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Saving Fish from Drowning
- De: Amy Tan
- Narrado por: Amy Tan
- Duración: 17 h y 39 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 491
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 240
Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China - dubbed the true Shangri-La - and heads south into the jungles of Burma. But after the mysterious death of their tour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart, and disharmony breaks out among the pleasure-seekers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great book, shame about the narrator
- De Karen Campbell en 07-21-08
- Saving Fish from Drowning
- De: Amy Tan
- Narrado por: Amy Tan
Great Idea, execution -- not so much.
Revisado: 08-02-10
I am an Amy Tan fan, however this book was not one of her best. The plot was unusual, and had great potential, but the end result was less than satisfying. I liken it to a puddle rathan than a lake -- a thousand miles wide and an inch deep. None of the characters were developed sufficiently to cause me to care much about them (or even remember which was which). The three stars are for the innovative plot, and the information gained about Burma that I didn't have before.
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The Virgin's Lover
- De: Philippa Gregory
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 5 h y 5 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87
In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. But one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows that the peal of bells she hears will summon her husband once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting new twist on the
- De Sarah en 12-21-04
- The Virgin's Lover
- De: Philippa Gregory
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
Buyer Beware!
Revisado: 01-20-06
I purchased this book because I enjoy reading about Elizabeth I (and I had never read a Phillipa Gregory book before.) I will say that I gained something: I will not be tempted to waste time and money on another Phillipa Gregory book. I had expected that the strong character of Elizabeth I would prove a dynamic catalyst for this novel of the Queen's relationship with Robert Dudley. What I got instead was a simpering, ineffective and often pathetic Queen saved from herself by Dudley and her counselor Cecil, by turns. I am fully aware this was a NOVEL, not meant to be fact. However, I believe it does a tremendous injustice to her subject, and to all those people less informed about the real Elizabeth I, who will stumble on to this travesty and believe it to be based on fact. A novel depicting the complexity of the love, shared experiences and inter-dependence of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley could have been engaging, enlightening, and exciting. This novel is certainly not it. That being said, it was well written for a romance novel, so if that is your interest, go for it. I suppose it really matters little whose breast swells, and whose heart pounds.
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Elizabeth and Mary
- Cousins, Rivals, Queens
- De: Jane Dunn
- Narrado por: Donada Peters
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 402
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 194
In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling on one island, each with a claim to the throne of England, each embodying dramatically opposing qualities of character, ideals of womanliness (and views of sexuality), and divinely ordained kingship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book
- De Catharina en 05-09-04
- Elizabeth and Mary
- Cousins, Rivals, Queens
- De: Jane Dunn
- Narrado por: Donada Peters
Fascinating
Revisado: 09-28-05
I was only dimly aware of Elizabeth I and not aware at all of Mary, Queen of Scots. This book changed all of that. I was well written, well narrated, and absolutely fascinating. It provided an alluring picture of the life of Elizabeth, a little less so for Mary. I became so absorbed, I have pursued the subject with other, more detailed (and less readable) histories of the two and the Tudor period. Highly recommend.
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