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The King in Yellow
- De: Robert W. Chambers
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 772
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 679
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 679
There is a book that is shrouded in mystery. Some even say it's a myth. Within its pages is a play - one that brings madness and despair to all who read it. It is the play of the King in Yellow, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days. The King in Yellow is a collection of stories interwoven loosely by the elements of the play, including the central figure himself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Introduction to Robert Chambers
- De David S. Mathew en 11-23-16
- The King in Yellow
- De: Robert W. Chambers
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
The book "The King in Yellow" is best when you fear it, but not actually read it
Revisado: 01-31-25
The book "The Kind in Yellow" is about nine short stories (and a couple of poems in the middle) about a play called "The King in Yellow" that once read makes the read go insane. At least I can say that about the first three stories ( the next two only really mention the play with no real consiquence from it, while the rest do not even mention the play).
This is a book I wanted to love more than I could. Written in the late 1800's, this is a fascinating idea of a book, that ultimately falls flat on its face. The narrator does everything in their power to help the book along, but in the end the idea and even the premise of the play "The king in Yellow" withers away with each passing story, with the last story being a romantic comedy that doesn't fit in at all with the other stories describing madness and Lovecraftian horrors and concepts.
If you wish to read/listen to this book. enjoy the first five or so stories (up until the poems) and stop there. The poems are good as well, but again do not really tie into the rest of the stories.
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The Wolf, a Butcher, His Demon, and Their Master
- The Happenstance Packs, Book 1
- De: Christopher S. White
- Narrado por: Khai Lannor
- Duración: 8 h y 26 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 79
This Southern, paranormally charged, pulp-fiction thriller takes listeners through the dense woodland and harsh humidity near the Georgia/Florida border, where a ruthless police Captain brutally sustains his local empire. Helping to enforce the Captain's will are his two proteges, Cliff Ramos and Cooper Cornelius Happenstance, known better as Coop. Ramos is a brilliant and sadistic detective that has always felt apart from the norms of humanity. Coop is Ramos's older, and very animalistic, mentor, whose instincts are never questioned.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Anti-hero cop story
- De R. Aikens en 04-18-21
- The Wolf, a Butcher, His Demon, and Their Master
- The Happenstance Packs, Book 1
- De: Christopher S. White
- Narrado por: Khai Lannor
Either a great, or terrible book. I honestly can't decide.
Revisado: 01-31-25
With an, admittedly, amazing name and interesting premise the book starts on the right foot, even before you open it. But after reading the first chapter about a characters life that does not show up again in the entire book, I was... confused to say the least. But with the equivalent of a chicken running around with its head cut off of a story, and a fantastic narrater, it's what kept me reading. Isn't that the sign of a good book. one you can't put down?
I'm very conflicted about this book. I did read it though and have been thinking about it since I finished it, all the interesting and crazy story beats, but I find it impossible to try and explain or even categorize this book. and not always in a good way.
I'll leave it as this reader, if you enjoy psychopaths doing psychopath things, with all the gore and thought processes as flavor text, and don't mind the odd chapter out like one that is literally just about a rat that has "gone through hell" to just have it run away in fear of two of the main protagonist, you are going to love this book. Everyone else should be cautious.
If it's any consolation, I will be following the author and seeing what they put out next. I've read many books. but none like this.
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