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Any Human Heart
- A Novel
- De: William Boyd
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 618
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 546
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 546
Best-selling author William Boyd—the novelist who has been called a “master storyteller” ( Chicago Tribune) and “a gutsy writer who is good company to keep” ( Time)—here gives us his most entertaining, sly, and compelling novel to date. The novel evokes the tumult, events, and iconic faces of our time as it tells the story of Logan Mountstuart—writer, lover, and man of the world—through his intimate journals. It is the “riotous and disorganized reality” of Mountstuart’s 85 years in all their extraordinary, tragic, and humorous aspects.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very satisfying story-telling
- De connie en 07-15-11
- Any Human Heart
- A Novel
- De: William Boyd
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Calling all Anglophiles.
Revisado: 03-30-19
Splendid. Simply splendid in every way. Read it. It’s a marvelous journey through the 20th Century.
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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 2,492
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,099
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
An exquisite glimpse into early western life
Revisado: 02-23-17
I think Wallace Stegner writes with a controlled elegance that is thrilling. So many times I'd replay certain paragraphs to better absorb the beauty of his descriptions. I'd highly recommend this book to any lover of words. He's the consummate wordsmith. I'll probably read this book sometime in the future as I hate saying goodbye to this wonderfully drawn characters. It's a 10!
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News of the World
- A Novel
- De: Paulette Jiles
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 5 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,796
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,223
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,209
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Heart as Big as Texas
- De Mel en 10-17-16
- News of the World
- A Novel
- De: Paulette Jiles
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Captive Child Returns
Revisado: 11-23-16
Splendid old fashioned storytelling at its very best. Step back in time with two unforgettable characters that you won't want to release. Beautiful, nuanced writing, evocative descriptions, and myriads of well wrought minor characters make this book a pleasure from start to finish. Narration: point perfect!
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Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
- De: Chris Cleave
- Narrado por: Luke Thompson
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,022
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 917
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 911
It's 1939, and Mary, a young socialite, is determined to shock her blueblood political family by volunteering for the war effort. She is assigned as a teacher to children who were evacuated from London and have been rejected by the countryside because they are infirm, are mentally disabled, or - like Mary's favorite student, Zachary - have colored skin.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely No
- De Sara en 05-09-16
- Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
- De: Chris Cleave
- Narrado por: Luke Thompson
Wonderfully nuanced telling of the blitz.
Revisado: 06-01-16
I loved the writing style. It was poetic in description and so delicate and forceful at the same time. I truly marveled at the piquant humor of the Brits in the face of such horror and desolation. The characters were so well fleshed out. I felt like I knew them all. A very highly recommended book. I'm going to miss Alastair and Mary and Hilda.
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All That Is
- A Novel
- De: James Salter
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 92
After his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair - a scattered family of small houses here and in Europe - a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, love eludes him.
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2 out of 5 stars
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All That Isn't
- De Mary en 06-23-14
- All That Is
- A Novel
- De: James Salter
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
A writer's writer
Revisado: 02-21-16
Splendid, lush story telling. Beautiful thoughtful conversations with a myriad of interesting and well described characters. I love Salter's writing. It suggests a bygone appreciation of smallest details that make his characters, and the lives they lead almost jump off the page. A truly beautiful novel.
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Life After Life
- A Novel
- De: Kate Atkinson
- Narrado por: Fenella Woolgar
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,328
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,775
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,785
On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strange & Fascinating
- De Sara en 11-02-15
- Life After Life
- A Novel
- De: Kate Atkinson
- Narrado por: Fenella Woolgar
Endless possibilities.
Revisado: 05-16-15
Wonderful exploration of the endless possibilities available in the " pinball machine" version of all the character's lives. They live. They die. They are reborn to explore other paths. Fascinating, beautifully written. Thoughtful, poetic observations about the meaning or meaninglessness of life.
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An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
- A Novel
- De: Brock Clarke
- Narrado por: Daneil Passer
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 12
As a teenager, it was never Sam Pulsifer's intention to torch an American landmark, and he certainly never planned to kill two people in the blaze. To this day, he still wonders why that young couple was upstairs in bed in the Emily Dickinson House after hours. After serving 10 years in prison for his crime, Sam is determined to put the past behind him. His low-profile life is chugging along quite nicely until the past comes crashing through his front door.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A downer of a book
- De Sara en 03-27-08
- An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
- A Novel
- De: Brock Clarke
- Narrado por: Daneil Passer
Felt like burning the book.
Revisado: 09-12-09
The main character was unappealingly flat and almost autistic in nature. He seems such a literalist (Asperger's Syndrome, perhaps?) - so one dimensional - that I found his character difficult to relate to. That's not to say autistic characters can't work as the main voice in a story. The Dog Who Barked in the Night is a splendid example of this. I really kept trying to like this book, as the story line was so original and quirky, but getting through it was a chore for me. Can't recommend this one.
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