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Between Worlds
- Folktales of Britain & Ireland
- De: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrado por: David Shaw-Parker
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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Ancient, rich, and strange, this collection of eerie tales from across Britain and Ireland have influenced our culture and the folklore that followed.
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The narrator is awesome!!!
- De heather pinson en 10-12-20
- Between Worlds
- Folktales of Britain & Ireland
- De: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrado por: David Shaw-Parker
Delightful
Revisado: 12-11-20
This is a marvelous collection of folk tales, and the reader was truly delightful. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and will likely listen to it often.
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A History of Ghosts
- The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts and Ghostbusters
- De: Peter H. Aykroyd
- Narrado por: Jeremy Gage, Dan Aykroyd
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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Peter Aykroyd spent his childhood watching his family’s parlor séances through the crack of a basement door. Here, for the first time, Aykroyd tells the strange and delightful story that inspired his son, Dan, to make the mega-hit Ghostbusters. Part history, part family legend, A History of Ghosts starts in 1848 in upstate New York, where the spiritualist craze first began....
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Mediocre
- De Kimberly en 03-17-10
- A History of Ghosts
- The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts and Ghostbusters
- De: Peter H. Aykroyd
- Narrado por: Jeremy Gage, Dan Aykroyd
odd and entertaining
Revisado: 08-14-20
This book has a number of negative reviews, but reading those, I get the feeling that many were expecting this book to be something that it isn't.
What it isn't:
About Ghostbusters. There's a bit in here about the movie, but don't expect an in-depth look at it.
Read by Dan Aykroyd. He wrote and reads an introduction. That is all.
A history of spiritualism from an academic standpoint.
What it is:
A brief history of the spiritualist movement and how it ties in to the Aykroyd family and, eventually, Ghostbusters. There was clearly a lot of academic research that went in to this book so we have a framework for spiritualism. There are much better books that offer a more extensive history on spiritualism, so look elsewhere if that's what you want. This book feels more personal because it comes from Aykroyd's real-life experiences, which I really enjoyed.
Listening to it can feel a little disjointed because it is riddled with info boxes and notes. It felt a little jarring at first, and certainly feels more natural in a paper book than an audio book. However, the reader clearly states when he will be reading one and it didn't take long to get used to it.
Many people seem to not like the narrator. I didn't have a problem with him, especially when I realized that he sounds a little like a less manic Edward Everett Horton.
All-in-all, not really a masterpiece, but certainly not bad. I enjoyed it a great deal.
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Alone with the Stars
- De: David R. Gillham
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber, Emily Bauer
- Duración: 2 h y 10 m
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In the summer of 1937, Amelia Earhart is the most famous woman in the world - a record-breaking pilot, a best-selling author, and a modern woman shattering the glass ceiling in the early days of aviation. And then she vanishes. In Tampa, Florida, 15-year-old Lizzie Friedlander spends her afternoons glued to her father’s radio, tapping into the enormity of a world she longs to travel. Lizzie can hardly believe her ears when she picks up a radio signal from a faraway source that sets her heart racing: “Amelia Earhart calling SOS!”
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“Lizzy Friedlander” has a real name!!!
- De Sheryl McCallister en 02-02-20
- Alone with the Stars
- De: David R. Gillham
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber, Emily Bauer
A fictional account of a true story
Revisado: 03-09-20
I find this to have been well written and well performed. However, this is the story of Betty Klenck, a real girl in Florida. Betty becomes Lizzie Friedlander, but her story remains the same. It’s obviously not uncommon to change names for such things, but I do think it odd that neither Audible nor the author acknowledged Klenck as the obvious inspiration for Lizzie.
Aside from that, I did enjoy this. And all the reviews complaining about the barrage of curse words, maybe just stick with religious lit if you can’t handle a few instances of the f word. It felt true to the character who said them, and has a much stronger impact than just saying “he cursed”. This isn’t really a story for little kids, and I promise you that your preteens can handle it.
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The Ghosts of Scotland: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Scottish Nation
- De: Sean Mcloughlin, Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Colin Fluxman
- Duración: 1 h y 31 m
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Scotland is a fascinating and ancient land filled with history. Not everything in Scotland is as it appears, however. Some Scots say this is a land haunted by spirits, a place of strange disappearances and unexplained phenomena. The Ghosts of Scotland: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Scottish Nation is a collection of such tales, just a few among the thousands of local legends and modern sightings that make Scotland one of the most haunted countries in the world.
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Great mix of history and the supernatural
- De jo_hannah1917 en 03-23-19
An interesting subject made boring
Revisado: 10-24-19
The reader felt extremely mechanical. He is very monotone, with no inflections or change of pace. Even chapter changes lacked any sort of break, so it was frequently difficult to tell when the story changed. I can’t even tell if this was written well it was so boring. 100% do not recommend.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Melissa Clifford
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion.
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Transcends time... a classic
- De Donna Deal en 07-31-19
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Melissa Clifford
needs a new reader
Revisado: 07-19-19
This is not a review of the story. It's Agatha Christie, so we all know what we're in for. This is a review of the reader. She wasn't terrible, but wasn't great. She only gave unique voices to a couple of characters, and her emoting was pretty spotty. It kind of felt like this was her first time reading it, so she was just reading directly from the page. When speaking as Poirot, it was difficult to tell if he's supposed to be from Belgium or from India with the accent she used. But my main complaint is, that while she did pronounce some of the French words well, every instance of "monsieur" and "mademoiselle" was wrong. Monsieur was always either "mon-seur", "mon-shur", or "moo-seur". This may not bother others, but, having studied French, it drove me nuts.
In addition, the volume kept fluctuating.
