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The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 15 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26,808
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24,007
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,947
This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the Earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Nay-Sayers are Wrong.
- De Steve Groves en 02-10-20
- The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
Tough Going, but Good Story
Revisado: 08-20-21
My first comment is the narrator...she's absolutely fantastic. Her inflections, her command of the different voices - she's very good, and made this book bearable, if not great. To say she carried it would be an understatement. I'll probably seek out other Robin Miles books, just because of her performance in this one. As for the story, it was a struggle. There was a truly epic journey, but then that journey just kind of ended. There wasn't a 'big bang', a climax, or really even a resolution, so far as I could tell. I liked how the writer brought the story lines together, and that made me want to complete the book to see how it finished. Sadly, it just ended. The other struggle was the over-the-top views of the writer. Her opinion of politics, the role of women and varying races, were made readily apparent. At first, I figured it was to further the story, but as the book went on, it just became clear the author had a chip on her shoulder. Each type of character fit into their own bucket, with each bucket consisting of several, identical characters. In the end, it felt like a lecture about diversity and racial/gender equality. Overall, I gave it a three, but will likely not continue the series. I appreciate NK's unique perspective, and enjoyed the world she put together. Damaya's journey from her early life to the fulcrum was an epic one, and that alone held my interest throughout. The story of growth, hardship, and overcoming the absolute worst is fantastic, and it's an enjoyable read, if you don't mind hearing 'what the rust' or 'belately' entirely too many times :)
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The Judge's Demon
- The Demons Inside, Book 1
- De: Khris Pfeifer
- Narrado por: Gerard Marquez
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Claude is stricken by tragedy, and all fingers point at the Gypsies as the nation divides, and an empire falls. He is the king's best man and has been given orders to rid France of all their problems. Amidst his role in a barbaric hunt and corrupt justice system, Claude finds himself drawn to a young girl of this minority race and consumes himself with her and his own ideas of who she should be for him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- De Kiesha en 07-29-19
- The Judge's Demon
- The Demons Inside, Book 1
- De: Khris Pfeifer
- Narrado por: Gerard Marquez
A story of survival...
Revisado: 08-17-19
There are stories of good vs. evil, heroes and villains, and triumph over tragedy. The Judge's Demon is not one of these stories...and that is what makes it great. It is a story of survival in its purest form. In dark times, in a world of oppressed people, there are not always heroes, and there are not always white horses to free you from the terror of daily life. The author paints this picture well, and makes you feel for the characters, hoping they will make it...or in some cases, hoping they won't, just to end the suffering.
The Judge's Demon is a brutal, graphic depiction of life in a darker time. The treatment of some characters will likely offend some, terrorize most, and anger the rest. In short, you will feel something while reading about the repeated torture, rape, and debasement of innocent people. You will become enraged at the dehumanization of an entire culture, and scorn the weak men in positions of power that allow it to happen...and that is exactly the author's intent. Drawing raw emotion from a reader is one of the hardest things for an author to do, and this story will hit its mark, regardless of where you are on that spectrum.
Khris Pfeifer places a warning in the description of this book, and I encourage caution for anyone who's suffered from domestic violence or sexual abuse in the past.
From a critical standpoint, the book was written in third person omniscient. As such, several chapters were told from different viewpoints, bouncing from one character to another, revealing their inner thoughts. It was distracting at times, and I found myself losing my place and wondering what 'he said to him' referred to. It wasn't enough to detract from the story, but could make you stop and start several times throughout.
In addition, I received an audiobook copy, so I will comment on the narrator. Gerard does a wonderful job and is very clear in his delivery. That being said, his range in character voices is a little inconsistent, as some of their voices change throughout the book. The weaker men have the same, feminine voices as the female characters, and all the more dominant men tend to sound the same. Again, nothing that detracts from the story...just an observation.
I look forward to the second installment to see if Pfeifer can turn the 'survivors' of book one into the heroes of their own story.
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