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Beowulf
- De: Seamus Heaney - translator
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost perfect
- De Tad Davis en 01-28-13
- Beowulf
- De: Seamus Heaney - translator
- Narrado por: George Guidall
Wonderful!
Revisado: 01-13-23
Great book. If you want to go a bit deeper into the text, I recommend the Norton Critical analogy of Beowulf which includes this text plus contextual and critical essays. Have fun!
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- De: Stephen Fry
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5,204
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,597
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,572
Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor, and vivid emotion. Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Helen, their lovers, and their mortal enemies all burn bright in Fry's compelling prose. This volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank the gods
- De Stefan Filipovits en 06-22-21
- Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- De: Stephen Fry
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
Wonderful!
Revisado: 10-20-22
A delightful listen. Try Mythos and Heroes as well if you want to have more fun.
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A Spot of Bother
- A Novel
- De: Mark Haddon
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 215
George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life can’t be ignored, however: his tempestuous daughter Katie’s deeply inappropriate boyfriend Ray, for instance, or the sudden appearance of a red circular rash on his hip.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bother with this one
- De Book Club Gal en 09-29-06
- A Spot of Bother
- A Novel
- De: Mark Haddon
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Fun read!
Revisado: 02-17-19
Very humorous and enjoyable read. Terrific narration. A fun take on family with fireworks at the end. Try it!
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Seabiscuit
- An American Legend
- De: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 13 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,885
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,485
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,490
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail.
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4 out of 5 stars
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See you in the winner's circle
- De Janice en 06-26-13
- Seabiscuit
- An American Legend
- De: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrado por: George Newbern
What a Ride!
Revisado: 07-06-14
Who was your favorite character and why?
Well, duh! The horse.
Any additional comments?
An exciting story told in all it's detail. If you liked Unbroken, as pretty much everyone did, you can expect a similar pleasure.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Patrick Fraley
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 768
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 259
One of the greatest treats in all world literature, this masterpiece from Mark Twain inspired a literary revolution. The novel offers both brilliant humor and tragedy as Huck and Jim explore the moral dilemmas of slavery and freedom. Huck, the narrator, is shrewd, ingenious, and literal; he reports on everything he sees, which allows the listener to experience the hypocrisy of "sivilization".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific interpretion of an excellent story
- De Andrea en 01-12-03
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Patrick Fraley
Try Another Narrator
Revisado: 05-17-14
What would have made The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn better?
The story is excellent. Narrator Patrick Fraley just read too blame fast. It's a book full of southern characters, but they barrel along like their late for their plane or something.
What didn’t you like about Patrick Fraley’s performance?
Narrator Patrick Fraley just read too blame fast. It's a book full of southern characters, but they barrel along like their late for their plane or something.
Thought the voices were good, in general, Pap sounds lisps and whispers. He doesn't come off as menacing.
Any additional comments?
Buy the version w/ Dick Hlll as reader. It doesn't have the Raftsman's Passage, but with this Fraley recording I got so disgusted that I stopped listening during Jim and Huck's argument about why Frenchmen don't speak English, so I never heard it performed anyway.
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Winesburg, Ohio
- De: Sherwood Anderson
- Narrado por: Deaver Brown
- Duración: 6 h y 58 m
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General2.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 20
Winesburg, Ohio has the most memorable cast of characters in 20th-century fiction. Listeners will remember at least a few stories and their characters for the rest of their lives. Each of the 23 stories stands on its own. And each is also interwoven into the fabric of the book.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hilariously bad
- De Jacob en 08-15-11
- Winesburg, Ohio
- De: Sherwood Anderson
- Narrado por: Deaver Brown
Poor Reader
Revisado: 03-12-11
The reader pauses in the middle of his sentences and present an awkward presentation. It is irritating and doesn't seem necessary given all the fine voice talent that is available.
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