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Good Omens
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40,758
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35,584
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35,562
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At long last!!
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-21-09
- Good Omens
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
Great fun
Revisado: 12-02-17
Where does Good Omens rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top twenty
Who was your favorite character and why?
Crowley, lovable demon
Which character – as performed by Martin Jarvis – was your favorite?
Adam
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
William and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Any additional comments?
An obvious homage to Richmal Crompton's 'Just William' books blended with Gaiman spookiness and Pratchett kookiness.
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Indiscretions of Archie
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Arthur Vincet
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General2 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:1 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 1
"Indiscretions of Archie" is a 1921 comedic novel by the British master of the genre, P. G. Wodehouse. The novel tells the story of impoverished, embarrassment-prone Archibald "Archie" Moffam (pronounced "Moom") and his difficult relationship with his art-collecting, hotel-owning, millionaire father-in-law Daniel Brewster, who is the father of Archie's new bride Lucille. Archie's attempts to ingratiate himself with Brewster only get him further into trouble. The story takes place in New York City.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Marred by poor reading
- De Mike Crowley en 06-13-17
- Indiscretions of Archie
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Arthur Vincet
Marred by poor reading
Revisado: 06-13-17
What would have made Indiscretions of Archie better?
A reader who was familiar with the idioms, cadences and pronunciation of English speech, especially the upper class of the period. For instance, the intensifier, "dashed", is to be pronounced "dash'd", not "dash_ed". And the reader's habit of articulating every single syllable may be how the reader *imagines* Englishmen speak but it is at odds with actual British speech patterns. A case in point is the verbal filler "don't you know". It should come out as a flat "donchaknow" not as finely enunciated "don't you know?".
In short, the reading was painful to endure.
Would you be willing to try another book from P. G. Wodehouse? Why or why not?
Certainly. He is one of my favourite authors
How could the performance have been better?
Another, preferably British, reader.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Indiscretions of Archie?
None.
Any additional comments?
This is a decidedly minor Wodehouse work but as it is an early one so that in itself makes it worthy of note. Also, the character of Archie, a dim, feckless yet amiable member of the upper class prefigures in many ways Wodehouse's most famous creation, Bertie Wooster. Were it not for these points I could not have forced myself to endure the atrocious reading.
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A Damsel in Distress
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 242
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Strange things are happening at Belpher Castle. For starters, the Earl's sister is intent on pairing off her stepson, Reggie, and niece, Lady Patricia (known as Maud). Maud, however, is in hot pursuit of Geoffrey Raymond, and she is also being pursued by the unacceptable composer, George Bevan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Splendid all around
- De Susan C. en 03-18-04
- A Damsel in Distress
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Funny voices, misread lines
Revisado: 12-11-15
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
No. The narrator mis-read too many sentences and mis-pronounced too many words.
What other book might you compare A Damsel in Distress to and why?
This novel seems to be a precursor to the Blandings Castle series by the same author.
How could the performance have been better?
I would have preferred that the narrator keep the funny voices to the dialog. Reading the entire book with a fake upper-class accent is not only unnecessary it is intensely irritating. It sounds like a bad Tim Curry impersonation.
Apart from which, the narrator seems incapable of reading more than a few words ahead. Given the unpredictable nature of Wodehouse's long sentences, this failing produces many inappropriate pauses and meaningless fragmentary phrases. I don't know what to suggest to remedy this - learn to read, perhaps?
Did A Damsel in Distress inspire you to do anything?
Throw a boot at the stereo.
Any additional comments?
Grrrr!
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