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A Gentleman in Moscow
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 292
Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh. On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?
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5 out of 5 stars
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An artfully woven story, beautifully narrated.
- By Gone Fishing on 11-04-19
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Greatest book ever written.
Reviewed: 01-13-21
Could not stop; amazingly written & brilliantly narrated! Amor Towles’s turn of phrase is unparalleled. Highly recommend this book, particularly if you’re in lockdown.
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Mukiwa
- A White Boy in Africa
- By: Peter Godwin
- Narrated by: Peter Godwin
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story5 out of 5 stars 128
In unforgettable tales of innocence lost under African skies, we follow Godwin's awakening to the often savage struggle between Whites and Blacks, his horror when he is forced to fight in a civil war he detests, and his experiences as a journalist covering the country's violent transition to Black rule as Rhodesia's colonial era comes to an end and the new state of Zimbabwe is born from its bloody ashes. Mukiwa is a poignant, compelling memoir and an invaluable addition to the literature of southern Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating, poignant memoir.
- By Nakaale on 10-04-20
- Mukiwa
- A White Boy in Africa
- By: Peter Godwin
- Narrated by: Peter Godwin
Brilliantly written & a gut wrenching account of Zimbabwe’s troubled history
Reviewed: 12-30-20
Godwin has an easy to read/listen and engaging style. His account of his time growing up in Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe, is brutally honest and occasionally funny. It is one of those books you’ll read in a day, and then pick some weeks later to reread. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Africa or anyone who wants to read a great story.
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