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Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
- Outlander, Book 9
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 49 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 16,662
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15,141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15,030
Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them 20 years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same. It is 1779, and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.
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3 out of 5 stars
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We waited 7 years for this?..
- De Judy en 11-29-21
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
- Outlander, Book 9
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
Diana kicks up her craft another notch
Revisado: 12-02-21
The greatest living storyteller in all genres at the same time continues to hone her craft. She set a high bar, her enormous fan base expects an amazing story and this does not disappoint. The story of lovers going into their senor years and a mature relationship rings of truth. the insights into the complex community of Scots in the Revolution makes sense out of historical facts that just wouldn't add up. before. Excuse me while I go read this one again now.
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True Evil
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 17 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,738
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,133
Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard’s office in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer. A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse’s own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True Evil
- De Garry en 05-06-11
for crying out loud
Revisado: 10-11-19
I just can't listen to this performer another minute. How in the name of all that is holy can something like this get to production and not one person involved has considered whether finding out how to pronounce the name of the city the book takes place in might be a good idea. It's like freaking Chinese water torture. You just get over how grating it is to hear a simple city name mispronounced, and go back to what he was saying, and he does it again, over and over and over.
Patches, batches, hatches, catches, snatches, latches, matches. Natchez. It doesn't need any shifting of the emphasis to a different syllable to make it sound more exotic. It's already amazing, unique, historical and fascinating beyond imagination. Research it for 30 seconds online before you do it the injustice of pronouncing it incorrectly FOR POSTERITY any more times.
Otherwise, Mr. Iles, you can not get a CBC out of a red top vacutainer, you need the lavender top vacutainer for that. Probably was a good book, I'll never be sure. I'm one your biggest fans. I'll read it to myself when I get time.
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Third Degree
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,028
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 871
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 878
Laurel Shields, 35 and mother of two, awakens to find that her husband, Warren, a prominent local physician, is not in bed with her. Creeping out to the kitchen of their palatial home, she sees him through the doorway of his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Under Siege and Interrogated to the Third Degree!
- De R. Pontiflet en 02-05-16
- Third Degree
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: David Colacci
Another Winner from Greg Iles
Revisado: 09-04-19
I think what I like most about Iles' books is the complex characters. This one is a great example, the main characters all have a side that is very admirable, and some deep flaws. That makes them feel real, and it gets them into some difficult situations. This story describes a 'perfect storm' of the result of some bad choices in those situations. Another one that I couldn't put down. I highly recommend this book.
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Blood Memory
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: Joyce Bean
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,317
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,817
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
Catherine "Cat" Ferry is a forensic odontologist, a specialist in bite marks and the clues they provide. But while Cat's colleagues know her as a world-class scientist, she secretly attempts to manage her fragile psyche with alcohol, delving into the minds of rapists and murderers yet never allowing her own frightening past to creep into the foreground.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful... with a theme that haunts
- De Carolyn en 09-01-08
- Blood Memory
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: Joyce Bean
Riveting
Revisado: 06-28-19
I highly recommend this book. I struggle with certain details of the story line, so I had to stretch my willing suspense of disbelief and go with the real story and let those details go.
It first and foremost answers the question, does the reader need to like and identify with the protagonist, because most of us don't really like Cat. But I desperately want her to get the answers and help she needs to be whole. It's pretty self evident from the outset that she's a damaged soul.
The narrator uses the non-rhotic Southern accent, which in present day is only used in small pockets of the South, and that does not include Natchez. Still, the typical "reader" probably expects the non- rhotic since it is used extensively by the film industry, so, ok.
The New Orleans accents aren't authentic either, but there are so many variations within the city that it's easy to overlook that. The one thing that is still waking me up at night a week later is the mispronunciation of "Metairie". Locally, its usually "Met'-tree" and the rest of the state usually says "Met'-a-ree", but never EVER is it "Met-AIRY", or whatever she said. It's like slicing off my fingertip cutting up lemon.
I do have to give her props for the rhythm of the Southern accent though, and the speech of the blacks.
