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An Abbreviated Life
- A Memoir
- De: Ariel Leve
- Narrado por: Martha Plimpton
- Duración: 5 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 132
A beautiful, startling, and candid memoir about growing up without boundaries, in which Ariel Leve recalls with candor and sensitivity the turbulent time she endured as the only child of an unstable poet for a mother and a beloved but largely absent father, and explores the consequences of a psychologically harrowing childhood as she seeks refuge from the past and recovers what was lost.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Martha Plimpton, If You're Reading This...
- De Erin - Audible en 03-28-17
- An Abbreviated Life
- A Memoir
- De: Ariel Leve
- Narrado por: Martha Plimpton
Poignant & Riveting
Revisado: 01-01-19
Narration: Martha Plimpton should narrate EVERY audio book ever recorded. Absolutely not one criticism. Her inflections and change of tone were consistent and very helpful as the speaker in the book would change. Absolute perfection. Ariel's story was, of course, the real star. I feel the need to address some of the bizarre comments reviewers made regarding Ariel's privileged childhood somehow voiding the reality of her abuse. I had the EXACT same mother yet was raised in a paycheck to paycheck setting. Never, at any point, did I dismiss Ariel's feelings or experiences because she had a ritzy address or for the celebrities who partied in her mom's apartment in the wee hours of the morning as Ariel was trying to get to sleep for school the next day. Anyone who reads this book and has that as a takeaway 1. did not read the entire book and 2. has absolutely no concept of narcissistic abuse syndrome. I will listen to this book again. And again. I am Ariel's age and have had precisely the same circular, manipulative conversations with my mother. Ariel does an amazing job of painting, with excruciating detail, exactly what it's like to be indentured to a narcissist. I live with a hardcore narcissist right now (no surprise to other victims) and this book hit the nail on the head for his behavior as well. If you have a narcissist in your life, or suspect you have one, in any capacity, this book may be the validation you've been looking for.
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The Handmaid's Tale
- De: Margaret Atwood
- Narrado por: Claire Danes
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44,839
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40,111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40,087
After a staged terrorist attack kills the President and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all-controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred is a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Top Pick for 2012
- De Em en 11-30-12
- The Handmaid's Tale
- De: Margaret Atwood
- Narrado por: Claire Danes
Just okay
Revisado: 06-12-18
I read the book because I also watch the tv show. I wanted to see if I was missing out on anything. If you’re thinking the sane as me, don’t bother. The book is relatively close to the first 3/4 of the 1st season and then it abruptly ends. I’ not going to provide spoilers but will only say that the writers for the show are doing a wonderful job of making a boring, dark, sad book interesting. Love the show. Did NOT love the book. Disappointed.
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