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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
- An Oprah’s Book Club Novel
- De: Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo, Karen Chilton, Prentice Onayemi
- Duración: 29 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,853
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,542
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,528
The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the problem of race in America, and what he called “Double Consciousness,” a sensitivity that every African American possesses in order to survive. Since childhood, Ailey Pearl Garfield has understood Du Bois’s words all too well. Bearing the names of two formidable Black Americans—the revered choreographer Alvin Ailey and her great grandmother Pearl, the descendant of enslaved Georgians and tenant farmers—Ailey carries Du Bois’s problem on her shoulders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Great American Novel is finally inclusive.
- De Margaret en 12-28-21
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
- An Oprah’s Book Club Novel
- De: Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo, Karen Chilton, Prentice Onayemi
A Compelling, Complex, Layered Journey
Revisado: 05-25-24
This story is unlike any I've ever listened to or read before. Beautifully narrated, it intertwines a modern day bildungsroman with stories of ancestors
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Those Who Go by Night
- De: Andrew Gaddes
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
When a gruesome murder occurs in a sleepy 14th-century English town, Thomas Lester dives into an investigation that unearths witchcraft and long-kept secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Alex Wyndham's narration introduces me to new auth
- De Kindle Customer en 06-22-20
- Those Who Go by Night
- De: Andrew Gaddes
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
A Masterful, Moody Mystery
Revisado: 03-28-21
This is one of those rare listens that the minute I was done, I immediately started over, and am now tempted to do so for a third time. Even though the clues slowly unravel, by the end you realize that nothing is quite what it seems.
Hewing closely to historical veracity (as best I can tell), a blend of psychology, paranoia, misogyny and superstition hangs over the story. The scenes progress in a series of closely drawn, claustrophobic vignettes. Secrets and ambitions vie with one another as characters maneuver to dominate, elide, and subvert one another. Much is it at stake. More than discovering who murdered the strange beggar found ceremoniously draped along the alter, it's a matter of keeping the Inquisition out of England. "Those Who Go By Night" brings alive its full misogynistic dimensions, but even here, things are quite what they seem.
As always, Alex Wyndham brings his impeccable, masterful narration to the story. My only disappointment is that this is the only title by Andrew Gaddes. As a debut novel, a remarkable feat and a great listen. Highly recommend.
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