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Brian

North Las Vegas, NV, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • The Iliad | [Robert Fagles (translator), Homer]
    The Iliad
    ABRIDGED

    The Iliad

    • ABRIDGED (8 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Robert Fagles (translator), Homer
    • Narrated By Derek Jacobi, Maria Tucci
    Overall
    (137)
    Performance
    (79)
    Story
    (80)

    Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language of this 2,700-year-old epic, while maintaining the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, as well as the impact and nuance of Homer's mesmerizing repeated phrases.

    As a scholar, Fagles praises Homer's directness and simplicity, the breadth of his imagination, and the power of his song. As a translator, he brilliantly captures these very qualities.

    Sherrie Dunford says: "Outstanding in every way"
    "Do not buy!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What would have made The Iliad better?

    Better narrator


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    Most interesting: good story line. Least interesting: narrator


    How could the performance have been better?

    The narrator kept trying to have different voices for the characters, but failed. He's start up initially with a unique sounding voice, but after a few lines he would lose it and then all the characters voices would blend together making it extra difficult to follow.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture | [Andy Cohen]
    Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
    UNABRIDGED

    Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Andy Cohen
    • Narrated By Andy Cohen
    Overall
    (247)
    Performance
    (231)
    Story
    (228)

    From a young age, Andy Cohen knew two things: He was gay, and he loved television. Now presiding over Bravo's reality-TV empire, he started out as an overly talkative pop-culture obsessive, devoted to Charlie's Angels and All My Children - and to his mother, who received daily letters from him while he was at summer camp, usually reminding her to tape the soaps. In retrospect, it's hard to believe that everyone didn't know that Andy was gay; still, he remained in the closet until college. Finally out, he embarked on making a career out of his passion for television.

    Roberta says: "If you're depressed, listen to this book!!!"
    "Overall good listen"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you like best about Most Talkative? What did you like least?

    What I liked most about talkative was the performance. Andy Cohen did a really good job of keeping his book a light and easy listen. I also really enjoyed that he threw in extra material that was not in the book and even made special reference to his listening audience. What I liked the least was not knowing what he was talking about with respect to certain aspects of his life. I am not in the know about all the real house wives series and he goes on in detail about them for a good quarter of the book, so that kind of stunk.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Hunger Games | [Suzanne Collins]
    The Hunger Games
    UNABRIDGED

    The Hunger Games

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Suzanne Collins
    • Narrated By Carolyn McCormick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (28050)
    Performance
    (19720)
    Story
    (20014)

    Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

    Teddy says: "The Book Deserves The Hype"
    "Good listen"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you listen to The Hunger Games again? Why?

    No, but I'm not really the re-reading/re-listenging type.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    The girl from district 8. Because she was so stealth like and sneaking around.


    What about Carolyn McCormick’s performance did you like?

    Her voice took some getting used to, but overall she did a good job. Nice emphasis where needed.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    Not really. Fun, different kind of story.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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