Back to the story, I'm not able to buy that anyone could sleep through a gun blast in the next room. Maybe I "misread" that though, while I was still thinking about Metairie. There were so many versions of the lie, I lost track, but that's the reality of the situation at hand, so I have to let it go.
Iles is masterful with the location. He should be, he's local. I can smell it when he's not even describing that attribute. I grew up across the river and went to the type of island he's describing on the river. He does the entire location and it's culture absolute justice.
He masterfully weaves a riveting tale in that setting, that I can't talk about without spoilers. The best I can say is that I couldn't stop until it ended and I'm ready for my next Iles book.
But could you sleep through a gun going off in the house? Still puzzling....
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The Fiery Cross: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 5
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 56 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 26,822
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,935
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,841
The year is 1771. Claire Randall is still an outlander, out of place and out of time. But now she is linked by love to her only anchor - Jamie Fraser. They have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in North Carolina. But tensions, both ancient and recent, threaten members of their clan. Knowing that his wife has the gift of prophecy, James must believe Claire, though he would prefer not to. Claire has shared a dreadful truth - there will, without a doubt, be a war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Something that had to be gotten through
- De Anne en 03-08-12
- The Fiery Cross: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 5
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
A Favorite
Revisado: 12-28-18
I love this book, obviously, since it's my third time through, the first two times having been via the hardback route.
Doubtlessly, considering the length, it took me quite some time to finish. But with bluetooth headphones, it became an old friend that kept me company while doing housework and on a few long drives over the holidays.
Among my favorite moments, without giving away a spoiler, are the buffalo hunting events, Snake Town, and naturally the triple climax of Wylie Landing, wax myrtle berry picking, and the final revelation of Jocasta's secret.
The ending is also wonderful, the last line being an award winner, and the revelations all being so neatly wrapped up that it could almost complete the series. But no, after thinking about it for a couple of days, there are still things to be resolved.
I find this book much easier to consume as an audible, since it doesn't require eyes and hands and i can do other things simultaneously as mentioned previously. I find myself wondering how long it took for Ms. Porter to record it. It must be difficult to keep straight so many voices and accents. She clearly doesn't even attempt Brianna's Boston/American accent, which is better than butchering it. I doubt anyone could do better, and I've made friends with her narration as well, having gone through the previous book twice and, while I'm waiting for another credit to listen to the next book in the v series, I think I'll just go through this one again.
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The Fiery Cross
- Outlander, Book 5
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 55 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 32,992
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29,287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29,160
Eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his 20th-century time-travelling wife, Claire Randall, have emigrated to the beautiful countryside of the Royal Colony of North Carolina. The year is now 1771, and dissidents are stirring throughout the American colonies. Claire forewarns James of the impending war and the dangers it may bring to their clan. Will her knowledge of America’s tumultuous revolution be enough to guide them through a dangerously uncertain future?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Something that had to be gotten through
- De Anne en 03-08-12
- The Fiery Cross
- Outlander, Book 5
- De: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
A Favorite
Revisado: 12-28-18
I love this book, obviously, since it's my third time through, the first two times having been via the hardback route.
Doubtlessly, considering the length, it took me quite some time to finish. But with bluetooth headphones, it became an old friend that kept me company while doing housework and on a few long drives over the holidays.
Among my favorite moments, without giving away a spoiler, are the buffalo hunting events, Snake Town, and naturally the triple climax of Wylie Landing, wax myrtle berry picking, and the final revelation of Jocasta's secret.
The ending is also wonderful, the last line being an award winner, and the revelations all being so neatly wrapped up that it could almost complete the series. But no, after thinking about it for a couple of days, there are still things to be resolved.
I find this book much easier to consume as an audible, since it doesn't require eyes and hands and i can do other things simultaneously as mentioned previously. I find myself wondering how long it took for Ms. Porter to record it. It must be difficult to keep straight so many voices and accents. She clearly doesn't even attempt Brianna's Boston/American accent, which is better than butchering it. I doubt anyone could do better, and I've made friends with her narration as well, having gone through the previous book twice and, while I'm waiting for another credit to listen to the next book in the v series, I think I'll just go through this one again.
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