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Rachel

I am an 19 year old international student from New Zealand currently studying at a great books school, St. John's College. So I read A LOT.

Santa Fe, NM, United States | Member Since 2009

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  • The Odyssey | [Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)]
    The Odyssey
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    The Odyssey

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)
    • Narrated By Ian McKellen
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (265)
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    Rachel says: "Ian McKellen is incredible!"
    "Ian McKellen is incredible!"
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    This audiobook is absolutely fantastic, and Ian McKellen's narration is first rate (for those of you who don't know who is is, he played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies). It is by far the best audio adaption of a classical text that I have ever heard. Buy it. Seriously

    18 of 18 people found this review helpful
  • War and Peace, Volume 2 | [Leo Tolstoy]
    War and Peace, Volume 2
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    War and Peace, Volume 2

    • UNABRIDGED (31 hrs and 24 mins)
    • By Leo Tolstoy
    • Narrated By Neville Jason
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    War and Peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it examines the relationship between the individual and the relentless march of history. Here are the universal themes of love and hate, ambition and despair, youth and age, expressed with a swirling vitality which makes the book as accessible today as it was when it was first published in 1869.

    Mark says: "Definitely worth a listen..."
    "Concerning the translation"
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    This is the Leo Wiener translation from 1904 if anyone is interested. There are nine other english editions. I have not read the other editions, but this one was an incredible read/listen, and I highly recommend it :)

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful

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