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John Triggiani

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  • The Museum of Innocence | [Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)]
    The Museum of Innocence
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    The Museum of Innocence

    • UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)
    • Narrated By John Lee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (74)
    Performance
    (21)
    Story
    (21)

    Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosie - a world, as he lovingly describes it, with opulent parties and clubs, society gossip, picnics, and mansions on the Bosphorus, infused with the melancholy of decay.

    S. Weaver says: "a remarkable achievement"
    "Not So Much"
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    I didn't like this book as much as "My Name Is Red" or "Snow." I found it to be tedious and too deep into the minutia. I suppose telling a story about and obsessed man has to have it to a degree, so you get and idea of what an obsessed mind is like, but it was really difficult to hang in there for the end. I suppose that I did is indicative of my enjoyment of the story, but being a bit obsessive myself, I couldn't leave it unfinished.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Pride of Carthage | [David Anthony Durham]
    Pride of Carthage
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    Pride of Carthage

    • UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 4 mins)
    • By David Anthony Durham
    • Narrated By Dick Hill
    Overall
    (14)
    Performance
    (11)
    Story
    (11)

    This epic retelling of the legendary Carthaginian military leader's assault on the Roman empire begins in Ancient Spain, where Hannibal Barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. After conquering the Roman city of Saguntum, Hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts of the empire, shrewdly befriending peoples disillusioned by Rome and, with dazzling tactics, outwitting the opponents who believe the land route he has chosen is impossible.

    John Triggiani says: "Unseemly"
    "Unseemly"
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    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    Better research.


    Would you ever listen to anything by David Anthony Durham again?

    Perhaps, but I doubt it.


    What do you think the narrator could have done better?

    I thought the narrator was excellent. He certainly enunciates clearly.


    You didn???t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    The Punic wars are an interesting period.


    Any additional comments?

    I have a fondness for historically accurate fiction, and particularly, well researched historically accurate fiction. This book seemed to be trying to give us a picture of Hannibal, and Carthaginians as sub-Saharan Africans. It's not accurate, and the author seemed to go out of his way to try to indicate that it is. If it were an occasional inference, it wouldn't matter, but after a while, it became evident that he was trying to make it an issue. I thought the narrative suffered from it.

    2 of 4 people found this review helpful

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