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The Outside Boy
- De: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrado por: Alan Devally
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,385
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,265
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,263
Ireland, 1959: Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother’s death in childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Torture
- De Nena en 01-27-21
- The Outside Boy
- De: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrado por: Alan Devally
Perfect story.
Revisado: 04-12-22
Slow down. Adjust yourself to a wagon's slow pace of a journey through these pages, through a child's perceptions and discovery of life. Be that traveler, that boy and his family. Don't hurry the trip.
Listen, if you can, to the Audible version, an unforgettable story told in the Irish brogue of country English. Outstanding.
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A Girl of the Limberlost
- De: Gene Stratton-Porter
- Narrado por: Anne Makoto
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel by the writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was published in 1909 as the sequel to her earlier novel Freckles. The tale unfolds in and around the Limberlost Swamp of north-eastern Indiana and in the nearby town of Onabasha. The main character, Elnora Comstock, lives with her widowed mother, Katharine Comstock, on the edge of the wetlands. The embittered Katharine blames her daughter for the death of her husband, who was swallowed by quicksand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Returning to a childhood favorite
- De Rosemary M. en 10-08-20
- A Girl of the Limberlost
- De: Gene Stratton-Porter
- Narrado por: Anne Makoto
Returning to a childhood favorite
Revisado: 10-08-20
Reading this book for the first time more than 65 years ago, I wanted to see if its magic was still there. in 2020, I chose an reading option not available in 1952: an audiobook.
Today, I see it is very dated novel as reflected in the dialogue between characters and in the culture of the times. The same story written today would be very different because writing style and conversation have changed. The magic of the story is still the Limberlost Swamp and the insects and creatures that live there... and a main character who is in perfect harmony with it. The setting still draws the reader in, child or adult.
The narrator, however, does not. Her attempts at a southern accent is inauthentic and whiney to the point of irritation. Just as publishers selecting a narrator for a book set in Nigeria would have selected a second language English reader with a Nigerian accent, these producers should have selected a narrator from the South.
Do yourself a favor: listen to a sample before buying this audio book or pick another production of it.
Would I recommend this book to a young reader today? I'm not sure, and I say this as a retired children's librarian. I would have to know that the child was a serious nature lover as well as a dedicated reader. That's who I was at 10 but I'm not sure it's still enough.
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The Beekeeper's Promise
- De: Fiona Valpy
- Narrado por: Henrietta Meire
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,191
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,865
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,858
Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman’s story, a story that could change the course of her summer - and her life. In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Château Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I would read it from the book- not the audible
- De Deborah en 12-04-18
- The Beekeeper's Promise
- De: Fiona Valpy
- Narrado por: Henrietta Meire
Speaking as a beekeeper...
Revisado: 08-28-19
The narrator's French accent was delightful and her ability to switch between male/female and English/French characters was excellent.
The beekeeping info was accurate, as well.
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