Brent Laymon
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Purple Hibiscus
- De: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrado por: Lisette Lecat
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,101
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,848
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,846
In Purple Hibiscus, she recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. Although her father is greatly respected within their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly strict and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother, Jaja, are often punished for failing to meet their father’s expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Could improve sound quality
- De Brisa A. en 03-14-15
- Purple Hibiscus
- De: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrado por: Lisette Lecat
Distressing and Beautiful
Revisado: 12-23-18
Lissette LeCat is one of my favorite readers, and she does full justice to this early novel by Adichie about the terrorized family of a democratic activist and industrialist in Nigeria. LeCat is the reader of all the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" novels, and it's because of her narration that I love them all. "Purple Hibiscus" is a much sadder and alarming story, set during one of the many military coups that disrupted Nigeria's 20th century post-Colonial efforts to steer its own course. LeCat brings a measured, respectful narrative voice to stories that involve and belong to entirely African characters. I can't endure narrators who act out their characters as if they were on stage, so I appreciate this, as I appreciate many British narrators but very few American ones. The family's terror comes at the hands of the father, the pro-democracy activist, who is a fanatical Catholic convert subject to psychotic rages when his wife or children fail to follow his strict orders about how to behave, 24/7. As the family is pushed to the breaking point, the tension in Adichie's story draws you irresistibly on to the conclusion. LeCat is good at pronouncing Igbo names and common expressions.
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The Invention of Fire
- A Novel
- De: Bruce Holsinger
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 13 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 207
Though he is one of England's most acclaimed intellectuals, John Gower is no stranger to London's wretched slums and dark corners, and he knows how to trade on the secrets of the kingdom's most powerful men. When the bodies of 16 unknown men are found in a privy, the sheriff of London seeks Gower's help. The men's wounds - ragged holes created by an unknown object - are unlike anything the sheriff's men have ever seen. Tossed into the sewer, the bodies were meant to be found.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Lovisa en 05-14-15
- The Invention of Fire
- A Novel
- De: Bruce Holsinger
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
History of handguns folded into tale of intrigue
Revisado: 12-23-18
I happen to like narrations by Simon Vance, whose voice conveys a calm, wry skepticism. I also love historical fiction. This story begins with a delightfully revolting scene in which we learn the details of medieval toilet habits. You also get delicious descriptions of how the first handguns worked, how they were made and how quickly improvements followed. Rapscallions, royalty, nobility, the skilled trades and their guilds all figure entertainingly in the story. The eventual solution to the question of whodunit, as in most examples of the genre, hardly matters.
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