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Death of an Author
- De: E. C. R. Lorac
- Narrado por: Simon Mattacks
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Vivian Lestrange - celebrated author of the popular mystery novel The Charterhouse Case and total recluse - has apparently dropped off the face of the Earth. Reported missing by his secretary Eleanor, whom Inspector Bond suspects to be the author herself looking for publicity, it appears that crime is afoot when Lestrange's housekeeper is also found to have disappeared. Bond and Warner of Scotland Yard set to work to investigate a murder with no body and a potentially fictional victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Modern classic mystery
- De AlmanacJEA en 06-11-23
- Death of an Author
- De: E. C. R. Lorac
- Narrado por: Simon Mattacks
Clever plot and excellent characters
Revisado: 12-12-23
I was hooked from the start.
The deceptive and progressive plot elements were pure gold
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The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
- Duración: 32 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41,750
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37,637
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37,592
The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boy, am I in the minority on this one.
- De Bon Ami en 11-04-13
- The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
Tedious, Dickensian
Revisado: 11-08-15
What disappointed you about The Goldfinch?
The plot is a combination of a picaresque and Dickens being paid per word. Seeing the world through the eyes of an obtuse, drug addled teenager who seems incapable of connecting the dots becomes tiresome.
What about David Pittu’s performance did you like?
The narrator did a fine job, and I really did try to hang in there, but ultimately, I had enough.
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The Quiet Girl
- De: Peter Hoeg
- Narrado por: James Gale
- Duración: 14 h y 50 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 40
Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centers around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johan Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities - abilities that Krone also shares.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not Up To Usual Standards
- De Linda Robertson en 11-18-07
- The Quiet Girl
- De: Peter Hoeg
- Narrado por: James Gale
Not Up To Usual Standards
Revisado: 11-18-07
I was entranced with Smilla's Sense of Snow, and enjoyed the magical realism of Woman and the Ape, so I looked forward to The Quiet Girl. But it disappoints. The strength of Hoeg's erudition, zest for eccentric characters, and interest in exploration of philosophy is overwhelmed by a contorted plot line and a too-willing capitulation to the seduction of fast-paced chases and narrow escapes. I was left wishing the Quiet Girl could have told me more about what the narrative was actually about.
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