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Wolf Hall
- De: Hilary Mantel
- Narrado por: Simon Slater
- Duración: 24 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,924
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,821
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,823
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political powerEngland in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Divorced, beheaded, died...
- De Tim en 09-30-11
- Wolf Hall
- De: Hilary Mantel
- Narrado por: Simon Slater
My favorite period in English history
Revisado: 01-12-16
I really wanted to be intrigued by this book as I truly love this time period. While I'm pretty familiar with the events and people, I kept getting lost in the details. There would be flashes when I'd realize that the author had me hooked and I was There, with Cromwell. Then, for the next hour, I'd be bored witless. It wasn't the narrator's fault; he was excellent. Between the use of present tense and the prose, I just kept wishing it would be over.
I promise myself that I'm eventually going to finish this book, just not right now.
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The Game of Kings
- De: Dorothy Dunnett
- Narrado por: Samuel Gillies
- Duración: 24 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
The Game of Kings: First in The Lymond Saga. It's August 1547, and unrest in Europe is rife. Scotland, nominally ruled by 4 year old Queen Mary, is heaving with intrigue - and hot gossip. The notorious rebel, Crawford of Lymond, is rumoured to be back in Edinburgh. The city is sealed, but such things never worry 'Lymond'. As usual, he leaves a characteristic trail of hue and cry, vanished contraband, and a drunken sow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At Last, the best in historical fiction!
- De Laurie A. Bobskill en 08-14-15
- The Game of Kings
- De: Dorothy Dunnett
- Narrado por: Samuel Gillies
Disappointing
Revisado: 12-02-15
I've loved the Lymond Chronicles since I discovered them in the 80s and have reread them so many times my books are literally falling apart. I just couldn't take this production and gave up on it after about an hour. Samuel Gillies read this as if it were a stage play with an almost vaudeville cadence; it was painful to hear. Definitely wish Andrew Napier had done the narration.
The rest of the recorded books in the series are SO much better.
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The Strings of Murder
- Frey & McGray, Book 1
- De: Oscar de Muriel
- Narrado por: Andy Secombe
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Penguin presents the unabridged,downloadable audiobook edition of The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel, read by Andy Secombe, including musical interludes recorded by the author himself. Edinburgh, 1888. A virtuoso violinist is brutally killed in his home. But with no way in or out of the locked practice room, the murder makes no sense. Fearing a national panic over a copycat Ripper, Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Frey to investigate under the cover of a fake department specializing in the occult.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Devil Music
- De Walrus Rex en 02-27-15
- The Strings of Murder
- Frey & McGray, Book 1
- De: Oscar de Muriel
- Narrado por: Andy Secombe
What a treat!
Revisado: 06-03-15
A murder mystery spiced with humor! I enjoyed the story and pace of the narration enormously. The narrator made the story and the humor quite vivid; I could put the book down. I hope to see more from both author and narrator.
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,911
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,374
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,348
In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fabulous new take on Sherlock Holmes
- De Steph en 04-14-14
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
Boring
Revisado: 05-28-15
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Probably not. Too much background and not nearly enough to move the story forward. I did manage to get through half the book but I couldn't work up any enthusiasm for the characters. Holmes was dull and flat.
Would you be willing to try another book from Laurie R. King? Why or why not?
Probably not; she just didn't hold my interest.
What aspect of Jenny Sterlin’s performance would you have changed?
Her performance was fine; it was just a boring book.
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