C. Eagling
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage
- A novel
- By: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator
- Narrated by: Bruce Locke
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,465
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,300
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,300
The new novel - a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan - from the internationally acclaimed author, his first since IQ84. Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great book ruined by the narration
- By David on 08-14-14
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage
- A novel
- By: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator
- Narrated by: Bruce Locke
Fresh, trim, lively
Reviewed: 09-11-21
There's something about this novel that feels so perfectly clean, stark, and new, but it's still got the heart and subdued magic of Murakamis other great works.
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Heretics of Dune
- Dune Chronicles, Book 5
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Scott Brick
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,862
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,732
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,723
On Arrakis, now called Rakis, known to legend as Dune, 10 times 10 centuries have passed. The planet is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying, and the Bene Gesserit and the Bene Tleilax struggle to direct the future of Dune. The children of Dune's children awaken as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- By John on 12-11-08
- Heretics of Dune
- Dune Chronicles, Book 5
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Scott Brick
More than a return to form
Reviewed: 02-16-16
There's plenty of tense action here, and plenty of Herbert's great philosophical vision, with none of the vagaries or repetition that weighed it down in past books. He obviously had a lot to talk about. Compelling new places and characters arise with ancient connections to the ones we loved before, and a changed Bene Gesserit makes a much more sympathetic protagonist than I would have expected. This may be my new favorite book in the series.
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The Poisoner's Handbook
- Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
- By: Deborah Blum
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,577
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,952
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,941
In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book marred by production errors
- By Reagan Kelly on 03-02-10
- The Poisoner's Handbook
- Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
- By: Deborah Blum
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Meticulously researched and perfectly paced.
Reviewed: 01-29-15
The scientist fascinating, the crime stories are intriguing, and the scene of early 20th century New York is crafted perfectly. This book is a page-turner with real substance.
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
- By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 336
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 288
This collection brings together 12 of the finest short stories of prominent American feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. "The Yellow Wallpaper", Gilman's best-known work, was first published in 1892 and represents an important examination of 19th-century attitudes toward women's physical and mental health.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Feminist literature or Lovecratian horror?
- By David on 07-11-14
- The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
- By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
I love The Yellow Wallpaper. The other stories...
Reviewed: 03-27-14
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I'm a huge fan of horror and psychological thrillers, an ally to feminists and an appreciator of classic literature, and The Yellow Wallpaper absolutely satisfied all those sensibilities. It is an absolutely thrilling narrative; it's strange, it's funny, it's sad, then it's chilling. The two or three other stories I listened to in this collection were less well crafted and blatantly proselytizing; still enjoyable listens, for what they are, but they've got the tone of Chick gospel tracts (even if their message isn't quite so deplorable).
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