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Siciliana
- A Novel
- De: Carlo Treviso
- Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
In 1282 AD, the Kingdom of Sicily is under the rule of a tyrannical French king and subject to his brutal Angevin army. Daily acts of violence and persecution are commonplace in a once-prosperous realm. For twenty-year-old Aetna Vespiri, daughter of a revered Sicilian knight, survival has become second nature. As a child, she witnessed the destruction of her family’s vineyard by Angevin soldiers and spent the next decade learning the tenets of stiletto-blade combat. Years later in Palermo, Aetna fends off a nefarious sergeant and sparks an uprising against the Angevin occupation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exciting story, great narration
- De Jennifer S en 07-20-22
- Siciliana
- A Novel
- De: Carlo Treviso
- Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo
Fun, exciting tale but narration is awful.
Revisado: 08-03-23
The story is generally well written, but at times is a bit over the top with trite references that get repeated over and over. It is largely historically accurate and the author certainly did a lot of research and should be commended.
The story itself could easily be made into an entertaining movie and has all of the Hollywood elements you could expect.
The big disappointing factor however is the narration. The narrator is from Michigan but apparently decided to narrate the story in a fake accent that sounds at times like eastern European or Russian. And, worse, she mispronounces many of the Sicilian/Italian words. It was even a little offensive for me, as the grandson of Sicilian immigrants, because my grandparents never sounded like that when they spoke English. it just seemed like a bad caricature. She even "stays in character" at the end of the book to read the acknowledgements, which was really condescending.
I would definitely recommend the book, but skip the audio book of you know what an Italian-American accent sounds like.
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Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- De: Sandra Benjamin
- Narrado por: Fred Filbrich
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Emigration of people from Sicily often overshadows the importance of the people who immigrated to the island through the centuries. These have included several who became Sicily's rulers, along with Jews, Ligurians, and Albanians. Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Goths, Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, Hohenstaufens, Spaniards, Bourbons, the Savoy Kingdom of Italy and the modern era have all held sway, and left lasting influences on the island's culture and architecture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly compelling!
- De P. Strayer en 08-25-12
- Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- De: Sandra Benjamin
- Narrado por: Fred Filbrich
Great history of Sicily
Revisado: 08-14-19
A long haul, but worth it if you're interested in Sicily and understanding the unique history of its peoples.
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Sicily: Land of Love and Strife
- A Filmmaker's Journey
- De: Mark Spano
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
- Duración: 3 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:1 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 2
In Sicily: Land of Love and Strife, the process of capturing the island nation on film is revealed. Mark Spano invites the listener to follow him on his journey to celebrate the real Sicily, and to change the public perception of his family's homeland.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh...
- De Justin R. en 05-22-19
- Sicily: Land of Love and Strife
- A Filmmaker's Journey
- De: Mark Spano
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
Meh...
Revisado: 05-22-19
A rather mediocre personal travel log and a pretty poor audio reading. there were some interesting historical tidbits and a few insightful commentaries on what the author observed. however there's really nothing remarkable about this story nor does it make me want to watch the documentary. finally, the reader had a very annoying habit of over pronouncing many of the words and names. and often his pronunciation was incorrect. this made it a very hard book to listen to since the reader did not have a full command of Italian pronunciation.
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Where the Water Goes
- Life and Death Along the Colorado River
- De: David Owen
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 419
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 365
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 362
The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes listeners on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks, to the spot near the US-Mexico border where the river runs dry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Water issues are never about only water.
- De Bonny en 08-20-17
- Where the Water Goes
- Life and Death Along the Colorado River
- De: David Owen
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
A Great Surprise, and a Must-Read
Revisado: 04-30-19
This book was surprisingly accessible and highly informative. Any person living in the Western US ought to read this book for no other reason than to appreciate the value of the water we take for granted every day.
The author, of course, goes much deeper than that. And it is his stay telling that makes this topic so accessible and his journey into the history of the Colorado River and Western water policy/law so identifiable.
You will not be disappointed, and you will see the world a little differently after listening to this book.
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