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Sarum
- The Novel of England
- De: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 45 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,464
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,454
In Sarum, Edward Rutherfurd weaves a compelling saga of five English families whose fates become intertwined over the course of centuries. While each family has its own distinct characteristics, the successive generations reflect the changing character of Britain. We become drawn not only into the fortunes of the individual family members, but also the larger destinies of each family line.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One big fat sweet historical epic
- De David en 11-28-13
- Sarum
- The Novel of England
- De: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
What I Expected
Revisado: 04-28-16
Having read other Rutherford books, "Sarum" was no surprise. The narrator isn't a favorite for me, which does detract from listening to such a long novel.
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrado por: Kimberly Farr
- Duración: 4 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,995
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2,631
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 2,626
Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Because we all love imperfectly.
- De Bonny en 01-15-16
- My Name Is Lucy Barton
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrado por: Kimberly Farr
Cheated
Revisado: 04-28-16
This is the first writing by Elizabeth Strout that I have read/listened to. I deliberately did not use the word "novel" because I do not think this work is a novel. It is just too brief, so perhaps novella is a better term. Or, half-novel? Anyway, what isn't in the story could have been as well written as what is published. The characters are worthy of more and the reader deserves more. The narrator is good, but overall I feel cheated!
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The Martian
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: R. C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 175,855
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 161,658
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161,478
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plainold "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Macgyver on Mars
- De Michael G Kurilla en 06-21-13
- The Martian
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: R. C. Bray
Impressive!
Revisado: 01-19-16
Loved this book. I was dazzled by the science & technology woven into the story and the author is so convincing that I sometimes forgot I was reading science fiction! The narrator did an exceptional job.
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After You
- A Novel
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Anna Acton
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,474
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,827
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,788
How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Doesn't come close to, Me Before You.
- De Taryn en 11-09-15
- After You
- A Novel
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Anna Acton
Just OK
Revisado: 12-27-15
I liked "Me Before You" better but still glad that Jojo Moyes wrote a follow-up. The narrator, Anna Acton, was great!
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I'll Give You the Sun
- De: Jandy Nelson
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Jesse Bernstein
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,288
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,877
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,877
“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story". At first, Jude and her twin brother are NoahandJude; inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways...but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor.
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1 out of 5 stars
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DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO ANY LGBT YOUTH
- De K. Swinford en 03-15-17
- I'll Give You the Sun
- De: Jandy Nelson
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Jesse Bernstein
Beware: Written for Young Teens
Revisado: 12-27-15
What would have made I'll Give You the Sun better?
If the characters were believable instead precocious, artistic, sex crazed and mentally ill.
What could Jandy Nelson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Written a realistic portrayal of fraternal twins.
Have you listened to any of Julia Whelan and Jesse Bernstein ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
The performers were very good.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Frustration: that I was, once again, sucked into reading a novel intended for young teens.
Any additional comments?
Yeah, fraternal twins are just like any other brother and sister. Even identical twins rarely show such empathy for one another.
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Safekeeping
- De: Jessamyn Hope
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 13 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 73
It's 1994, and Adam, a drug addict from New York City, arrives at a kibbutz in Israel with a medieval sapphire brooch. To make up for a past crime, he needs to get the priceless heirloom to a woman his grandfather loved when he was a Holocaust refugee on the kibbutz 50 years earlier.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Better for reading than listening
- De Debbie Israel and Jerry Dubin en 08-21-15
- Safekeeping
- De: Jessamyn Hope
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
Unsatisfied with Ending
Revisado: 09-24-15
What made the experience of listening to Safekeeping the most enjoyable?
The first half of the novel was very good, but overall I was disappointed.
What could Jessamyn Hope have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
I enjoyed this book until the end. Why did the author spent time developing the characters only to leave me anxious to know how they fared outside of the kibbutz?
What does Kirsten Potter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I always prefer an Audible book and this reader did not disappoint.
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World Without End
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 45 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21,032
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14,428
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14,417
In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, set in 12th-century England. Readers and listeners ever since have hoped for a sequel. At last, here it is. Although the two novels may be listened to in any order, World Without End also takes place in Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building their exquisite Gothic cathedral. The cathedral is again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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40 hours too short ...
- De Henrik en 11-03-07
- World Without End
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
Typical Ken Follett, can't put it down.
Revisado: 06-05-15
I was so glad that there was a sequel to "Pillars of the Earth". I guess it's because I'm a recovering Catholic that I enjoy reading this type of historical fiction which just continues to confirm my views. It helps that there are compelling characters which are richly described and individualized throughout the novel.
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65,261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58,051
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58,009
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Afraid to Write a "Less-Than-Positive" Review
- De Elizabeth en 08-06-14
- All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
Great book
Revisado: 04-29-15
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. The narration was very good and the story so engaging. Even though it was sad, this was one of those books that I was sorry to reach the end.
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Once We Were Brothers
- De: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrado por: Fred Berman
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,666
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,315
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,294
Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, the Butcher of Zamosc. Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser is convinced he is right and engages attorney Catherine Lockhart to bring Rosenzweig to justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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5-Star Thriller with History and Heart
- De Ella en 11-22-14
- Once We Were Brothers
- De: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrado por: Fred Berman
Amazing Narration
Revisado: 03-27-14
I really enjoyed this novel.The author provided wonderful descriptive and historical details and Fred Berman was tremendous.
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Hopeless
- A Novel
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Angela Goethals
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,673
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,832
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,839
Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies? Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust--and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Seems Like An X Rated YA Book- Has Promising Start
- De Wendi en 01-02-14
- Hopeless
- A Novel
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Angela Goethals
Tedious at times
Revisado: 03-27-14
The other five (aged over 60) women in our book club liked the book, but I determined this type of novel (YA) is not for me. I found the teen angst and sexual awakening uninteresting and the snarky exchanges between teen characters annoying. I guessed a good portion of the story in advance and, because the narrator was lackluster and the quality of the production poor, I turned the speed to 2x just to get done with the book.
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