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caroline

Glasgow, United Kingdom | Member Since 2012

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  • Bel Ami | [Guy de Maupassant]
    Bel Ami
    UNABRIDGED

    Bel Ami

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Guy de Maupassant
    • Narrated By John McDonough
    Overall
    (12)
    Performance
    (1)
    Story
    (1)

    Guy de Maupassant is revered for his naturalistic fiction, which brilliantly captures flesh-and-blood characters as it evokes the most telling details of everyday life. Considered one of the finest French novels ever written, Bel Ami follows journalist Georges Duroy and his increasing stature among the Paris elite. With an immense thirst for power, Georges is not above an almost gleeful use of wealthy mistresses to achieve his ends.

    Stephen says: "Des vacances à Paris"
    "A Great Listen"
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    I loved listening to this book. It is so beautifully written, so evocative, the characters flawed and real.
    The narrator is excellent, perfect for this piece. I would definitely recommend Bel Ami.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Book Thief | [Markus Zusak]
    The Book Thief
    UNABRIDGED

    The Book Thief

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs)
    • By Markus Zusak
    • Narrated By Allan Corduner
    Overall
    (511)
    Performance
    (33)
    Story
    (33)

    When nine-year-old Liesel arrives outside the boxlike house of her new foster parents at 33 Himmel Street, she refuses to get out of the car. Liesel has been separated from her parents, "Kommunists", forever, and at the burial of her little brother, she steals a gravedigger's instruction manual, which she can't read. It is the beginning of her illustrious career.

    Jim says: "Superb"
    "Wonderful Book"
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    This is the most wonderful book. Beautifully written. Very sad, very funny, bleak yet optimistic.
    I wish I could listen again for the first time.

    Excellent narrator.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Thérèse Raquin | [Emile Zola]
    Thérèse Raquin
    UNABRIDGED

    Thérèse Raquin

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs)
    • By Emile Zola
    • Narrated By Kate Winslet
    Overall
    (53)
    Performance
    (8)
    Story
    (8)

    Once upon a time, a teenaged Kate Winslet (The Reader, Titanic, Revolutionary Road) received a gift that would leave a lasting impression: a copy of Emile Zola's classic Thérèse Raquin. Six Academy Award nominations and one Best Actress award later, she steps behind the microphone to perform this haunting classic of passion and disaster.

    Rebecca says: "gripping and vivid"
    "Fantastic"
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    This is a fantastic listen...so dark and grim and painful! I, as with one of the other reviewers, found myself gasping throughout. The narration is perfect. Loved it....

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Thirty-Nine Steps | [John Buchan]
    The Thirty-Nine Steps
    UNABRIDGED

    The Thirty-Nine Steps

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By John Buchan
    • Narrated By Robert Powell
    Overall
    (130)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    When Richard Hannay offered sanctuary to the man he found on his doorstep, he took the first step on a trail of peril, murder, and espionage.

    Harold says: "Exiting thriller, with insights into a bygone era."
    "Brilliant"
    Overall
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    A brilliant 'boy's own' story and Robert Powell the perfect choice of narrator. Would definitely recommend.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • 11.22.63 | [Stephen King]
    11.22.63
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    11.22.63

    • UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Stephen King
    • Narrated By Craig Wasson
    Overall
    (1178)
    Performance
    (75)
    Story
    (77)

    What if you could go back in time and change the course of history?11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless.... King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill who becomes the love of Jake's life.

    R. Fountain says: "Gripping. Superb."
    "Not Short"
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    This is SUCH a long book. Of course I knew how long it was when I bought it, but the way it's written makes the journey a tough one...it's way too long. I did keep going though as the narrative at times was pretty interesting (although I got so bored of hearing Sadie's voice!)... Sometimes thought provoking, I wanted to hear how it all ended. A satisfactory, even moving conclusion, but after all those hours (..days..months...) the end seemed far too brief.
    I don't think I would recommend this book.
    Perhaps an abridged version would be the answer.

    1 of 4 people found this review helpful

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