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Boathouse
- De: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot - translator
- Narrado por: Kåre Conradi
- Duración: 4 h y 23 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2
One of Jon Fosse’s most acclaimed novels, Boathouse is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator leading a largely hermit-like existence until he unexpectedly encounters a long-lost childhood friend and his wife. Told partially in a stream-of-consciousness style and with an atmosphere reminiscent of a gripping crime novel, Boathouse slowly unravels the story of a love triangle leading to jealousy, betrayal, and eventually death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Dobbs en 03-19-25
- Boathouse
- De: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot - translator
- Narrado por: Kåre Conradi
Excellent
Revisado: 03-19-25
Jon Fosse is not for everyone but I quite like his work. Kare Conradi did a superb job with this title. In fact, I'd say he does a better job with Fosse than any other narrator I've heard do him. I really wish they would have hired him to do the Septology titles as the narrator they chose for that is dreadful.
Listen to the sample. If you can't imagine listening to 4 and a half hours of that kind or repetition, skip this title, and Fosse altogether. But if that "maximalist minimal" style agrees with you, this is an excellent entry point. Much better than A Shining, imo.
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The Middle Finger Project
- Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve
- De: Ash Ambirge
- Narrado por: Ash Ambirge
- Duración: 7 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 286
After a string of dead-end jobs and a death in the family, Ash Ambirge was down to her last $26 and sleeping in a Kmart parking lot when she faced the truth: No one was coming to her rescue. It was up to her to appoint herself. That night led to what eventually became a six-figure freelance career as a sought-after marketing and copywriting consultant, all while sipping coffee from her front porch in Costa Rica.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Has nothing to do with imposter syndrome
- De Sebastiaan en 07-07-21
- The Middle Finger Project
- Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve
- De: Ash Ambirge
- Narrado por: Ash Ambirge
Painful listen
Revisado: 09-10-24
This has got to be one of the worst performances I've ever heard in over 1000 audiobooks. Why does this person pause in the middle of sentences for no reason and then skip periods altogether. It's a nightmare. Plus, GET ON WITH IT! I'm hours in and she's still going on about how horrible her life was. We get it! We didn't think we were buying a memoir!
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The Stars at Noon
- De: Denis Johnson
- Narrado por: Will Patton
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Set in Nicaragua in 1984, The Stars at Noon is a story of passion, fear, and betrayal told in the voice of an American woman whose mission in Central America is as shadowy as her surroundings. Is she a reporter for an American magazine, as she sometimes claims, or a contact person for the anti-war group Eyes of Peace? And who is the rough English businessman she begins an affair with? The two foreigners become entangled in sinister plots and ever-widening webs of corruption, until a desperate attempt to escape the country brings their relationship to a crisis point.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best American Author with his Best Reader
- De blnk en 06-08-23
- The Stars at Noon
- De: Denis Johnson
- Narrado por: Will Patton
Why get a male narrator for this?!
Revisado: 07-08-24
Johnson is my favorite writer. Patton is my favorite narrator. But why the publisher hired a male narrator for a first person story with a female protagonist is beyond me.
I feel bad not giving this five stars but it's just a ridiculous decision on their part.
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Spook Street
- De: Mick Herron
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,758
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,598
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,594
What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for aging spies who can no longer remember their secrets are secret? Or are senile spies taken care of in a different, more permanent fashion? These are the paranoid concerns of David Cartwright, a Cold War–era operative and one-time head of MI5 who is sliding into dementia, and questions his grandson, River, must answer now that the spy who raised him sometimes forgets to wear pants. But River, himself an agent at Slough House, MI5’s outpost for disgraced spies, has other things to worry about.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best so far
- De Meg en 03-11-17
- Spook Street
- De: Mick Herron
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
Excellent read
Revisado: 03-28-24
I quite enjoyed this though am disappointed I'm now ahead of the tv show so know which characters will live and die.
One very odd thing about this title is that the reader pronounces the author's name as Mike not Mick. Very weird thing to not get noticed by a producer.
