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Red Queen
- De: Victoria Aveyard
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17,490
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,578
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15,571
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood - those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own - an ability she didn't know she had.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Same Story, Better Writing
- De FanB14 en 09-04-15
- Red Queen
- De: Victoria Aveyard
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan
Move along. Shallow plot and characters.
Revisado: 07-12-24
Super predictable, A plot that’s been told 1000 times before in a different setting. Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel has a more complex plot.
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Bring Up the Bodies
- A Novel
- De: Hilary Mantel
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,306
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,861
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,869
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mantel Pulls the History out of the History
- De Darwin8u en 11-22-12
- Bring Up the Bodies
- A Novel
- De: Hilary Mantel
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Riveting. Historic fiction at its very best.
Revisado: 05-03-24
A masterfully written story of King Henry VIII at the height of his reign. Mantel understands human relationships and historic figures with their personalities, motivations and fears. It felt like being a fly on the wall.
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Long Way to Texas
- Three Novels
- De: Dale L. Walker, Elmer Kelton
- Narrado por: Pete Bradbury
- Duración: 17 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Long Way to Texas brings together three rare Kelton novels, all with Texas roots: Joe Pepper, Long Way to Texas, and Eyes of the Hawk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Mary en 12-25-18
- Long Way to Texas
- Three Novels
- De: Dale L. Walker, Elmer Kelton
- Narrado por: Pete Bradbury
Enjoyable story
Revisado: 09-11-23
Good, solid western story writing. Elmer Kelton’s effort to maintain historical accuracy to the setting which makes it more enjoyable.
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Foundation and Earth
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Larry McKeever
- Duración: 18 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,903
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 3,550
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,538
Golan Trevize, former councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all - and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible. But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Please please re-record with Scott Brick!!
- De Amazon Customer en 06-12-12
- Foundation and Earth
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Larry McKeever
Lots of words and not much story
Revisado: 07-03-23
Any time a good author writes a book that he’s doing because a publisher asked him to - like this one - beware. This wasn’t close to the quality of his earlier books in the Foundation series. I won’t read any other of the later written Foundation prequels as I’m sure they are a drop off in quality due to the forced reason for their writing - a publisher’s desire to make more money.
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Spymaster
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,230
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,791
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,764
Across Europe, a secret organization has begun attacking diplomats. Back in the United States, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset. In the balance hang the ingredients for all-out war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, but not as good as usual for Thor!
- De Wayne en 07-03-18
- Spymaster
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
Fun, but predictable
Revisado: 11-30-18
This was a relatively fun, and entertaining book, but a predictable storyline and cheesy interactions, movie-like dialogue, handsome/ beautiful characters took away from the plot.
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An Irish Country Doctor
- A Novel
- De: Patrick Taylor
- Narrado por: John Keating
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,895
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,898
Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice. At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Something's Missing ... But It's Not the "F Bomb"!
- De Bookworm en 09-06-13
- An Irish Country Doctor
- A Novel
- De: Patrick Taylor
- Narrado por: John Keating
A happy, predictable and boring story
Revisado: 03-18-18
It’s a fun story, but so predictable and light on complexity i found myself wanting to get it over with.
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Death on Hold
- A Prisoner's Desperate Prayer and the Unlikely Family Who Became God's Answer
- De: Burton Folsom, Anita Folsom
- Narrado por: Barry Scott, Andrew Kanies, Jackie Schlicher
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 13
In January 1983 Burt Folsom read a story in Time about Mitch Rutledge, a man on death row with an IQ of 84 who said he was sorry for what he did. "Forget him", the last line of the story read. But Burt wrote Mitch a letter and discovered a man more interesting and intelligent than the article revealed. Burt and his wife, Anita, began a friendship with Mitch and saw him become a leader and role model for others in prison.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- De SJacobson en 04-25-18
- Death on Hold
- A Prisoner's Desperate Prayer and the Unlikely Family Who Became God's Answer
- De: Burton Folsom, Anita Folsom
- Narrado por: Barry Scott, Andrew Kanies, Jackie Schlicher
Great Story, but audiobook editor didn't finish
Revisado: 03-25-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes. It is a compelling story of redemption of man from despair through unexpected friendships and God's grace.
What other book might you compare Death on Hold to and why?
I don't know another book to which Death on Hold can be compared. It is a unique book.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?
The narrators do a good job.
Do you think Death on Hold needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. It thoroughly covers its subject.
Any additional comments?
There are some editing errors in the audiobook. The chapters are numbered incorrectly, all are off by +1. I.e. Chapter 4 is really Chapter 3, Ch 40 is really Ch 39, etc. Also in chapter 41, the editor clearly forgot to finish editing the audio clips. The narrator can be heard clearing his throat, reading and re-reading the same phrase, garbling the words and re-reading them, saying to himself, "that didn't sound right" (or something like that) and re-reading. I love the story and would up my rating if I heard a properly edited copy.
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