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A Book of Secrets
- Finding Solace in a Stubborn World
- De: Derren Brown
- Narrado por: Derren Brown
- Duración: 6 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
In this thoughtful and brilliant new book, the internationally best-selling author of Happy considers the value of friction in our lives. In chapters revealing his own moments of anger and prejudice, anxiety and shyness, loneliness and loss, Derren Brown examines the means to a more rewarding life, be it saving yourself from small talk or navigating middle age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A perfect follow-up to Happy
- De Annamaria Majlath en 07-25-24
- A Book of Secrets
- Finding Solace in a Stubborn World
- De: Derren Brown
- Narrado por: Derren Brown
Must-listen for those in the “middle passage”
Revisado: 12-17-21
I remember when I got curious about Derren Brown - he was a guest at one of the sports podcasts, and he said something along the lines that precise goals are tricky in that they provide a fuel to move towards them, but once achieved the person might feel lost, as life, at least temporarily, loses its meaning.
So this book is partially about what happens when we meet goals that were supposed to make us happy and accomplished, or when we just realise midway those might not be the goals to pursue, yet we can’t tell what is it that we should pursue. It’s about middle life crisis when the “old way” of doing things just doesn’t work anymore, and new ways, along with one’s true personality, are yet to crystallise.
I heard Happy and Bootcamp for the Brain from the author, and Derren Brown is very confident in what he broadcasts there, he has it figured out, the narrative just flows and makes it an entertaining listening.
In this book though, one could hear this is the subject that author is yet to fully settle in, this is still very sensitive matter for him. It is even clear from the manner of narration and how his tone of voice changes depending on the chapter (from rambling to calm recollections of the past).
So, this is not a book from celebrity, that wants to simply entertain, but rather a book from a person in search of a meaning (who just happens to be a celebrity). This also feels like a very personal book, and I imagine it required quite a lot of courage to let it out into the outside world. There’s a lot of wit and humour, but also plenty of very personal details and thoughts and observations.
To sum up these chaotic thoughts about the book, it’s not a must-read for those who just enjoy Derren Brown the entertainer as it is not an easy listen. It would be interesting to those who want to know him as a person, but it is certainly a must-read for those who are in the “middle passages” of life themselves.
…and big thanks to Derren for mentioning James Hollis and other authors when doing promo for this book, Passages were right on time for me.
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The Sandman
- De: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrado por: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52,892
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 46,187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46,008
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely Epic!
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 07-16-20
- The Sandman
- De: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrado por: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
Unnecessary gore in overproduced audiowork
Revisado: 08-11-21
I'd not recommend this one. First of all, there's just too much gore and description of cruelty that could be disturbing to some listeners, boring to others, but in a nutshell is of no use. For instance the whole 24 Hours chapter could be skipped as it adds nothing to the story, it's just the description of what all brutality sick mind can come up with.
Second of all, this is so overproduced, there's not a second of silence in the whole book, it's super packed with sound effects, music and all, there's not a millisecond to let imagination to imagine the scene, what's going on, how someone might look like, etc.
Struggled for 7 hours with it, but not going to finish.
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