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Forbidden The Stars
- The Interstellar Age Book 1
- De: Valmore Daniels
- Narrado por: Dave Wright
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 62
At the end of the 21st century, a catastrophic accident in the asteroid belt has left two surveyors dead. There is no trace of their young son, Alex Manez, or of the asteroid itself.
On the outer edge of the solar system, the first manned mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, has led to an historic discovery: there is a marker left there by an alien race for humankind to find. We are not alone!
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, Irritating special effects
- De Nick C. Currie en 08-13-14
- Forbidden The Stars
- The Interstellar Age Book 1
- De: Valmore Daniels
- Narrado por: Dave Wright
Okay, but I won't be finishing the series
Revisado: 07-23-19
The story itself is okay, but nothing to write home about. None of the characters were developed well, and, though it held my interest, it ended on a cliff-hanger that I have no interest in following up. The narrator didn't have a wide-enough array of voices, and most of his accents (e.g. French, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish) were awful.
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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
- De: David Wong, Jason Pargin
- Narrado por: Christy Romano
- Duración: 15 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,179
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,674
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,666
In a prosperous yet gruesomely violent near future, superhero vigilantes battle thugs whose heads are full of supervillain fantasies. The peace is kept by a team of smooth, well-dressed negotiators called The Men in Fancy Suits. Meanwhile a young girl is caught in the middle and thinks the whole thing is ridiculous. Zoey, a recent college graduate with a worthless degree, makes a reluctant trip into the city after hearing that her estranged con artist father died in a mysterious yet spectacular way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This whole city is a butt that farts horror.
- De Claudia H en 03-03-16
- Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
- De: David Wong, Jason Pargin
- Narrado por: Christy Romano
Okay story, terrible narrator.
Revisado: 11-30-18
I enjoy David Wong's other books, but this is not his best one. It's not horrible, just rather drawn out and (though I know this is science-fiction) rather unbelievable at parts. The narrator is absolutely terrible, and I will *never* listen to another audio book she voices. Why all the inappropriate pauses, even in the middle of sentences? And is she ignorant of inflection? Ugh! The story held my attention *despite* Romano's deplorable narration, and I'm wondering if it would merit more than three stars if another person had been chosen to narrate it.
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The Railway Children
- De: E. Nesbit
- Narrado por: Renee Raudman
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
In this classic story, first published in 1906, a false accusation places the father in jail, leaving his wife and three children on their own. Circumstances force mother and the children to leave their ideal life in London to live near a train station in a rustic cottage. As the good natured children work to rescue their father, they befriend and help others along the way.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Good Story Marred by a Bad Performance
- De Charles H. en 04-21-15
- The Railway Children
- De: E. Nesbit
- Narrado por: Renee Raudman
A Good Story Marred by a Bad Performance
Revisado: 04-21-15
Would you recommend The Railway Children to your friends? Why or why not?
I recently discovered the works of Edith Nesbit, and have been enjoying the Psammead trilogy on the Kindle. When I discovered "The Railway Children" on Audible, I gladly purchased it because Nesbit was a wonderful writer, and, as a driver, I have more time to listen to books than to read them. The story is quite good. I would have loved it had I discovered it as a child, and it is a very good read even in my adult years. I plan to read this book to my nieces and nephews, and have encouraged several adult friends to read it for themselves, too.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Other reviewers have mentioned Raudman's poor accents. Those are a little annoying, but I can't do other voices in foreign accents when reading aloud, either, so I don't fault her for that. The problem comes in the actual reading of the story: when Raudman is reading in her normal voice as the narrator, she does a very good job with proper cadence, stress, and inflection. When reading as a character, however, nearly every sentence ends in an upward inflection, and the sentences aren't vocalized properly using the appropriate emphases on syllables and words to express the surprise, wonder, etc. of the character speaking.
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