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A Place Called Winter
- De: Patrick Gale
- Narrado por: Patrick Gale
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry Cane signs up for emigration to the newly colonized Canadian prairies. His allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness, and an evil man of undeniable magnetism, that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story by a talented author and narrator
- De Lea Caldwell en 07-12-16
- A Place Called Winter
- De: Patrick Gale
- Narrado por: Patrick Gale
A beautiful story of finding oneself and persevering life’s cruelties
Revisado: 03-31-24
I read this book 3 years ago and it has haunted me ever since. I am not normal a person who cries when reading books but I definitely shed a few tears reading this.
The being gay in the Edwardian times is an important part story l but not the crux of the story, which makes it stand out. Everything that happens to Harry could have happened to a straight man sent off for a different scandals.
The story going back and forth gives a bit of mystery, making you want speculate how an English man ended up in a sanatorium in Canada. Though it’s not hard to figure out the foreshadowing, there was a two revelations at the end that i didn’t expect or wasn’t ready to happen.
The only fault I have with the book is the characterization of the native Cree people. Though it was not done in an offensive way, it did come across as a generic stereotypical native depiction. It would have been nice to have a more accurate representation of the tribe and their culture.
I also wish that it wasn’t read by the author, because though he is a great writer, acting and portraying multiple people is not his strong suit. It would have been an even more engaging listen if done by a skilled voice actor.
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Red, White & Royal Blue
- A Novel
- De: Casey McQuiston
- Narrado por: Ramon de Ocampo
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,293
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,779
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,762
When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost shockingly wonderful.
- De Leon Miller en 03-21-20
- Red, White & Royal Blue
- A Novel
- De: Casey McQuiston
- Narrado por: Ramon de Ocampo
Good but not at all realistic
Revisado: 10-01-20
I am American but I have been fascinated by the Royal families of Europe for years. I don’t care about the tabloids, I like the history and the real hard facts about them. That being said, the way the author depicts the royal family is stupid and out of touch with reality. They are more like the E! tv show from a few years back “Royals” than the real thing. Some of it’s right, the sense of duty but much of it is just wrong. I had a hard time getting over the fact the Henry’s mother, heir to the throne, married an actor and director. Yes the real life Prince Harry married an actress, but that would not have happened in the 80’s or 70’s when the marriage in the story had to happen. Also there are other unrealistic about the family beyond that, and a lot of issues of Royal protocol. The author also made the line of succession confusing. Calling Harry, heir to the throne, but he is the spare and know one would call him that in real life. His older brother and mother are, and I don’t remember them clearly stating that in the beginning. So I was very confused in the first few chapters.
These don’t really take away from the main story though, which is why I think it is wired that the author made the choice to stretch the boundaries of what would have been realistic in the real world. I know that most wont care, so I still highly recommend the book. Hopefully you are not a nerd like me.
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