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Angle of Repose
- De: Wallace Stegner
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 22 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,100
Wallace Stegner's uniquely American classic centers on Lyman Ward, a noted historian who relates a fictionalized biography of his pioneer grandparents at a time when he has become estranged from his own family. Through a combination of research, memory, and exaggeration, Ward voices ideas concerning the relationship between history and the present, art and life, parents and children, and husbands and wives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Quest for Balance
- De Mel en 01-24-13
- Angle of Repose
- De: Wallace Stegner
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
Crochety old professor narrates story about West
Revisado: 12-13-22
Great narrator for the material, kind of a drawn out Victorian era story related within/against a 1960s era Berkeley timeline. The central figure is kind of a crochety old male academic history professor but you feel for him at the end.
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Venus in Furs
- De: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Fernanda Savage - translator, Matthew Kaiser - editor
- Narrado por: Patrick Downer
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 84
If you've ever been curious about where the term "masochism" comes from, you will find it laden in the pages of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's masterpiece, Venus in Furs, for whom the term was named. Drawn in part from his own life experiences, Sacher-Masoch's novel develops an eroticism unlike any other. The book's protagonist, Severin, is so infatuated and obsessed with the object of his desire, Wanda, that he asks to be her slave. Although hesitant at first, Wanda's treatment of Severin becomes more and more depraved, fueling Severin's own desires for cruelty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Classic Erotica, Terrible Narration
- De Sarterus en 04-15-17
Wanda's position was understandable.
Revisado: 08-28-22
Severn was more than a bit of an ass, despite everything to do with his ardour. I found him positively annoying. Still, the novel does present some genuine insights into gender relations and the (at the time theoretical) notion of women's rights before these became recognized by law, to some degree.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: D. H. Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
When Constance Reid's new husband, Sir Clifford Chatterley, returns from war paralyzed and in a wheelchair, she sees her future wither. As their marriage grows loveless, she mourns the desires fated to go unfulfilled. But a stirring fascination with Oliver Mellors, the estate's coarse, taciturn gamekeeper, blooms into feelings she feared had died. Soon the lovers find themselves entangled in scandal, and their taboo affair becomes as pernicious as it is passionate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better Than I expected
- De Etoile NEOhio en 10-06-24
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: D. H. Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
Ahead of its time...
Revisado: 08-26-22
Alas, most of the world has not caught up with this novel. Much still left to think upon and pursue.
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Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 254
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 210
At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau reflected on simpler living in the natural world. By removing himself from the distractions of materialism, Thoreau hoped to not only improve his spiritual life but also gain a better understanding of society through solitary introspection. In Walden, Thoreau condenses his two-year, two-month, two-day stay into a single year, using the four seasons to symbolize human development - a cycle of life shared by both nature and man. A celebration of personal renewal through self-reliance, independence, and simplicity....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- De calk123 en 07-27-19
- Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
Thoreau would have worn a MAGA-hat...
Revisado: 07-24-22
...while squatting next to an industrially-poisoned lake. A good read for grasping the undercurrents of long-standing American attitudes towards nature and state taxes.
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A Tale of Two Cities
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Bob Neufeld
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter, Lucie, whom he had never met.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astounding and magnificent!
- De E. J. en 07-18-22
- A Tale of Two Cities
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Bob Neufeld
Astounding and magnificent!
Revisado: 07-18-22
I can see why this is a classic. Slow to start but the last third is the most compelling conclusion to any novel I've ever read. Brilliant narration perfectly captures the novel's tone, the narrative convincingly captures the fever of Revolutionary France and what we would recognize today as PTSD symptoms in the character of the imprisoned father.
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The Scarlet Letter (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 133
The red letter A on her dress marks young mother Hester Prynne among her Puritan neighbors, who demand to know who fathered her child. Rumors swirl, but the shunned and shamed Hester keeps her secret - and his - for years, until a guilt-ridden confession reveals the truth, with unexpected consequences.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by the narration
- De Jacob Thompson en 11-07-17
- The Scarlet Letter (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
skipped this in highschool but listened to it now
Revisado: 07-16-22
I don't think I missed much. Much ado about nothing, mostly about misplaced guilt. Puritan times really sucked!
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Pilgrim's Progress
- Updated, Modern English
- De: John Bunyan
- Narrado por: Mark Christensen
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 450
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 370
Often disguised as something that would help him, evil accompanies Christian on his journey to the Celestial City. As you walk with him, you'll begin to identify today's many religious pitfalls. These are presented by men such as Pliable, who turns back at the Slough of Despond; and Ignorance, who believes he's a true follower of Christ when he's really only trusting in himself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Annoying
- De Valid Customer en 01-04-17
- Pilgrim's Progress
- Updated, Modern English
- De: John Bunyan
- Narrado por: Mark Christensen
Astounding!
Revisado: 07-03-22
If only more Christians would heed its message and leave society rather than seek to reform society by imposing their morality on us via the courts. If salvation is a choice, self-destruction must also be valid as an effective use of free-will. The story is fine, the narrator is great at conveying the spirit and essence of Bunyan's allegorical narrative.
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