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Moby-Dick
- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 21 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 6,479
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,556
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5,567
Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory, and a drama of heroic conflict, Moby Dick is first and foremost a great story. It has both the humor and poignancy of a simple sea ballad, as well as the depth and universality of a grand odyssey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Had No Idea Melville Was So Funny
- De Dave en 05-09-12
- Moby-Dick
- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
incredible drama, beautiful language
Revisado: 04-18-21
one of my favourite books, and this version it's thrillingly performed. The last hour in particular is amazing.
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The Mill on the Floss
- De: George Eliot
- Narrado por: Laura Paton
- Duración: 20 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 325
Maggie Tulliver has two lovers: Philip Wakem, son of her father’s enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great compassion
- De nina lalumia en 12-26-16
- The Mill on the Floss
- De: George Eliot
- Narrado por: Laura Paton
Maggie Tulliver should be as famous as Ishmael
Revisado: 04-11-21
Another terrific, profound story by George Eliot, featuring one of her greatest characters. Beautifully read and incredibly moving.
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The Name of the Rose
- De: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
- Duración: 21 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,720
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,424
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,426
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths that take place in seven days and nights of apocalyptic terror. Brother William turns detective, and a uniquely deft one at that. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon-- all sharpened to a glistening edge by his wry humor and ferocious curiosity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The meaning of the mystery & mystery of meaning
- De Ryan en 02-14-14
- The Name of the Rose
- De: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
Profound, and profoundly entertaining
Revisado: 03-24-21
One of my favorite novels has been given one of the best audiobook treatments I've ever heard. a tremendously satisfying read.
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A Perfect Spy
- A Novel
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 20 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,196
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,058
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,050
Over the course of his seemingly irreproachable life, Magnus Pym has been all things to all people: a devoted family man, a trusted colleague, a loyal friend - and the perfect spy. But in the wake of his estranged father's death, Magnus vanishes, and the British Secret Service is up in arms. Is it grief, or is the reason for his disappearance more sinister? And who is the mysterious man with the sad moustache who also seems to be looking for Magnus? In A Perfect Spy, John le Carré has crafted one of his crowning masterpieces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Remembrances of loyalties past
- De Darwin8u en 04-13-13
- A Perfect Spy
- A Novel
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
best from the best
Revisado: 04-10-20
If you are new to LeCarre, don't read this one now - get all his other classics under your belt first; A Perfect Spy is a brilliant, tragic, and incredibly brilliant book all by itself, but the weight of its story is doubled by being a part of the author's history, and so - in the same way that Eastwood's film Unforgiven serves not only as a great western, but as a cap to his western career, and through that, a cap to westerns themselves - A Perfect Spy is the perfect spy novel by the perfect spy writer.
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The Bone Witch
- The Bone Witch, Book 1
- De: Rin Chupeco
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,963
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,123
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,093
When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she's a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story but too quiet
- De Scatty en 07-12-17
- The Bone Witch
- The Bone Witch, Book 1
- De: Rin Chupeco
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron
great world, underdeveloped story
Revisado: 10-24-19
The world of The Bone Witch is very rich, and the author hints at some very compelling history, but the young-leaning YA story is often at odds with its much more mature setting in a way I can only imagine is frustrating to both audiences.
Simultaneously, the plot itself feels heavily padded, as if it and the next books in the series might have been a single mid-sized novel taken together, but she was encouraged to break it up to sell it as a "trilogy," and as such, it fails to carry enough weight to justify itself. Imagine if the first Star Wars film ended after a half hour, yet called itself a full story; interesting, but not satisfying.
Still, some great, highly original fantasy ideas carry the reader forward, and occasionally some powerful writing sneaks itself in. Overall The Bone Witch is a pretty good book, and I'm interested in her further projects.
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The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 15 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26,810
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24,009
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,949
This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the Earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Nay-Sayers are Wrong.
- De Steve Groves en 02-10-20
- The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
great stuff
Revisado: 07-25-19
brilliant worldbuilding, excellent characters, and a very clever structure make The Fifth Season one of the best fantasy novels I've read in years.
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Hell House
- De: Richard Matheson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6,044
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,288
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5,285
For over 20 years, Belasco House has stood empty. Regarded as the Mt. Everest of haunted houses, its shadowed walls have witnessed scenes of unimaginable horror and depravity. All previous attempts to probe its mysteries have ended in murder, suicide, or insanity.
But now, a new investigation has been launched, bringing four strangers to Belasco House in search of the ultimate secrets of life and death. A wealthy publisher, brooding over his impending death, has paid a physicist and two mediums to establish the facts of life after death once and for all. For one night, they will investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townsfolk refer to it as the Hell House.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hell House is like Hill House, but fiercer
- De Phebe en 08-13-12
- Hell House
- De: Richard Matheson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
nasty fun
Revisado: 07-23-19
Not Matheson's best, but still has an undeniable effect on the reader - at turns inventive, scary, lurid, strange and hugely entertaining, it's easy to forgive its weaknesses - dated sexual politics, and a too-neat solution. The influence this had on Stephen King is obvious on every page.
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A Shadow in Summer
- Long Price Quartet, Book 1
- De: Daniel Abraham
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 14 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 309
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 273
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 270
The powerful city-state of Saraykeht is a bastion of peace and culture, a major center of commerce and trade. Its economy depends on the power of the captive spirit Seedless, an and at bound to the poet-sorcerer Heshai for life. Enter the Galts, an empire committed to laying waste to all lands with their ferocious army. Saraykeht has always been too strong for the Galts to attack, but now they see an opportunity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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REALLY Hard to Rate!
- De Trip Williams en 04-27-15
- A Shadow in Summer
- Long Price Quartet, Book 1
- De: Daniel Abraham
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
haunting and original
Revisado: 04-26-19
A Shadow in Summer is one of the most original fantasy novels I have read in many years, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. It is haunting, beautiful, and filled with sad, sweet characters. Not to mention, one of my favorite villains and a long time.
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Wake in Fright
- De: Kenneth Cook
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 5 h y 1 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 20
The controller stood back. 'Right,' he said. 'Spin 'em!' The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and dropped down on to the carpet. There was silence. Wake in Fright tells the tale of John Grant's journey into an alcoholic, sexual and spiritual nightmare. It is the original and the greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its listeners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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evocative, brutal, and unsettling
- De Daniel G. Thron en 04-09-19
- Wake in Fright
- De: Kenneth Cook
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
evocative, brutal, and unsettling
Revisado: 04-09-19
great performance of a truly upsetting story. fans of the film will find that the movie and novel complement each other nicely.
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The City of Mirrors
- A Novel (Book Three of the Passage Trilogy)
- De: Justin Cronin
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 29 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,109
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,263
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,243
The Twelve have been destroyed, and the 100-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew - and daring to dream of a hopeful future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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After reading approx 10,000 books over my lifetime
- De NMwritergal en 05-29-16
- The City of Mirrors
- A Novel (Book Three of the Passage Trilogy)
- De: Justin Cronin
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
good finale to a great trilogy
Revisado: 01-12-19
Though the structure and pacing are sometimes a little awkward, overall The City if Mirrors is a hugely satisfying conclusion to an excellent saga.
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