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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
- De: Katarina Bivald
- Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham, Lorelei King
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,064
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 969
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 969
It all began with a correspondence between two quite different women: 28-year-old Sara from Haninge, Sweden, and 65-year-old Amy from the small town of Broken Wheel, Iowa. After years of exchanging books, letters and thoughts on the meaning of literature and life, Sara, mousy, disheveled, who has never been anywhere in her life--has really lived only for her work in a beloved bookshop, which has just closed its doors for the last time--bravely decides to accept her unknown friend's invitation to visit. But when she arrives, she finds her house empty, the funeral guests just heading home. . .
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed - no depth & poor narration
- De Kelly en 01-28-16
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
- De: Katarina Bivald
- Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham, Lorelei King
Poor narration
Revisado: 03-13-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Would have been far better to read it as the narration was an awful distraction making it almost impossible to figure out who was speaking
Who was your favorite character and why?
Hard to determine. Narration caused too much confusion.
How could the performance have been better?
Better narration.
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The Map Thief
- The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
- De: Michael Blanding
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 709
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 623
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 628
Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers - both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects.
Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief - until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Study of the Strangeness of People
- De Carole T. en 12-10-14
- The Map Thief
- The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
- De: Michael Blanding
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
Map lore, singsong narration
Revisado: 12-15-14
What did you like best about The Map Thief? What did you like least?
As noted by other reviews, the map lore overtook the story, and read in a rather singsong voice, it lead to lack of interest rather than learning.
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The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,436
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,268
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,265
Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living. To supplement his income - and keep his hand in - Charlie has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission. When a mysterious American offers Charlie 20,000 euros to steal two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious; the job seems too good to be true, and of course, it is. He soon finds the American beaten nearly to death, while the third figurine has disappeared.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A delightful surprise!
- De adrienne en 10-02-13
- The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Fun Story, Well Written, Well Narrated
Revisado: 07-05-14
Would you consider the audio edition of The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam to be better than the print version?
Couldn’t ask for more. The story is excellent, the narrator is excellent and in all, a pleasure to listen to, fun, good plot and a generally likeable mystery.
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Still Life in Brunswick Stew
- A Cherry Tucker Mystery
- De: Larissa Reinhart
- Narrado por: Erin Clark
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cute, quick read!
- De dbegley en 05-19-18
- Still Life in Brunswick Stew
- A Cherry Tucker Mystery
- De: Larissa Reinhart
- Narrado por: Erin Clark
Super Poor Narration
Revisado: 07-04-14
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
It’s so hard to get past the stilted narration, that the story becomes close to irrelevant. Perhaps good for someone learning English as a second language.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narration is so stilted that the words are separated as if they were meaningless.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
with better narration, the southern aspect would have been more plausible and then possibly, the story would have hung together much better.
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Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
- De: Natasha Solomons
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 85
At the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter -Saville Row suits, the BBC, trips to Covent Garden, a Jaguar - and it works like a charm. The Rosenblums settle into a prosperous new life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Endearing
- De Emily en 09-09-11
- Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
- De: Natasha Solomons
- Narrado por: James Adams
Different take on immigration, but delivery flawed
Revisado: 08-14-12
Would you consider the audio edition of Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English to be better than the print version?
No, I’d prefer to have read the book. The narrator has a lovely British accent but delivers all lies in the same voice and does not know how to pronounce any of the non English words or phrases. These shortcomings seriously detract from the audio book.
What did you like best about this story?
The story has a charming if unbelieveable aspect.
What didn’t you like about James Adams’s performance?
Prounouciation errors and lack of ability to read in any but his own voice.
Who was the most memorable character of Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English and why?
Sadie Rosemblum, she seemed the most real and the most clearly drawn.
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