, is now engaged to his cousin. Ross must start over, building a completely new path for his life, one that takes him in exciting and unexpected directions....
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you love the TV show, read the book!
- De goddess_of_pipework en 08-15-15
- Ross Poldark
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787
- De: Winston Graham
- Narrado por: Oliver Hembrough
Stop writing underage lovers for adult men.
Revisado: 10-15-17
I bought this because I was really entranced by the 2016~ Poldark production. I had no idea that the character of Demelza was originally introduced as a thirteen year old girl in the novels. It's super problematic that she grows up in Ross' house as his employee and THEN becomes his lover. Yuck yuck yuck. I don't care how 'historically accurate' it may be -- nothing about the story would have suffered if she'd been written as an adult character in her own right when she met him. I just feel like this is some creepy writer-insert fantasy I want no part of.
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Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome
- A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D.
- De: Thomas S. Burns
- Narrado por: Charles Craig
- Duración: 14 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
A major work on Roman policy toward the barbarians during one of the most exciting and challenging periods in the history of the Roman Empire, when barbarian soldiers became part of the forces defending the Roman frontier and gradually its rulers. By the close of these five decades, the Western Empire - hence Western Civilization - had changed forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bad narration
- De Steve E. en 12-27-15
- Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome
- A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D.
- De: Thomas S. Burns
- Narrado por: Charles Craig
Terrrrrible recording. Unlistenable.
Revisado: 07-23-17
What did you like best about Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome? What did you like least?
I tried listening to this for DAYS, but the narration is so unnatural and so chopped and clipped that I just had to return it. This is terrible. The pauses are barely there, and unnaturally short when they appear. The reader takes no time to separate one thought or paragraph from another, so you keep getting confused and needing to go back, and he reads so fast (and with a lot of grammatical inaccuracy) that it's hard to keep pace with all of the above.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Charles Craig?
Anyone. Else.
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