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The Hate U Give
- De: Angie Thomas
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 45,877
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41,614
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41,462
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- De Wendi en 01-14-18
- The Hate U Give
- De: Angie Thomas
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
Just Right
Revisado: 05-27-18
If I were 12 or 15 I believe I would have been 100% invested in the narrative, the tone, the energy, the rage, the quest for justice. I would have wanted to march or join a club. I would have been inspired to make some noise. As a parent, I really enjoyed the story and hovered just outside that space.
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Lincoln in the Bardo
- A Novel
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 10,412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,487
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9,443
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Where might God stand?"
- De Mel en 02-17-17
It's possible this wants to be read
Revisado: 05-27-18
rather than heard. I felt I needed a bell or something to distinguish between readers. I know I am meant to care about this one, but could not find the pulse.
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Little Failure
- A Memoir
- De: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 323
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 276
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 283
After three acclaimed novels - The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Absurdistan, and Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far.
Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and intimate and distinctly his own. Provocative, hilarious, and inventive, Little Failure reveals a deeper vein of emotion in Gary Shteyngart' s prose.
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1 out of 5 stars
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did not do much for me
- De Max en 04-27-14
- Little Failure
- A Memoir
- De: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
Still laughing and weeping
Revisado: 05-27-18
Really, a great immigrant story. G. Shteyngart can coax a laugh and a sigh from the same sentence. He can place you right in the room with him, self deprecating and darling, and his perplexed, quasi lost but not helpless parents who just love him so much and, simultaneously, damage him terribly, and get you to see the moment he is describing from all sides. Particularly in scenes with G and his parents, you simultaneously feel for both of them.
Everyone in this story of life in the new world is trying his/her best, and making mistakes that scar deeply. When GS spoke the book's last lines I wanted more. I wanted to know what came next.
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The Safest Lies
- De: Megan Miranda
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,478
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,263
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,265
Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of suspicion, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot outside their front door in 17 years, since she escaped from her kidnappers with nothing but her attacker's baby growing inside her - Kelsey. Kelsey knows she's supposed to keep a low profile and stay off the grid for their protection, but that plan is shattered when her dramatic car accident and rescue by volunteer firefighter and classmate Ryan Baker sparks media coverage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fast Paced/Action Packed!
- De Chanda Leigh Combs en 07-13-17
- The Safest Lies
- De: Megan Miranda
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan
Great for Y. A.
Revisado: 05-27-18
I mean, somehow I was pointed to this book, which, if I were 15 or 16, would have been great. Really great. But if you are an adult, not so much.
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Unbelievable
- My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
- De: Katy Tur
- Narrado por: Katy Tur
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,094
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,800
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,789
The NBC journalist who covered - and took fire from - Donald Trump on the campaign trail offers an inside look at the most shocking presidential election in American history. Intriguing, disturbing, and powerful, Unbelievable is an unprecedented eyewitness account of the 2016 election from an intelligent, dedicated journalist at the center of it - a thoughtful historical record that offers eye-opening insights and details on our political process, the media, and the mercurial 45th president of the United States.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's hard to know what to say
- De Cheryl B en 09-17-17
- Unbelievable
- My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
- De: Katy Tur
- Narrado por: Katy Tur
Amusing in a sickening way
Revisado: 11-07-17
Katy Tur *is* this book. These stories about Trump aren't fresh, but her perspective, candor, and fantastic voice are. She's ravenous and focused. She muses about loss believably. She spins eye-widening tales of growing up with determined, renegade parents with a daughter's warmth and longing, and a reporter's incredulity. I loved this book and will read her next.
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The Middlesteins
- A Novel
- De: Jami Attenberg
- Narrado por: Molly Ringwald
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 296
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 298
For more than 30 years, Edie and Richard Middlestein shared a solid family life together in the suburbs of Chicago. But now things are splintering apart, for one reason, it seems: Edie's enormous girth. She's obsessed with food - thinking about it, eating it - and if she doesn't stop, she won't have much longer to live. When Richard abandons his wife, it is up to the next generation to take control. With pitch-perfect prose, huge compassion, and sly humor, Jami Attenberg has given us an epic story of marriage, family, and obsession.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story - Narration leaves A LOT to be desired
- De Lisa en 11-09-12
- The Middlesteins
- A Novel
- De: Jami Attenberg
- Narrado por: Molly Ringwald
It's B'NAY Mitzvah, Molly. Right, Jami?
Revisado: 02-25-14
What disappointed you about The Middlesteins?
Mispronunciation after mispronunciation of words that were repeated and repeated (and repeated) made me wonder if anyone had even listened to the reading prior to its release. The flattest Jewy accent plunked in seemingly at random made me shudder. Made me shudder and wonder, that is, when I might have been listening to the story but was, alas, too distracted. I think it's not Molly's fault. Nobody told her, I suppose, and she must have figured she knew what she was doing. But it reminds me of this time a Seattle friend told me we had to go get some of this most yummy cookie thing called (phonetically) rhe-GUE-leh. When we got to the bakery it was just, you know, rugelach - pronounced with the short u and the "luh" at the end that just kind of trails off. Anyway.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Middlesteins?
See above. But the story was nice and I loved some of the digressions. I loved the way food tore the family and wove in and out of the narrative. I loved the relationship between the protagonist's suitor and cooking. And I loved the opening chapter, where we learned how love and food were rendered indistinguishable.
How could the performance have been better?
I think I've been clear.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I would like to have read it rather than listened to it. I think I may have really appreciated it. I did listen all the way through despite the narration. Thing is, when a author leans so heavily on integrating Yiddish and Hebrew into the text, the listener experience is just so embarrassing, like a terrible talk show interview, you want to look away.
Any additional comments?
Too bad.
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