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The Sandman
- De : Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Lu par : Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others
- Durée : 10 h et 54 min
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When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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A true masterpiece
- Écrit par : Petra le 07/02/2021
The gold standard of audiobook experiences
Rédigé le : 27/01/2021
A roller coaster ride through a fantasy world that tackles many subjects and moral dilemmas of our real existence. Masterfully acted, exquisite sound design. A superb production!
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Earthlings
- A Novel
- De : Sayaka Murata
- Lu par : Nancy Wu
- Durée : 7 h et 6 min
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As a child, Natsuki doesn’t fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth.
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Gory and disturbing. A modern masterpiece.
- Écrit par : nreyes le 18/12/2020
- Earthlings
- A Novel
- De : Sayaka Murata
- Lu par : Nancy Wu
Gory and disturbing. A modern masterpiece.
Rédigé le : 18/12/2020
A very strange and unsettling story with a cast of weird characters and some disturbing topics laid bare. This novel is both shocking and strangely satisfying as it takes you outside of your comfort zone.
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The Liar's Dictionary
- De : Eley Williams
- Lu par : Kristin Atherton, Jon Glover
- Durée : 7 h et 56 min
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In the final year of the 19th century, Peter Winceworth has reached the letter S, toiling away for the much-anticipated and multi-volume Swansby’s New Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Overwhelmed at his desk and increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral language and regiment facts, Winceworth feels compelled to assert some sense of individual purpose and exercise artistic freedom, so he begins inserting unauthorised, fictitious entries into the dictionary.
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Refreshingly witty and original
- Écrit par : nreyes le 24/08/2020
- The Liar's Dictionary
- De : Eley Williams
- Lu par : Kristin Atherton, Jon Glover
Refreshingly witty and original
Rédigé le : 24/08/2020
Endearing characters and a great storyline. Witty narrative, superbly voice-acted. Just the right length. Highly recommended!
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The Mystic Masseur
- A Novel
- De : V. S. Naipaul
- Lu par : Ron Butler
- Durée : 7 h et 35 min
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In this slyly funny and lavishly inventive novel, Nobel Prize winner V. S. Naipaul traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village masseur who in time becomes a revered mystic, a thriving entrepreneur, and the most beloved politician in Trinidad. Witty, tender, filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of Trinidad's dusty Indian villages, The Mystic Masseur is Naipaul at his most expansive and evocative.
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A hugely entertaining story
- Écrit par : nreyes le 05/06/2020
- The Mystic Masseur
- A Novel
- De : V. S. Naipaul
- Lu par : Ron Butler
A hugely entertaining story
Rédigé le : 05/06/2020
Another Naipaul classic. Timeless, witty and endearing. Expertly narrated by Ron Butler. Along with “A house for Mr Biswas”, this is one of my favourites.
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Threshold
- De : Rob Doyle
- Lu par : Alan Smyth
- Durée : 8 h et 43 min
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The narrator of Rob Doyle's Threshold has spent the last two decades traveling, writing, and imbibing drugs and literature in equal measure, funded by brief periods of employment or "on the dole" in Dublin. Now, stranded between reckless youth and middle age, his travels to far-flung places have acquired a de facto purpose: to aid the contemporary artist's search for universal truth.
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A trippy escapade
- Écrit par : nreyes le 07/05/2020
- Threshold
- De : Rob Doyle
- Lu par : Alan Smyth
A trippy escapade
Rédigé le : 07/05/2020
Part documentary, part travelogue delivered with wit, style and humour. I thoroughly enjoyed this “trip” set in various places around the world during the author’s travels. Like many of the drugs described, it leaves you wanting more. Looking forward to a Threshold 2, of ever something like that is likely to exist or become reincarnated ...
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The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book, and Other Comic Inventions
- De : V. S. Naipaul
- Lu par : Simon Vance, Ron Butler, Vikas Adam
- Durée : 19 h et 40 min
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V. S. Naipaul's legendary command of broad comedy and acute social observation is on abundant display in these classic works of fiction - two novels and a collection of stories - that capture the rhythms of life in the Caribbean and England with impressive subtlety and humor.
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A treat for V S Naipaul fans
- Écrit par : nreyes le 02/02/2020
A treat for V S Naipaul fans
Rédigé le : 02/02/2020
I enjoyed this collection but struggled with the last title which I am sure would work well as a radio play but did not adapt well to the audiobook format. If you are new to Naipaul it may be better to start with one of the novels like “A house for Mr Biswas” to get a feeling for Naipaul’s wit, charm and bittersweet tales, before tucking into this otherwise fine selection.
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Shogun
- The Epic Novel of Japan
- De : James Clavell
- Lu par : Ralph Lister
- Durée : 53 h et 34 min
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A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love - all brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power.
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Epic in all senses of the word
- Écrit par : nreyes le 15/10/2019
- Shogun
- The Epic Novel of Japan
- De : James Clavell
- Lu par : Ralph Lister
Epic in all senses of the word
Rédigé le : 15/10/2019
A lengthy adventure masterfully read by Ralph Lister who is able to render and sustain the character voices and temperaments cohesively across many hours of audio (no mean feat!). James Clavell had clearly researched the era in intricate detail adding to the authenticity of the tale and the rich descriptions of life in Japan. The ending was a bit of a disappointment in some ways, leaving the fate of some of the principal characters up to the imagination of the reader, which is in sharp contrast to the fact that we have been guided through most of the story at a deliberately steady pace and in great detail. Still - for a long reading that you are ready to spread over numerous weeks, this is a great audible purchase.
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1Q84
- De : Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator), Philip Gabriel (translator)
- Lu par : Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
- Durée : 46 h et 45 min
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The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 - "Q" is for "question mark". A world that bears a question....
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One of the best Murakami novels!
- Écrit par : Lea67 le 03/06/2012
Entertaining, if a little sprawling
Rédigé le : 10/06/2019
There are times when the story’s pace drops off and you are left pondering whether it is worth taking a detour only to end up back in the main plot once again. Nevertheless, a great read / listen for fans of Murakami, but probably not a recommended way to discover the author for newcomers. Could be a bit on the long side for the uninitiated. The split of chapters between the different characters works well but the ending was a bit flat - after many chapters slowly unravelling twists and turns and seemingly impossible connections it just sorts of fades out.
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A House for Mr. Biswas
- De : V.S. Naipaul
- Lu par : Sam Dastor
- Durée : 21 h et 29 min
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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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A masterpiece, beautifully voiced
- Écrit par : nreyes le 30/03/2019
- A House for Mr. Biswas
- De : V.S. Naipaul
- Lu par : Sam Dastor
A masterpiece, beautifully voiced
Rédigé le : 30/03/2019
A wonderful, moving tale full of wit, intricate descriptions and colourful characters. Superbly voiced by Sam Dastor, this has been one of my favourite audible books so far. Loved it!
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Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- De : Terry Pratchett
- Lu par : Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, and others
- Durée : 13 h et 13 min
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Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Collected together for the first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett’s novels, with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Philip Jackson, Alex Jennings and Mark Heap.
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An old favourite
- Écrit par : Irina Du Plessis le 08/07/2020
- Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- De : Terry Pratchett
- Lu par : Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Alex Jennings, Philip Jackson, full cast
Brings these works of art to life
Rédigé le : 20/02/2019
As a fan of the Discworld novelsi by Terry Pratchett I found that these BBC versions really brought the characters to life. I was less impressed by the performances in the last book “only you can save mankind” but that is more of a personal choice of reading matter.