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The Adventures of Sally
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Taylor Pepper
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
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"The Adventures of Sally" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel about a young, pretty, and popular American woman who lives in a boarding house in New York and works as a taxi dancer. At her twenty-first birthday, she inherits a fortune. Excerpt from the book: "Sally looked contentedly down the long table. She felt happy at last. Everybody was talking and laughing now, and her party, rallying after an uncertain start, was plainly the success she had hoped it would be.
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good story that needs a different reader
- De Rachel en 05-22-19
- The Adventures of Sally
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Taylor Pepper
good story that needs a different reader
Revisado: 05-22-19
A book written by a witty Brit about Americans with a smattering of British characters requires a different reader, one who can do at least passable accents from both sides of the pond. This reader not only didn't give voices to individual characters, but didn't even attempt a British accent. I honestly had trouble following who was talking because there was no distinction for any individual character (and it took me a while to realize that the British characters were even supposed to be British). And for the level of wit and humor one expects from Wodehouse, a reader should have more oomph. This just really fell flat. I really didn't mind this reader's voice, but I feel like they may do better at cute short children's stories than something that requires good comedic timing. I was really loving the story, but about halfway through I just couldn't take the reader any more. There also kept being frequent background noise, like there was traffic or a vacuum near. And I swear I heard a door close at one point.
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Skulduggery Pleasant
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1
- De: Derek Landy
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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She's 12. He's dead. But together they're going to save the world. Hopefully. The iconic first book in the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead sorcerer....
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Truly obnoxious sound effects
- De Lindsay en 12-10-18
- Skulduggery Pleasant
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1
- De: Derek Landy
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
Delightful
Revisado: 05-03-19
This book was great fun. Appropriate for kids and enjoyable for adults. I look forward to the rest of the series.
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The Winter Witch
- De: Paula Brackston
- Narrado por: Marisa Calin
- Duración: 14 h y 51 m
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In her small early-19th-century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her apart from other girls. Though her mind is sharp she has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silence is a mystery, as well as her magic - the household objects that seem to move at her command, the bad luck that visits those who do her ill. Concerned for her safety, her mother is anxious to see Morgana married....
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Extremely frustrating book.
- De Nicole en 07-15-14
- The Winter Witch
- De: Paula Brackston
- Narrado por: Marisa Calin
Frustrating heroine
Revisado: 02-04-19
I quite liked this first book in this series and was excited to give this one a try. Unfortunately, I feel like our main characters were flat and severely underdeveloped. The heroine is mute, but somehow never learns alternate forms of communication. She is also woefully immature, and responds to situations like that of an eight-year-old instead of an eighteen-year-old. So much of this story could have been told better if the married couple could have at least attempted to communicate with one another instead of working purely off misunderstandings and assumptions.
The reader was also frustrating to listen to. Her accent is lovely, and I actually quite liked her voice. However, the voice she would give to the main character sounded childish and sing-song; it felt like we were hearing the thoughts of a little kid just learning the ways of the world instead of a supposedly grown woman. (I guess that voice matches the heroine's actual maturity level, but I still found it grating.)
Lastly, the heroine's husband is a cattle man, so naturally cattle raising and drives are a major part of the story. But I really didn't need the author to go in to detail about so much about rearing, and driving, and slaughter. There were two full unnecessary minutes devoted to the cooking of a rabbit, detailing how one prepares a freshly killed animal. I want the story about a witch, not about animal husbandry and torture.
I feel like there's a good story tucked in here, but the first draft was published instead of a polished and properly edited second or third.
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Don Quixote
- Translated by Edith Grossman
- De: Edith Grossman - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 39 h y 37 m
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Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. But his quest leads to more trouble than triumph. At once humorous, romantic, and sad, Don Quixote is a literary landmark. This fresh edition, by award-winning translator Edith Grossman, brings the tale to life as never before.
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My Fourth Try at an Audible Quixote
- De James en 12-24-12
- Don Quixote
- Translated by Edith Grossman
- De: Edith Grossman - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrado por: George Guidall
Great voice given to great characters
Revisado: 01-18-19
This is not a review of the book, as, after 100s of years remaining one of the most popular books ever written, no new review is necessary. In regards to George Guidall’s reading, top notch! I found it hard to keep my composure every time Sancho opened his mouth. His voice for our Knight was always full of gravitas and sorrow, and just how I imagined he would sound. Definitely worth the 40 hours it took to listen to.
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The Last Unicorn
- De: Peter S. Beagle
- Narrado por: Peter S. Beagle
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
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A unicorn, a haphazard wizard, and a spunky scullery woman journey to the dreaded kingdom of Haggaard, an evil ruler who, with the help of a bull-shaped demon, imprisons all the unicorns of the world. This is one of the great fantasy novels of the 20th century. Since its publication in 1968 it has never been out of print, with six million-plus copies sold around the world, and it has been translated into more than 20 languages.
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Need different narrator
- De Kathryn en 08-24-10
- The Last Unicorn
- De: Peter S. Beagle
- Narrado por: Peter S. Beagle
Perfection
Revisado: 02-06-18
What did you love best about The Last Unicorn?
This is one of my favorite books. I love fantasy, as well as classic and children's literature. I love how Beagle borrows from so many classic fantasy elements and unicorn lore, and weaves a thoroughly modern yet timeless story.
What does Peter S. Beagle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Peter himself. I have read the book, and I'm likely to do so again. But I love listening to authors read their own work. It's a little funny...listening to a very European style fantasy by a fellow with a distinct New York accent. However, Peter puts so much beauty and emotion into his reading; I get a little teary just thinking about it.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Molly meets the Unicorn for the first time.
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