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The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 29 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11
Published four years after Rousseau's death, Confessions is a remarkably frank and honest self-portrait, described by Rousseau as "the history of my soul". From his idyllic youth in the Swiss mountains, to his career as a composer in Paris and his abandonment of his children, Rousseau lays bare his entire life with preternatural honesty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable read
- By Terence on 02-15-23
- The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
let himself be choked
Reviewed: 04-04-22
Perhaps my favorite part of this recording was the flawless and effective and rather spry delivery of the narrator. This beautiful self effacement gained steam throughout this Enlightened tale of woe and roe...his life is indeed a series of hardships and hard earned battles...facing unknown social enemies...modern day frenemies...energy and idea thieves, jealous people of little talent that conspired against him throughout his life...one came to realize his life was the work of art...he was a man of the world ...music was his chosen profession..though his passion for it was not equalled by his talents...and this humbled him in a way that he could speak with everyman...he would always pay his debts...he was honest...but not faithful in the least...which was odd to read...being a divine storyteller was his greatest feat. this is a great tale. Just beautiful in every way, imagery, drama, historic relevance and chock full of social intrigue. and he escaped unscathed by the hair of his chinny chin chin.
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Bless Me, Ultima
- By: Rudolfo Anaya
- Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,650
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,394
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,396
As Tony follows his own path toward adulthood, he relies on the wisdom of Ultima, a magical healer, to forge his unique identity. With hundreds of thousands of copies in print, Bless Me, Ultima has been called the most widely read Mexican-American novel in the English language. Richly evocative, it has earned its place among the classics of modern literature, even drawing favorable comparisons to Herman Melville's legendary Moby Dick.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Modern classic - but prepare to think
- By Mark W. Bohrer on 02-28-15
- Bless Me, Ultima
- By: Rudolfo Anaya
- Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
coming of age on the llano
Reviewed: 12-01-21
This story immerses one into the mystery of the vanishing life of the villages of the llano estacado of New Mexico...the eloquent young boy becomes a man who reconciles the inner conflict of the pagan magic that was there long before the Spanish, and the duality of his Catholic upbringing. His aunt Ultima helped him understand as she healed the sick and accursed...helped him to understand that the greatest affront to humanity was controlling another's destiny. It is quite a beautiful story and beloved by those who are familiar with the llano. The pages are full of great characters both dark and light...ranks right up there with Steinbeck's To a God Unknown.
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