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Who Is Maud Dixon?
- A Novel
- De: Alexandra Andrews
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,630
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,293
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,292
Florence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amidst the colorful streets of Marrakesh, Florence begins to feel she’s leading the sort of interesting, cosmopolitan life she deserves. But when she wakes up in the hospital after a terrible car accident, with no memory of the previous night - and no sign of Maud - a dangerous idea begins to take form....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Whoa! Buy this book!
- De Beth en 03-04-21
- Who Is Maud Dixon?
- A Novel
- De: Alexandra Andrews
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
Terrific reading
Revisado: 11-26-22
I thought this book was just OK. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. But the performance was great and I will look out for other books by this narrator (Tender is the Night will be next). Kudos to Therese Plummer!
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Cinema Speculation
- De: Quentin Tarantino
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Quentin Tarantino
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,309
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,111
In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A letdown I didn't see coming.
- De polycow en 11-03-22
- Cinema Speculation
- De: Quentin Tarantino
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Quentin Tarantino
Mistake of narration
Revisado: 11-07-22
The book's good. Fun, even. But it was a mistake to not have Tarantino do the whole thing.
Note that I normally think Edoardo Ballerini does a great job — I've got almost 20 books that he narrates and have never had a complaint before. However, the issue here is two-fold: not only does he not have the enthusiasm of Tarantino, but he mispronounces a few names and words (Michael Curtiz should be Cur-Teez not Curtis; Bud Boetticher should be Bettick-Her; auteurist should be ought tour ist, not otterist, etc). I never understand why publishers don't provide phonetic pronunciations to narrators as it's an easy way to elevate the reading.
Still worth hearing, but a little disappointing.
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Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- De: Anne Lamott
- Narrado por: Susan Bennett
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 709
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 701
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author: An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rhythm of Writing
- De Yani Chen en 03-10-20
- Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- De: Anne Lamott
- Narrado por: Susan Bennett
Flawless narration
Revisado: 10-16-22
The text was great and extremely well written but the narration took it up a notch. Absolutely flawless reading of this book.
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Play It As It Lays
- De: Joan Didion
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 3 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 566
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 465
A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It As It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Snakes and cracks everywhere
- De Darwin8u en 02-07-17
- Play It As It Lays
- De: Joan Didion
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
Terrific
Revisado: 02-07-22
Great book, perfectly narrator. Not even remotely aware of what someone could find fault with in the narration.
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The History of Bones
- A Memoir
- De: John Lurie
- Narrado por: John Lurie
- Duración: 15 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
In the tornado that was downtown New York in the 1980s, John Lurie stood at the vortex. After founding the band The Lounge Lizards with his brother, Evan, in 1979, Lurie quickly became a centrifugal figure in the world of outsider artists, cutting-edge filmmakers, and cultural rebels. Now Lurie vibrantly brings to life the whole wash of 1980s New York as he developed his artistic soul over the course of the decade and came into orbit with all the prominent artists of that time and place.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I used to like him.
- De Atwater Books en 01-09-22
- The History of Bones
- A Memoir
- De: John Lurie
- Narrado por: John Lurie
Fantastic
Revisado: 11-09-21
Loved every minute of this and wish it were longer. I was a teenager when Voice of Chunk came out and I was fascinated with the album cover. The album was my first encounter with spiritual / avant-garde jazz and I was hooked. Listening to Lurie tell his stories / history here will be a delight to anyone who loves his work. His partnerships and relationships (Evan, Basquiat, Jarmusch, Ribot, and on and on) are amazing fodder for great stories. Highly recommended.
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Bewilderment
- A Novel
- De: Richard Powers
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 11
The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while singlehandedly raising his unusual nine-year-old son, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is funny, loving, and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures of the endangered animals he loves. He is also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Dobbs en 10-05-21
- Bewilderment
- A Novel
- De: Richard Powers
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
Excellent
Revisado: 10-05-21
Terrific book that really catches you off guard. Ballerini's performance is excellent as always. There is much to reward the close listener with this one.
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