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Simon Vance
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Amitav Ghosh
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Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
As young widow Rehana Haque awakes one March morning, she might be forgiven for feeling happy. Today she will throw a party for her son and daughter. In the garden of the house she has built, her roses are blooming, her children are almost grown, and beyond their doorstep, the city is buzzing with excitement after recent elections. Change is in the air.
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5 out of 5 stars
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sad, poignant, thought-provoking, beautiful
- De Rio Delta Wild en 06-04-08
De: Tahmima Anam
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Lost in Translation
- De: Nicole Mones
- Narrado por: Angela Lin
- Duración: 14 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 237
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 186
A novel of searing intelligence and startling originality, Lost in Translation heralds the debut of a unique new voice on the literary landscape. Nicole Mones creates an unforgettable story of love and desire, of family ties and human conflict, and of one woman's struggle to lose herself in a foreign land - only to discover her home, her heart, herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely fascinating!
- De Brendan en 10-16-10
De: Nicole Mones
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Brick Lane
- De: Monica Ali
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Sastre
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión resumida
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 98
Nanzeen's inauspicious birth in a Bangladeshi village imbues in her a sense of fatalism that she carries across continents. Married off to a man old enough to be her father, Nanzeen moves to London and cares for her family. But gradually she begins to question whether fate controls her or whether she has a hand in her own destiny. She discovers both the complexity that comes with free choice and the depth of her attachment to her husband, her daughters and her new world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A truly wonderful book!
- De A M en 11-24-03
De: Monica Ali
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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
- De: Monique Roffey
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87
A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad. Monique Roffey's Orange Prize-shortlisted novel is a gripping portrait of post-colonialism that stands among great works by Caribbean writers like Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy. When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England, George is immediately seduced by the beguiling island, while Sabine feels isolated, heat-fatigued, and ill-at-ease.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing.
- De Crystal en 10-31-12
De: Monique Roffey
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
- De: Kelly Link - editor, Gavin J. Grant - editor
- Narrado por: Sarah Coomes, Nico Evers-Swindell, Shannon McManus, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 93
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Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and recraft a world of automatons, ornate clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, and intrepid orphans - decked out in corsets, clockwerk suits, and tall black boots - solve dastardly crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships.
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4 out of 5 stars
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MMMM, Orca Bacon
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 09-14-13
De: Kelly Link - editor, y otros
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The Wild Hunt
- De: Emma Seckel
- Narrado por: Ruth Urquhart
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is determined to forget the sorrows of the past and start fresh. Fellow islander Iain MacTavish, a RAF veteran with his eyes on the sky and his head in the past, is also in desperate need of a new beginning. A young widower, Iain struggles to return to the normal life he knew before the war. But this October is anything but normal. This October, the sluagh are restless.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of my favorite books ever
- De Cait en 11-02-24
De: Emma Seckel
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The Road Back
- A Novel
- De: Erich Maria Remarque
- Narrado por: Graham Halstead
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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After four grueling years, the Great War has finally ended. Now Ernst and the few men left from his company cannot help wondering what will become of them. The town they departed as eager young men seems colder, their homes smaller, the reasons their comrades had to die even more inexplicable. For Ernst and his friends, the road back to peace is more treacherous than they ever imagined. Suffering food shortages, political unrest, and a broken heart, Ernst undergoes a crisis that teaches him what there is to live for - and what he has that no one can ever take away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Successor to All Quiet on the Western Front
- De BARRY en 02-20-19
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The Last King of Scotland
- De: Giles Foden
- Narrado por: Mirron E. Willis
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 73
Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan is called to the scene of a bizarre accident: Idi Amin, careening down a dirt road in his Maserati, has hit a cow. When Garrigan tends to Amin, the dictator, obsessed with all things Scottish, appoints him as his personal physician. So begins a fateful dalliance with the African leader whose Emperor Jones-style autocracy would transform into a reign of terror.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst Production Ever
- De James en 01-24-07
De: Giles Foden
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Flame Tree Road
- De: Shona Patel
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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India, 1870s. In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young Biren Roy dreams of forging a new destiny. When his mother suffers the fate of widowhood - shunned by her loved ones and forced to live in solitary penance - Biren devotes his life to effecting change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting Love Story
