Timothy J. Miller
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Mohawk
- De: Richard Russo
- Narrado por: Amanda Carlin
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 59
A first novel with all the assurance of a mature writer at the peak of form and ambition, Mohawk is set in upstate New York and chronicles more than a dozen lives in a leather town, long after the tanneries have started closing down. Ranging over three generations - and clustered mainly in two clans, the Grouses and the Gaffneys - these remarkably various lives share only the common human dilemmas and the awesome physical and emotional presence of Mohawk itself.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator sounds like a computer
- De anne en 02-20-19
- Mohawk
- De: Richard Russo
- Narrado por: Amanda Carlin
First novel was a baby step to greater heights
Revisado: 07-19-22
Alas, as happy as I am that Richard Russo has written some damn fine books, this first effort was not one of them. We all have to start somewhere, and I'm glad he did, but I'm sorry that his later efforts far outclass this one. It irritates me that Amazon/Audible now offers many authors early efforts without letting us know the date of publication, and I will from now research an authors bibliography before purchasing a book. Everyone starts somewhere, and first efforts are not what make an author famous or popular. First efforts are practice, practice, and practice, until they get good.
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The Lance Thrower
- Camulod Chronicles, Book 8
- De: Jack Whyte
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 27 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Jack Whyte has written a lyrical epic, retelling the myths behind the boy who would become the Man Who Would Be King - Arthur Pendragon. He has shown us, as Diana Gabaldon said, "the bone beneath the flesh of legend". In his last book in this series, we witnessed the young king pull the sword from the stone and begin his journey to greatness. Now we reach the tale itself - how the most shining court in history was made.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another good book be Jack Whyte.
- De Khail Gooding en 01-14-15
- The Lance Thrower
- Camulod Chronicles, Book 8
- De: Jack Whyte
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
Legends of Authurian Britain in a masterful story
Revisado: 01-14-16
If you could sum up The Lance Thrower in three words, what would they be?
Lancelot's Legend Lives
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Lance Thrower?
The rescue of Clothar by Ursus
Which scene was your favorite?
The scene in Germanus' sitting room, as he bestows upon Clothar the handmade armor that had been his in the time he was a Roman legate. The scene ends with Germanus calling Clothar, "My son".
If you could rename The Lance Thrower, what would you call it?
Lancelot the Franc
Any additional comments?
Jack Whyte is a great story teller. He has fashioned the bits and pieces of Arthurian legends, fired them together with the story of early Britains' history from the days after Rome abandoned Brittania, and hammered them into a story worthy of reality. Setting the stage generations before Arthur Riothamus, Whyte creates a realistic portrayal of Camelot and the historical/mythological characters that peopled the time. Truly a great story that fleshes out the lengends of Arthurian England.
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