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Nostromo
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Nostromo is a colorful and adventurous tale set in the fictional South American country of Costaguana. In the midst of a revolution, the citizens of Costaguana live under a brutal dictatorship of Ribiera, a ruthless leader kept in power through foreigners and their dark money. The oligarch government has become so corrupt that the citizens of Costaguana have had enough. In fear of losing his wealth, Charles Gould, the leader of a wealthy family, asks Nostromo for help in getting his vast silver fortune out of the city.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator thrusts listener from the narrative
- By Silvia J. on 02-18-20
- Nostromo
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: David McCallion
Really bad Spanish, mediocre French.
Reviewed: 05-20-21
I can't believe a production of this magnitud cannot find a person to properly coach the narrator in foreign languages.
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Frankenstein O Il Moderno Prometeo
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Aurora de la Iglesia del Prado
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Un clásico gótico de ciencia ficción de Mary Shelley.
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5 out of 5 stars
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La ciencia sin conciencia es una monstruosidad
- By Mario on 10-18-12
- Frankenstein O Il Moderno Prometeo
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Aurora de la Iglesia del Prado
El precio es tan bajo por algo
Reviewed: 06-28-16
La voz de la narradora es fantástica, pero la edición es terrible. Hay dos momentos donde se han olvidado cortar dos errores, y el último capítulo del libro es, otra vez, el antepenúltimo y penúltimo.
Por lo demás, a pesar de que no se dice de quién es la traducción, la encontré bien realizada.
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Paddle Your Own Canoe
- One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,197
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,961
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,882
Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman - who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking - he runs his own woodshop - Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman's childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois, to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On the need to acknowledge the role luck plays
- By OpenMindedNotCredulous on 11-17-13
- Paddle Your Own Canoe
- One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman comes off as pedantic
Reviewed: 02-24-15
Would you try another book from Nick Offerman and/or Nick Offerman?
Niet, I thought this would be fun, much like Tina Fey's, but this is, I guess, for hardcore Offerman fans. This is the first audiobook I didn't finish because I didn't sympathize with the author.
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Beyond Belief
- My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
- By: Jenna Miscavige Hill
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,629
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,085
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,076
Jenna Miscavige Hill, niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as a member Sea Org - the church's highest ministry - speaks of her "disconnection" from family outside of the organization, and tells the story of her ultimate escape.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Despicable Truth Behind Scientology
- By Tim on 02-07-13
- Beyond Belief
- My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
- By: Jenna Miscavige Hill
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
Great book, touching story, great narrator
Reviewed: 02-14-15
What does Sandy Rustin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
It's like living the story. Not only is the recording spot-on, but the narrator speaks clearly and conveys all the correct emotions at the right times.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatized)
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,585
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,091
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,103
A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - Fit the First to Fit the Sixth - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend. The original series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope’s version of the familiar theme tune and specially re-recorded announcements by John Marsh.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to listen to in the car!
- By Thomas on 08-19-12
I like the story, but the recording is dated
Reviewed: 02-14-15
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The audio quality is no good. It's a shame, but the date does show. Also, the last hour or so is not part of the story, but the story of how the recording came to be.
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El corazón de las tinieblas I [Heart of Darkness I]
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Txemi del Olmo
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3 out of 5 stars 3
Este relato es considerado uno de los más convulsivos análisis sobre el espíritu colonial de Occidente. Conrad nos habla de hombres blancos enfrentándose a las incongruencias de sus propios métodos. Una oscura historia sobre el viaje del marinero Marlow por las aguas de un gran río africano, el Congo. Su misión: ir en busca de un agente europeo, Kurtz,un empresario que se había vuelto loco en medio de la jungla.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mejor que la película...
- By ATREYU on 03-30-16
- El corazón de las tinieblas I [Heart of Darkness I]
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Txemi del Olmo
La narración destruye una gran obra
Reviewed: 02-21-14
What would have made El corazón de las tinieblas I [Heart of Darkness I] better?
Otro narrador. Aunque pienso que no es tanto el narrador, si no la escuela: música de fondo, una narración lineal y poco inspirada-- nada que ver con lo que hacen los narradores anglosajones.
What other book might you compare El corazón de las tinieblas I [Heart of Darkness I] to and why?
Por suerte conocía la obra con antelación, porque si este clásico no hubiera estado entre mi lista de favoritos, esta rendición rápidamente hubiera lapidado mis ganas de oírlo. Al corazón de las tinieblas es una obra magistral que cuestiona los progresos de la civilización industrial y la bondad natural del hombre en una metáfora sobre un viaje por el río Congo.
What didn’t you like about Txemi del Olmo’s performance?
No hay pausa, entonación, inflexión. La música no tiene nada que ver con el texto, y francamente, es innecesaria. Distrae una barbaridad y da una nueva magnitud de bajeza a esta ya pobre representación.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Es decepcionante ver una obra tan grandiosa echada tan bajo.
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