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The Rainbow
- De: D. H. Lawrence
- Narrado por: Paul Slack
- Duración: 20 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
D. H. Lawrence's controversial classic, The Rainbow, follows the lives and loves of three generations of the Brangwen family between 1840 and 1905. Their tempestuous relationships are played out against a backdrop of change as they witness the arrival of industrialization - the only constant being their unending attempts to grasp a higher form of existence symbolized by the persistent, unifying motif of the "rainbow".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Roy G. Biv, the Birds and the Bees
- De W Perry Hall en 10-16-16
- The Rainbow
- De: D. H. Lawrence
- Narrado por: Paul Slack
A Worthwhile Challenge...
Revisado: 02-15-18
I've read several D.H. Lawrence works recently and although they are in many ways dated in their attitudes, manners and worldview, I'm forever in awe of his lyricism, vocabulary and stabs at the heart of what it is to be human and to relate to the Universe....That said, I many times mourn the loss of any real plot or arc in his works..It would make it so much easier to finish his dense and lengthy works...
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The Godfather
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- De: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction, Anthony Puzo - note, y otros
- Narrado por: Joe Mantegna, Anthony Puzo, Angelo Di Loreto
- Duración: 18 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 12,466
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,209
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,192
With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. A #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969, Mario Puzo's epic was turned into the incomparable film of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the original classic that has been often imitated, but never matched.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Huge fan of the movie, loved this audiobook!
- De Dana en 10-04-13
- The Godfather
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- De: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction, Anthony Puzo - note, Robert J. Thompson - afterword
- Narrado por: Joe Mantegna, Anthony Puzo, Angelo Di Loreto
Amazing!
Revisado: 12-22-17
As familiar as this story is from the movies, the book fleshed out and added so much depth to the characters that are a part of the U.S.. culture.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
- De: James M. Cain
- Narrado por: Stanley Tucci
- Duración: 2 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 548
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 434
An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution; a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tucci's performance of "Postman" is exquisite!
- De Christopher en 06-25-12
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- De: James M. Cain
- Narrado por: Stanley Tucci
Wow!
Revisado: 09-22-17
I was amazed at how brief, but packed this book was...I had heard about it for years, but never read it..Sparse, evocative, brutal and heart-wrenching...Stanley Gucci gave a no-nonsense, expert reading..no frills, straight to the bone...Noir at it's best...I'll be reading the rest of McCain...
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The Big Money
- De: John Dos Passos
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 19 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
The Big Money completes John Dos Passos's three-volume "fable of America's materialistic success and moral decline" ( American Heritage) and marks the end of "one of the most ambitious projects that an American novelist has ever undertaken" ( Time). Here we come back to America after the war and find a nation on the upswing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Historical (Experimental) Novel
- De Demonwife en 12-01-11
- The Big Money
- De: John Dos Passos
- Narrado por: David Drummond
Finally!
Revisado: 08-03-17
Read the first two parts of the three-book novel in paperback..The first part was getting used to the style and disjointed nature...Following the characters is tough, but eventually you let the whole thing wash over you..The biographies, newsreels and Camera's Eye were welcome distractions..Powerful, tragic, infuriating and apropos..Update the references and you could write a similar book today..Not much has changed...
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Scoop
- De: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrado por: Simon Cadell
- Duración: 6 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 316
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 280
In Scoop, surreptitiously dubbed "a newspaper adventure", Waugh flays Fleet Street and the social pastimes of its war correspondants as he tells how William Boot became the star of British super-journalism and how, leaving part of his shirt in the claws of the lovely Katchen, he returned from Ishmaelia to London as the "Daily's Beast's" more accoladed overseas reporter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well Written & Funny but Lacking
- De Michael en 07-19-15
- Scoop
- De: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrado por: Simon Cadell
Hilarious!...
Revisado: 12-23-16
Classic British Humor that 80 years has not dulled....Sharp language and characters...Journalism that is greatly missed..
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Appointment in Samarra
- Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
- De: John O'Hara, Charles McGrath - introduction
- Narrado por: Christian Camargo
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 284
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 245
In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quite good, but not a classic
- De Michael en 04-25-15
- Appointment in Samarra
- Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
- De: John O'Hara, Charles McGrath - introduction
- Narrado por: Christian Camargo
Unexpected pleasure...
Revisado: 11-21-16
Reading 100 Modern Novels, so probably wouldn't have come across this otherwise...Although a dated setting, the characters pop off the page..Some storylines, especially Al Greco, were left hanging, but life doesn't always tie off neatly...
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Native Son
- De: Richard Wright
- Narrado por: Peter Francis James
- Duración: 17 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,180
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,867
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,870
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply a classic
- De Noah Smith en 11-11-10
- Native Son
- De: Richard Wright
- Narrado por: Peter Francis James
Heartbreaking!
Revisado: 11-09-16
Knew nothing about this book prior to embarking upon Modern Library 100...Gritty, shocking, real ..Much has been accomplished but much remains...Adapted from CDs, so cues remain...
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Angle of Repose
- De: Wallace Stegner
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 22 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,100
Wallace Stegner's uniquely American classic centers on Lyman Ward, a noted historian who relates a fictionalized biography of his pioneer grandparents at a time when he has become estranged from his own family. Through a combination of research, memory, and exaggeration, Ward voices ideas concerning the relationship between history and the present, art and life, parents and children, and husbands and wives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Quest for Balance
- De Mel en 01-24-13
- Angle of Repose
- De: Wallace Stegner
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
Powerful and Touching..
Revisado: 10-25-16
Although a long and somewhat melancholy story, the characters, descriptions and the pure emotion of the story pull you along until you arrive breathless and satisfied at the conclusion...Quite a ride..
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Midnight's Children
- De: Salman Rushdie
- Narrado por: Lyndam Gregory
- Duración: 24 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,015
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,600
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,585
Salman Rushdie holds the literary world in awe with a jaw-dropping catalog of critically acclaimed novels that have made him one of the world's most celebrated authors. Winner of the prestigious Booker of Bookers, Midnight's Children tells the story of Saleem Sinai, born on the stroke of India's independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding book, superb narration
- De MarcS en 06-09-09
- Midnight's Children
- De: Salman Rushdie
- Narrado por: Lyndam Gregory
Whew!
Revisado: 08-16-16
A great book, but quite the challenging read/listen...A pantheon of larger than life characters populate the magical and real worlds of Saleem...The lyrical writing of Rushdie reminds you of Garcia-Marquez or Vonnegut...
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Catch-22
- De: Joseph Heller
- Narrado por: Jay O. Sanders
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,011
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,820
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,835
Catch-22 is set in the closing months of World War II, in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy. Its hero is a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. (He has decided to live forever, even if he has to die in the attempt.)
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here's the catch...
- De Gregory A. Pless en 01-25-08
- Catch-22
- De: Joseph Heller
- Narrado por: Jay O. Sanders
Whew!
Revisado: 07-01-16
Amazing and confusing story...at turns hilarious and frustrating.....a must read, but not an easy one..
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