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Middlesex
- De: Jeffrey Eugenides
- Narrado por: Kristoffer Tabori
- Duración: 21 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,273
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,942
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,974
In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school in Grosse Pointe, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking, strawberry-blonde classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them - along with Callie's failure to develop physically - leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, she is not really a girl at all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Anything but middle.
- De Michael en 05-04-03
- Middlesex
- De: Jeffrey Eugenides
- Narrado por: Kristoffer Tabori
Great story - Outstanding narration
Revisado: 06-07-04
I was not familiar with Eugenides work, and ordered this book based on reviews by others. I was not disappointed, and this ended up being one of my favorites. The story is very well-written, always engaging, and I was left at the end with a feeling of sadness, not wanting the book to end.
The narration was first rate. The accents and voices were consistent and realistic, and I immediately punched in the narrator's name to hear more, only to find that this is the only audiobook he has narrated to this point. I hope he reads other books, since I would listen to him read the phone book he's so good (maybe that's a LITTLE extreme!). My recommendation is an overall YES to a great book, well-narrated and extremely entertaining.
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The Keeper's Son
- De: Homer Hickam
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
On the outer banks of the Carolinas in 1941, fishermen and a few lonely sailors constitute the human population. Dominating the rough yet beautiful landscape is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, run for generations by the Thurlow family. But Josh Thurlow, the lighthouse keeper's son, has forsworn his heritage to become the commander of a small Coast Guard patrol boat. Tortured by twenty years of guilt for losing his brother at sea, Josh still searches for him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, horrible narration!
- De Robert en 02-12-04
- The Keeper's Son
- De: Homer Hickam
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
Good story, horrible narration!
Revisado: 02-12-04
Homer Hickam is one of my favorite authors. I actually took my son to Coalwood, WV to see the town Hickam describes in his Rocket Boys book and sequels. This story is different, since it is not autobiographical. Again, I think the story line is strong and entertaining. Living in North Carolina, I wanted to read a book which links a favorite author to my home state.
The narration by Michael Kramer is horrible, however, to the point of making listening distracting and frustrating. While Kramer has an incredible reading voice, his narration is dry and without any inflection, even when exciting events are taking place. But what really bothered me the most are the accents he uses for characters in the story. Granted, there are many characters, and Hickam descibes their accents as "Outer Banks brogue." However, the characters in the narration are constantly shifting tone and accent. Most of the main characters speak a sort of British Cockney accent with a slight Southern drawl, although at times it is all Cockney and at times is is all drawl. One time a character speaks has no bearing on how they will sound later in the story, and even within sentences the accents shift back and forth. Altogether, I found this very distracting, since I was focusing more on the accents than the plot.
Overall, I would suggest reading the book if you want a good story. The 3 star rating is the average of a 5 for the book and a 1 for the narration.
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