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The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset
- A Riveting Paranormal Mystery
- De: Alexandria Clarke
- Narrado por: Ramona Master, Tia Rider Sorenson
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
A dark secret, a secluded island, and nowhere to run. When author Daisy Dawkins hits a wall of writer’s block, she seeks out a retreat at the infamous Coyote Island, home of the reclusive publishing guru Greg Bregoli. Upon her arrival at Bregoli Estate, strange things begin happening to Daisy, but none of the other writers seem to notice the estate’s odder qualities. Before long, Daisy is caught between two worlds, the living...and the dead. WInchester Mansion In the small town of Black Bay, a vacant, forgotten house sits atop an overlooking bluff.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well done
- De Ellen Oceanside en 12-28-20
- The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset
- A Riveting Paranormal Mystery
- De: Alexandria Clarke
- Narrado por: Ramona Master, Tia Rider Sorenson
Slightly different take on ghost-stories.
Revisado: 08-24-22
I didn't find these particularly scary, though some parts were a bit tense. There's a total of four books with two different story lines. Some reviewers had complained that she took three books to explain a haunting of house-flippers; I didn't mind that at all. Chop it up into 50 or have one. They're all included here and doesn't leave you hanging.
***POSSIBLE SPOILER***
What the heck happened to the money that Body and Bailey paid to "Milo" for the house? Did I miss the explanation?
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Wildfell
- De: London Clarke
- Narrado por: Rebecca McKernan
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 30
Running away isn't always an escape...After a traumatic experience with her graduate school professor, Anne Fleming disposes of all her possessions, boards a plane, and plans to check out of life. But a chance meeting on an international flight leads her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion north of London. At first glance, Wildfell seems like the perfect place to hide out, and Anne is intrigued by its strange atmosphere and history of disappearances and deaths.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tedious
- De Janeleadfoot en 12-11-20
- Wildfell
- De: London Clarke
- Narrado por: Rebecca McKernan
Shirley Jackson and robot collide.
Revisado: 03-23-22
First, the narrator is HORRIBLE. For about 90-95% of the book, she’s very robotic. She ends nearly every sentence with the same (somehow, annoying?) emphasis. It’s like she recounting events to a jury in a courtroom or maybe admonishing her teenager after catching them after they’ve been out all night. Siri and Alexa would have been better and less robotic. To give her “props” though, she has narrated more books for a public audience than I have (I’m sitting at “zero”). Just listen to a sample so you know what you’ll have to listen to for 10 hours.
The story itself is a more modern take on “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. It’s not particularly scary or spooky (though this could be due to the narrator) and definitely not one of Ms. Clarke’s better stories. The “Legacy of Darkness” novels were great. This one, *meh*, kind of phoned in. Again, it could be due to it sounding like I hit “text-to-speech” on a textbook.
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The Sum of All Fears
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 37 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,105
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,377
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,365
Against all odds we have made it into the last half of the 1990s. The Cold War looks solved, Arabs and Jews are talking, confrontation is on the wane. In this new harmony, one discord - what becomes of unemployed terrorists? You can bet they aren't going to retire quietly. Shunned by the Soviets, isolated by Middle Eastern realignment, one cadre hits on a scheme to jump-start the war machine. It's brilliant in its simplicity. With a single act they bring the world to nuclear boil. Jack Ryan and Dan Murray sweat to defuse a cataclysmic response.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thoughts on The Sum of All Fears
- De Ray en 11-14-11
- The Sum of All Fears
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
In the timeline, it's the best yet.
Revisado: 05-01-16
As it's been said, this book is very different from the movie. Although there are many parallels, there are not as many as you might expect. They mainly occur during the climax within the last few hours of the book.
Scott Brick was an acquired taste but once I became familiar with his character delivery, I would prefer him over Michael Prichard. Brick offers many more character nuances that further immerses the reader into the story.
"The Sum of All Fears" is still one of my favorite movies. The contrasts between the two are so numerous that make it seem like an entirely different premise (for about 80% of the story) which is not a bad thing. I would recommend either to anyone!
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Clear and Present Danger
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 30 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,421
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,815
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,794
Colombian drug lords, bored with Uncle Sam's hectoring, assassinate the head of the FBI. The message is clear: Bug off! At what point do these druggies threaten national security? When can a nation act against its enemies? These are questions Jack Ryan must answer because someone has quietly stepped over the line. Does anyone know who the real enemy is? How much action is too much? Which lines have been crossed? Ryan and his "dark side", a shadowy field officer known only as Mr. Clark, are charged with finding out.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A sophisticated story badly narrated.
- De Thomas en 10-23-14
- Clear and Present Danger
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
Michael Prichard's ("Reader") best so far.
Revisado: 04-08-16
Tom Clancy delves deeply into the backstories of his characters in this book. Unlike "Red Rabbit", the history and thought processes actually lend more credibility to the characters than the author in respect to their current situation.
The reader/listener can't help but to develop feelings for each character (whether positive or negative) and will easily become concerned about their fate.
Michael Prichard had a negative review in his previous recording about John Clark for being too monotone (among other complaints). I feel that he has redeemed himself in this reading as he was simply stupendous with this attempt.
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Red Rabbit
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 26 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,028
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,032
Tom Clancy returns to Jack Ryan's early days, in an extraordinary new novel of global political drama. Ryan's first days on the job at the CIA put him into a high-stakes game, playing for the life of the Pope and the stability of the Western world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Jack Ryan Universe - Audible's issues
- De Wayne en 10-08-16
- Red Rabbit
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Boring with no tension.
Revisado: 01-27-16
I've read and listened to quite a few Tom Clancy novels as well as other military thrillers; most of them have kept my interest very well. Red Rabbit is quite long and while Scott Brick does an excellent job with the reading, the story itself is lacking in most areas.
One thing that adds to the length of the story are the constant insights into a character's thought process. While I could appreciate this from an immersion aspect, I would have preferred if Clancy skipped on this and actually added more to the story.
This was one book of his that I was actually looking for an end to come but instead it focused heavily on the set-up of the story with a very short climax, and an even shorter ending.
Red Rabbit is the equivalent of five hours of flirting and foreplay, about ten minutes of hand-stuff, the usual minute-man intercourse, and then crying yourself to sleep afterward (ahem, I'm guessing).
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