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Amanda

Wilmette, IL, USA | Member Since 2007

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  • Gorky Park | [Martin Cruz Smith]
    Gorky Park
    UNABRIDGED

    Gorky Park

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Martin Cruz Smith
    • Narrated By Henry Strozier
    Overall
    (265)
    Performance
    (127)
    Story
    (129)

    At first, the case of the bodies found in a Moscow park looked straightforward: a "troika", probably three on a bottle, drunk together and then frozen to death together in the brutal Russian night. But Chief Homicide Investigator Arkady Renko hits a sharp and complicated turn with the arrival of the KGB's Pribluda. Suddenly, his access to a routine investigation is blocked. Why?

    IVAL says: "Still the BEST"
    "Loved the story but hated the narration"
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    Would you try another book from Martin Cruz Smith and/or Henry Strozier?

    I love Martin Cruz Smith books and especially Gorky Park


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Henry Strozier?

    I hated the narration by Henry Strozier. It is a pity that Henry did not find out the correct pronunciation for the Russian words he was using. I cringed. After living in Moscow for time I felt like he sounded like a tourist - destroying the Russian language. I also felt that he could have given more life to the characters. He sounded as if he was just reading the book rather than reading it to an audience.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Fiery Cross | [Diana Gabaldon]
    The Fiery Cross
    ABRIDGED

    The Fiery Cross

    • ABRIDGED (8 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Diana Gabaldon
    • Narrated By Geraldine James
    Overall
    (976)
    Performance
    (237)
    Story
    (238)

    The Fiery Cross is Diana Gabaldon's fifth novel in her award-winning Outlander series, featuring 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall.

    Debra says: "Waiting for Davina"
    "disappointing"
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    I made the mistake of assuming that the narration would be done by the same person as the previous titles. I was really disappointed to hear a different voice.
    The abridged version is really chopped up. I thought that there was a problem with my ipod until I saw that this is an abridged version. I have read the books as well bought them through audible and luckily I remembered what was happening as this version of the story is terrible. A pity because it is a good read.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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