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Paula
- A Memoir
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Isabel Allende, Cynthia Farrell
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
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When her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Bizarre ancestors are introduced; delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared; amazing anecdotes of youthful years are relived, and the most intimate secrets are quietly passed along. Like Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits, this powerful memoir is infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual, creating a haunting, sad, and beautiful tale.
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Words for the soul
- De Grethel Gait��n en 08-13-20
- Paula
- A Memoir
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Isabel Allende, Cynthia Farrell
Beautiful book, good narration
Revisado: 03-28-25
I loved the juxtaposition of Isabel Allende's description of growing up in Chile (and then her life as an exile) with the sad sad story of her daughter's illness and death. It was also something of a history lesson, which we Americans can use.
The narration was a bit monotone, but otherwise very well done. Perfect enunciation and accent, with no weird breathing or background sounds like some other productions.
The writing in this book is amazing - so beautiful and evocative. It has made me want to buy the paper version, just to be able to re-read certain passages and mark the pages.
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We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Modern Ireland
- De: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
- Duración: 22 h y 11 m
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In We Don't Know Ourselves, Fintan O'Toole weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary "backwater" to an almost totally open society - perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history. O'Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism.
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Relentlessly Negative
- De John en 06-02-22
- We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Modern Ireland
- De: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
Informative, negative, repetitive
Revisado: 03-15-23
Fascinating, well-researched social, religious, and political history of Ireland from the 1950s onward. BUT, as others have noted, unrelentingly negative until perhaps the last chapter, with the exception of the discussion of the 1998 Good Friday Accord.
And repetitive. It was a slog to get through the last 25-30%. I wanted to shout: Got it, we know how awful the Catholic Church was and how corrupt the political leaders were. Got it.
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