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The Windup Girl
- De: Paolo Bacigalupi
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 19 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 6,932
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4,942
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,968
Anderson Lake is a company man, AgriGen's Calorie Man in Thailand. Under cover as a factory manager, Anderson combs Bangkok's street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories. There, he encounters Emiko...Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature. One of the New People, Emiko is not human; instead, she is an engineered being, creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good and also Frustrating
- De txkimmers en 11-16-09
- The Windup Girl
- De: Paolo Bacigalupi
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
A true 5 star book
Revisado: 01-02-18
I have a hard time finding criticism of this masterpiece. Maybe just that a single LED would never equate to the value of a human life. But that is neither here nor there. This book is absolutely amazing. From the ethical reverence of Thai culture, to the painting of landscapes you can almost reach out and touch. I don't know if this is the effect of fever dreams and stop loss that Paolo endured during his research but he has yet to follow it up with anything even comparable. I have read this book 7 times now and I always find subtlety and new emotion. It is the best Sci-fi of our time.
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Tool of War
- De: Paolo Bacigalupi
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 286
Tool, a half man/half beast designed for combat, is capable of so much more than his creators had ever dreamed. He has gone rogue from his pack of bioengineered "augments" and emerged a victorious leader of a pack of human soldier boys. But he is hunted relentlessly by someone determined to destroy him, who knows an alarming secret: Tool has found the way to resist his genetically ingrained impulses of submission and loyalty toward his masters....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reads like an action movie screenplay.
- De Ryan en 01-02-18
- Tool of War
- De: Paolo Bacigalupi
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra
Reads like an action movie screenplay.
Revisado: 01-02-18
I'm a little sad I bought this one. It is technically science fiction but the science and cultural aspects are only lightly touched on. It deals with conditioning of soldiers but really misses on it's attempt for greater meaning. The ending is also kind of a non-ending. No greater resolution or profound statement. The whole thing seems a little lacking and repetitive. Bacigalupi's quintessential and profound novel remains Wind up Girl. Everything he has written since seems to be backwash. I will continue to buy his novels though. Another diamond may yet appear.
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Frankenstein
- De: Mary Shelley
- Narrado por: Dan Stevens
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,904
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18,823
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18,753
Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ARE WE ALWAYS TO BE UNHAPPY?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 01-28-16
- Frankenstein
- De: Mary Shelley
- Narrado por: Dan Stevens
Amazing narration! Certainly did the book justice.
Revisado: 12-28-17
Would you listen to Frankenstein again? Why?
For it's time this book is a fascinating read. But it's pretty much just a story of abandonment and daddy issues. I found myself crying "get on with it ffs" on numerous occasions. It may have just been the language of the time.
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Woman on the Edge of Time
- A Novel
- De: Marge Piercy
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 14 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 153
Connie Ramos is a Mexican American woman living on the streets of New York. Once ambitious and proud, she has lost her child, her husband, her dignity - and now they want to take her sanity. After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a time of sexual and racial equality, environmental purity, and unprecedented self-actualization. But Connie also bears witness to another potential outcome: a society of grotesque exploitation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, needed a narrator who actually speaks Spanish
- De Andrea F en 07-27-19
- Woman on the Edge of Time
- A Novel
- De: Marge Piercy
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
Hippy sh*t
Revisado: 12-28-17
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
What you would expect a free love eco feminist to write. It doesn't really resonate with me in the slightest and sometimes reads like a porno romance novel. Some of the science fiction aspects are interesting and the breaking of social dogma from this era was cool too. I just didn't really enjoy it as much as I thought I would have.
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2084
- An Oral History of the Great Warming
- De: James Lawrence Powell
- Narrado por: Gary Dikeos
- Duración: 3 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 19
By 2084, global warming has proven worse than even the worst-case projections of scientists at the turn of the century. No country and no individual has escaped. Through interviews, this book of oral history captures the effects of the Great Warming on various countries and individuals, as reported in the year 2084.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Story and a bit scary if it comes true
- De B. Riebau en 07-05-14
- 2084
- An Oral History of the Great Warming
- De: James Lawrence Powell
- Narrado por: Gary Dikeos
Utterly tone-deaf
Revisado: 12-28-17
What would have made 2084 better?
This book puts words in everyone's mouths in a format that is unsettling and infuriating. The science is sound I guess. The social aspect is lacking development.
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