- De Granny en 01-15-20
De: Shona Patel
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Oil on Water
- De: Helon Habila
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, a British oil executive's wife has been kidnapped. Two journalists - a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaq - are sent to find her. In a story rich with atmosphere and taut with suspense, Oil on Water explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of danger and unintended consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and Timely
- De Lynn en 07-16-11
De: Helon Habila
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The Kite Runner
- De: Khaled Hosseini
- Narrado por: Khaled Hosseini
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,479
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,279
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14,285
Why we think it’s a great listen: Never before has an author’s narration of his fiction been so important to fully grasping the book’s impact and global implications. Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Worhty Read
- De P. C..S. en 08-17-03
De: Khaled Hosseini
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All the Lives We Never Lived
- De: Anuradha Roy
- Narrado por: Vikas Adam
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
From the Man Booker Prize-nominated author of Sleeping on Jupiter, The Folded Earth, and An Atlas of Impossible Longing, a poignant and sweeping novel set in India during World War II and the present day about a son’s quest to uncover the truth about his mother....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful book
- De Sonia S. en 12-13-19
De: Anuradha Roy
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A Change of Climate
- A Novel
- De: Hilary Mantel
- Narrado por: Sandra Duncan
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
Ralph and Anna Eldred are an exemplary couple, devoting themselves to doing good. 30 years ago as missionaries in Africa, the worst that could happen did. Shattered by their encounter with inexplicable evil, they returned to England, never to speak of it again. But when Ralph falls into an affair, Anna finds no forgiveness in her heart, and 30 years of repressed rage and grief explode, destroying not only a marriage but also their love, their faith, and everything they thought they were.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written
- De Patricia S. en 10-11-15
De: Hilary Mantel
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A House for Mr. Biswas
- De: V. S. Naipaul
- Narrado por: Sam Dastor
- Duración: 21 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 338
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 285
A House for Mr. Biswas, by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one man's struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr. Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her wealthy family, upon whom he is dependent. Finding himself a mere accessory on their estate, his constant rebellion is motivated by the one thing that can symbolize his independence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Performance makes a fatal mistake. No Trini accent
- De Christopher en 01-04-19
De: V. S. Naipaul
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The List
- De: Patricia Forde
- Narrado por: Imogen Wilde
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 72
In the post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval city of Ark, speech is constrained to 500 sanctioned words. If somewhere were to speak outside that approved lexicon, they'd face banishment. The only exceptions to this rule are the Wordsmith and his apprentice, Letta. Together, they are the keepers and archivists of all language. But when Letta's master dies, she is suddenly promoted to Wordsmith and finds the situation more complicated than she knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love is Language
- De Jennie Smith en 02-19-21
De: Patricia Forde
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4
- De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrado por: Meredith Mitchell, Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Healy, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 202
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 201
With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
- De Jerry en 12-06-14
De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Circle of Reason
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Peggy
- 12-29-13
Circles within circles
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Although Amitav Ghosh is one of my favorite writers, I found this book confusing and not very interesting. Too many people moving around without compelling purpose.
What three words best describe Simon Vance’s voice?
Excellent as usual.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Miguette Sansegundo
- 01-30-17
Ok
I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed The Glass Palace. It is a bit aimless but enjoyable
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Gwen Urey
- 03-04-13
Ghosh, I was disappointed
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
only to an avid Ghosh fan.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
It seemed contrived.
Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes I have and he is consistently good, especially in a book with many characters.
Do you think The Circle of Reason needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
please no more on this story line.
Any additional comments?
Compared to Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, Glass Palace, Hungry Tide, Circle of Reason had a less steady hand on the plot. The characters were thinner and less compelling: I gladly said goodbye to them at the end. In contrast, I have grieved for my own loss at the sound of "audible hopes you have enjoyed this content" (or turned the last page, in some cases) for all the other Ghosh titles.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 07-22-22
beautifully narrated,
The story is rife with intriguing characters and complex situations. It's difficult to follow at times. Narration is music to the ears so I didn't mind getting lost
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Total2 out of 5 stars
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- Uncertain
- 06-29-17
What was this about
Authors trilogy was quite good. However this book seems to have no purpose or direction. The descriptions seem very interesting but they go no where. I like the unusual names but because there are so many central characters there is no way to know who is who
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