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Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
- A Novel
- De: Chris Bohjalian
- Narrado por: Grace Blewer
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 180
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands is the story of Emily Shepard, a homeless teen living in an igloo made of ice and trash bags filled with frozen leaves. Half a year earlier, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom had experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed. Devastatingly, her father was in charge of the plant, and the meltdown may have been his fault. Was he drunk when it happened?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall a good book, but poorly narrated
- De Cecilia en 09-02-14
- Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
- A Novel
- De: Chris Bohjalian
- Narrado por: Grace Blewer
Wow
Revisado: 12-26-17
Great book - listened to it with my teenage daughter. Some very difficult moments but good talking points.
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The Hammer of Thor
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2
- De: Rick Riordan
- Narrado por: Kieran Culkin
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,881
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,124
Thor's hammer is missing...again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon - the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki - and the price he wants is very high.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It feels like pandering...
- De Ryuhi en 10-09-16
- The Hammer of Thor
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2
- De: Rick Riordan
- Narrado por: Kieran Culkin
AMAZING <br />AMAZING <br />
Revisado: 12-07-16
LOVED IT TO DEATH IT IS BY FAR THE MOST AMAZING BOOK IN THE SERIES
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The Persimmon Tree
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 27 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,467
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,852
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,834
The Persimmon Tree opens in Indonesia in 1942 on the cusp of Japanese invasion and the evacuation of Batavia (Jakarta) by the Dutch. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Duncan is on holiday there, in pursuit of an exotic butterfly known as the Magpie Crow. It's an uncertain, dangerous time to be in Indonesia, and Nick's options of getting out are fast dwindling. Amidst the fear and chaos he falls in love with Anna, the beautiful daughter of a Dutch acquaintance, and she nicknames him 'Mr Butterfly'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent sequel
- De CBDC en 02-13-11
- The Persimmon Tree
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Very disappointed
Revisado: 06-20-14
What would have made The Persimmon Tree better?
Better plotting - so much hinges on lucky coincidences that appear one after another. Too many cheap tricks by the author.
Also - how in the world do you suppose Anna ended up with blue eyes, given that her mother is Javanese? Since there was no indication that she was Dutch/Javanese, a reader must assume she is full Javanese and would therefore have nothing but brown alleles to contribute to Anna. Since the story turns periodically on Anna having blue eyes - I think this is indicative of poor research on the author's part. I don't trust anything he tells us about what happened between the Japanese and the people of Java.
Would you ever listen to anything by Bryce Courtenay again?
Never.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Humphrey Bower?
There were so many languages to work with, sometimes Bower seems to be overwhelmed. There were a couple of Japanese who sounded almost Latino.
Any additional comments?
I read this book because a person recommended it to me. We had both read A Town Like Alice, and he said he liked it even better than Alice. Wow - what a disappointment this book was. A Town Like Alice remains one of my favorite books. I would never recommend this book to anyone.
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