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Lord of Misrule
- De: Jaimy Gordon
- Narrado por: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 67
At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts are all struggling to take an edge, or prove their luck, or just survive. Equal parts Nathanael West, Damon Runyon and Eudora Welty, Lord of Misrule follows five characters -- scarred and lonely dreamers in the American grain -- through a year and four races at Indian Mound Downs, downriver from Wheeling, West Virginia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worthy of the National Book Award
- De fmg en 03-06-11
- Lord of Misrule
- De: Jaimy Gordon
- Narrado por: Myra Lucretia Taylor
I Felt Like I Was Working at the Track
Revisado: 03-19-13
What did you love best about Lord of Misrule?
The dialogue and the voices of the characters was great; and the characters themselves were also fascinating and real in a "Runyonesque" sort of way.
What did you like best about this story?
I really liked the general flow of the story.
Which scene was your favorite?
There were many scenes that worked well, but one does not particularly stand out over the others.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, but I seldom do.
Any additional comments?
The narrator (or reader) did an excellent job with this book. She made the characters and the story feel very real.
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