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Breanna Hunt

California? possibly | Member Since 2010

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3 reviews
17 ratings
199 titles in library
9 purchased in 2013

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

UNABRIDGED
- by Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by Simon Prebble
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

UNABRIDGED (32 hrs and 2 mins)

By Susanna Clarke

Narrated By Simon Prebble

Overall
(2729)
Performance
(746)
Story
(749)

English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. But by the early 1800s they have long since lost the ability to perform magic. They can only write long, dull papers about it, while fairy servants are nothing but a fading memory.
Andrew says: "Best Listen In a Long Time"
"Jane Austen * (Harry Potter + Lost)"

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I couldn't stop listening to this rich, creepy, magical, mysterious, wonderful story! EXCELLENTLY narrated!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

UNABRIDGED
- by Susan Orlean
- Narrated by Susan Orlean
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 24 mins)

By Susan Orlean

Narrated By Susan Orlean

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(89)
Performance
(77)
Story
(77)

"He believed the dog was immortal." So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving story of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. From the moment in 1918 when Corporal Lee Duncan discovers Rin Tin Tin on a World War I battlefield, he recognizes something in the pup that he needs to share with the world. Rin Tin Tin’s improbable introduction to Hollywood leads to the dog’s first blockbuster film and, over time, the many radio programs, movies, and television shows that follow.
Sandra L. Hackett says: "Hire a narrator!"
"Performance was much better in movie 'Adaptation'"

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seriously, though, I don't mind Orlean's performance. True, she's not a pro, but there's nuance and wit to her reading.

This very detailed biography starts with a bang, but loses a bit of steam in the last third or so. I loved hearing about the origins of Rin Tin Tin, and I cried when (SPOILER ALERT, I guess) Rinty I dies.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Freedom: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Jonathan Franzen
- Narrated by David LeDoux
Freedom: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 14 mins)

By Jonathan Franzen

Narrated By David LeDoux

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3101)
Performance
(848)
Story
(845)

Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul - the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbor, who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and how to get the local cops to do their job. She was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter's dreams. Together with Walter - environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, total family man - she was doing her small part to build a better world.
Lawrence says: "Believe the Hype"
"CANCER ON THE PLANET"

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I was SO glad to know I wasn't the only person who hates both Apple and Halliburton... intrigued to find they're connected. Thanks, Franzen!

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Breanna Hunt

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

Freedom: A Novel

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