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The Wizard of the Kremlin
- A Novel
- De: Giuliano da Empoli, Willard Wood - translator
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 32
Known as the “Wizard of the Kremlin,” the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka “The Czar.” After his resignation from this position, legends about him multiply, with no one able to distinguish truth from fiction. Until one night, when he tells his story to the narrator of this book… He immerses us in the heart of the Russian state, where sycophants and oligarchs have been engaging in open warfare, and where Vadim, now the regime’s main spin doctor, turns an entire country into an avant-garde political stage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insight into dictators.
- De Carol K. en 05-16-24
- The Wizard of the Kremlin
- A Novel
- De: Giuliano da Empoli, Willard Wood - translator
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
The best book I read this year.
Revisado: 12-31-23
Also, amazing narration. Don't expect a plot, it's a reflection, philosophical, poetic, insightful and beautiful. I am definitely going to read it on kindle as well and I rarely read a book twice.
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The Spinning Heart
- A Novel
- De: Donal Ryan
- Narrado por: Wayne Farrell
- Duración: 4 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 147
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds. The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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21 Distinct Voices Beautifully Crafted
- De Cariola en 03-19-14
- The Spinning Heart
- A Novel
- De: Donal Ryan
- Narrado por: Wayne Farrell
I should have read the book
Revisado: 11-16-23
I would probably have enjoyed this book a lot more had I read the physical book instead of the audible version. The narrator, although has a nice voice, puts you to sleep... no color, no intonation, very monotonous.... The book itself is beautifully written and I can't but feel that I missed out on half of it because of the narration.
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Lessons
- De: Ian McEwan
- Narrado por: Simon McBurney
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 590
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. 2,000 miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Simon McBurney gets my 100% rating
- De Peggy M en 09-26-22
- Lessons
- De: Ian McEwan
- Narrado por: Simon McBurney
Excellent!
Revisado: 10-30-23
Great book from a great author. Always so well written. I always love the issues he raises in his books and the gray areas his characters live in. Nothing in life is black and white.
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The Third Hotel
- De: Laura van den Berg
- Narrado por: Bailey Carr
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 45
Shortly after Clare arrives in Havana, Cuba, to attend the annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema, she finds her husband, Richard, standing outside a museum. He’s wearing a white linen suit she’s never seen before, and he’s supposed to be dead. Grief-stricken and baffled, Clare tails Richard, a horror film scholar, through the newly tourist-filled streets of Havana, clocking his every move. As the distinction between reality and fantasy blurs, Clare finds grounding in memories of her childhood in Florida and of her marriage to Richard.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Phantasmagorical Folktale
- De W Perry Hall en 01-13-19
- The Third Hotel
- De: Laura van den Berg
- Narrado por: Bailey Carr
Horrible narration
Revisado: 10-07-23
I don't think they could have chosen a more annoying narrator for this book... the sing-songy voice totally distracts from the book... I am going to have to return it and get it on kindle.
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Shrines of Gaiety
- A Novel
- De: Kate Atkinson
- Narrado por: Jason Watkins
- Duración: 15 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 635
1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. The notorious queen of this glittering world is Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven, whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie’s empire faces threats from without and within.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rich characters of all stripes
- De Glorious Lorius en 11-09-22
- Shrines of Gaiety
- A Novel
- De: Kate Atkinson
- Narrado por: Jason Watkins
Very enjoyable
Revisado: 09-07-23
I am always looking for Kate Atkinson's new books. This one was good, too. Maybe not as good as the Jackson Brody novels or Life After Life, but still very good. I love her style, her sentences are brilliant and her unique sense of humor is always a bonus.
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Await Your Reply
- De: Dan Chaon
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 10 h y 30 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 143
Three strangers who are trying to find their ways in the wake of loss become entwined in fraudulent schemes, which have a resounding impact on them all. One is a college student who hops a bus to break loose from his abstract and tenuous existence. Another is a man searching for his troubled twin brother, who has been missing for ten years. And another is a naïve, young woman who sneaks away from her small town with her former history teacher. Their three lives interconnect in unforeseen ways—and with unexpected consequences.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Well Narrated, but Thoroughly Depressing
- De Rob Prindle en 12-04-09
- Await Your Reply
- De: Dan Chaon
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Fantastic story
Revisado: 09-04-23
I just noticed there are no reviews available for this book yet... It is a fantastic read... Dan Chaon can write... If you are like me and are very picky about the quality of the writing you will still like this book. The story is fascinating, the atmosphere is haunting and beautiful... secrets, relationships, loneliness, tragedy and heartbreak.... I am definitely reading Dan Chaon's other books as well.
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The Ministry for the Future
- A Novel
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Jennifer Fitzgerald, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Ramon de Ocampo, y otros
- Duración: 20 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,574
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,096
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,089
The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us - and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great ideas, uneven narration
- De depthpsychologist en 12-09-20
Awful narration
Revisado: 07-06-23
This is the first book I have listened to with multiple narrators that was a disaster as to the narrators... I mean none of these people know how to read a story... Just buy it on Kindle... The story is very detailed and interesting, but don't expect some post-apocalyptic action thriller.... well written, thought provoking.
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Local Woman Missing
- De: Mary Kubica
- Narrado por: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32,839
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29,480
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29,436
Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold. Now, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Kubica yet!!!
- De LA book lover en 05-18-21
- Local Woman Missing
- De: Mary Kubica
- Narrado por: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, Jesse Vilinsky
Really bad!!!!
Revisado: 06-27-23
I rarely write reviews. I am so angry how bad this was. I should have returned it after 5 minutes of listening. First of all the story drags out with details that only elongate the story, but don’t add anything to it. Repetitions, common places, clichés, cheesy dialogues. Awful. One person wrote if you like Colleen Hoover books it’s for you. I agree. She’s another one that isn’t worth the paper her books are written on. Not to mention, the characters are just bad. For a while good characters all of a sudden start acting like they have no gray matter in their skull. Kids narrating their own experiences as if they were adults. Things put in their mouths that no kid of that age could ever possibly think or say. And I haven’t even mentioned Brittany Pressley’s voice that is just unbearable. Her over dramatization and singing voice was literally why I didn’t want to finish listening to the book. If you can tell the difference between good literature and cheap trash, do yourself a favor and find another book. I hate it that it is so hard to find well written, smart and imaginary crime novels. This one is NOT one.
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See No Stranger
- A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
- De: Valarie Kaur
- Narrado por: Valarie Kaur
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 509
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 443
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 441
How do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur - renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer - describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful memoir and powerful compass
- De Eric Parrie en 06-16-20
- See No Stranger
- A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
- De: Valarie Kaur
- Narrado por: Valarie Kaur
Highly recommend it
Revisado: 03-08-23
Simply beautiful! And she narrates it wonderfully. Most authors do a horrible job about narrating their own words. Valarie is a master!
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