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Ysabel
- Lu par : Kate Reading
- Durée : 14 h et 36 min
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But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it appears to be. Its history is very much alive in the present day - and it's calling out to Ned...
Commentaires
“Will enthrall mainstream as well as fantasy readers.” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
“Outstanding characters, folklore, and action add up to another Kay must-read.” (Booklist)
“[Read] anything by Guy Gavriel Kay...His strengths are strong characters and fantastic set pieces.” (The New Yorker)
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Andrew Stone
- 06/06/2009
Magic, Humor, Love, Romance & Mystery
Fast paced story which held me bound to listen and complete in just two days.
"Ysabel" is a fun and unique story centered around a 15 yr old boy in modern France.
The story is fit for a broad spectrum of readers. From teens to grand parents.
Myself being in my mid 50s found this book because I love the narration of Kate Reading who I first listen to reading "Eye of the World" by Robert Jordan(I also highly recommend). Her narration of "Ysable" is superb.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
- Mary
- 03/11/2009
A good story, well read.
If you liked Sepulchre and Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, you'll like Ysabel. I liked this book very much. It's similar to Sepulchre and Labyrinth - a tangling of characters from different times (although from a much earlier period). Set in the same region - Provence. Narrative is well written and moves along, and the descriptions of the earlier history is very interesting. Characters are well defined. Kate Reading does a good job of portraying all the voices -- even the men.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
- Jennifer
- 04/05/2009
Worst narration I've heard yet
I nearly gave up on this book. All the male characters sounded alike and they all sounded like delirious surfer dudes. The narration of female characters was better, but not strong, and all the lovely descriptive passages were just not well conveyed at all. The only positive I have to report is that I'm planning to buy and read the actual book to get the taste of the narration out of my brain.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Pie
- 28/02/2009
Quality writing. Excellent story.
I had doubts when the story started: the hero is 15 and talks like a stoner dude <lol>. But I remembered reading books by this author (a long time ago) ....and enjoying them. So, I hung in there. Excellent read. I really enjoyed the story (and it's been a while since I could say that without qualifying the statement <g>).
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 30/07/2009
Excellent
Every book written by Guy Gavriel Kay is a masterpiece!
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- Jennifer
- 28/06/2009
Decent
It's good, but nothing that would make me run out to buy anything else by this author. A lot of things are left unexplained and a few simply don't make sense at all. The main character is interesting, but all the others are a bit flat. It is a fun sort of supernatural adventure, but it's airport reading. If that's the sort of thing you're looking for, this is perfectly good for it. If you like deeper social commentary or insight into the human condition through the vehicle of other worldly interpretation, pass on this one.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Ypsilanti Jaybird Jones
- 30/10/2018
Guy Gavriel Kay Wrote JRR Tolkien's Silmarillion
After graduating from law school, this author was hired by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's son and literary executor, to collate tolkien's notes, write an outline outline, complete multiple drafts, and finish, the Silmarillion. Guy Gavriel Kay is the best author, in any genre that I have ever read. I have been reading excellent fiction, including fantasy, for 50 years. His first three books, which are a trilogy, are very and purposely derivative of Tolkien's work. Each subsequent book in Kay's bibliography, and there are about 10 of them, are set in alternate world, all with two moons. The stories are set in a specific Time and place in Earth's history so you end up learning quite a bit about the history of the world while reading fantastic fiction. The characters are richly described, and,not always standard sword and sorcery genre characters but are fully developed in every case. Each new novel has less and less supernatural, i.e. magical, events in them but this does not detract from his gorgeous writing style. I would highly recommend this author, for all fans of excellent fiction, even readers who do not necessarily enjoy fantasy. The bonus is, each book is narrated by Simon Vance, who, in my opinion, is the best narrator on the planet.
Please enjoy these books.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- SamanthaG
- 02/11/2010
Not my cup of tea
I read this because it was selected by my book club. It's not a genre that I'd consider otherwise. The narrative was interesting and compelling in places and I enjoyed to contemporary characters. Also, having visited the area where the action took place made it more interesting to me. The ancient combatants and the story surrounding them lost me though. The plot seemed (was) very contrived and required a lot of "willing suspension of disbelief" on the part of the reader. Seemed geared to a young adult audience, which was fine with me as some of the bloodier and more gory parts were toned down a bit.
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- Emily Tan
- 24/08/2015
Great story spoiled by terrible narration
So disappointed! This is one of my favourite books of Guy Gavriel Kay and Kate Reading utterly ruined it. Robotic narration with odd pacing - Siri is a better reader! All the girls are high pitched and perky, all the men are stuffy nosed stoned surfer dudes... audible PLEASE have this reread by someone awesome like Hattie Morahan, Simon Vance or Juliet Stevenson.
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Global1 out of 5 stars
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- Lulew
- 01/07/2015
Juvenile
Bad writing. Predictable. Kept listening hoping it would get better, but it never did. Not worth the credit or the time spent listening.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- Susi
- 30/06/2013
Spannende Geschichte unter der Sonne der Provence
Der 15-jährige kanadische Ned begleitet seinen Vater in die Provence wo dieser, unterstützt von drei Assistenten, Fotos für einen Bildband machen will. Schon am ersten Tag begegnet Ned der netten Kate und - gemeinsam mit ihr - einem seltsamen Mann der sie warnt, sich nicht einzumischen. Worin sich nicht einmischen? Das findet Ned bald heraus, in einer spannenden Geschichte rund um Beltane, Keltische Sagen und der Geschichte der Provence.
Einer der Wermutstropfen ist die stellenweise mangelhafte Erklärung der Hintergründe und die nicht richtig abgeschlossene Erzählung.
An manchen Stellen wirkt das Buch wie ein Reiseführer der Provence: Hier rechts abbiegen, da nach Norden orientieren...das nervte stellenweise und wirkte eher technisch als die Gegend lebendig werden zu lassen.
Die Sprecherin ist sehr angenehm, nur ganz selten mal schafft sie es nicht, dem Jungen Ned einen männlichen Sprachklang zu verleihen - der hört sich dann genauso an wie seine Mutter. :)
SPOILER:
Ich muss es jetzt doch noch mal loswerden: Einigermassen irritierend fand ich eine Szene ziemlich zum Schluss als sich die 25-jährige Assistentin Ned zu seinem 16. Geburtstag als Sex-Partner anbietet, dieser nicht ablehnt und kurz drauf einer gleichaltrigen was vorlügt. Das war, um es milde auszudrücken, verstörend - mal ganz abgesehen davon, in welcher Haut die Assistentin sich kurz vorher noch befand....
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