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Wieke

Groningen, Netherlands | Member Since 2011

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  • 5 reviews
  • 14 ratings
  • 64 titles in library
  • 7 purchased in 2013
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  • Noughts and Crosses | [Malorie Blackman]
    Noughts and Crosses
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    Noughts and Crosses

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Malorie Blackman
    • Narrated By Syan Blake, Paul Chequer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (3)

    Sephy is a Cross – a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought – a ‘colourless’ member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that’s as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Cross schools

    Wieke says: "Confronting story"
    "Confronting story"
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    Would you listen to Noughts and Crosses again? Why?

    No, once was nice, but also enough.


    What did you like best about this story?

    It confronts you with your views and makes you think about the stereotypes you have.


    What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

    It was nice that there were 2 narrators for the 2 main characters. However, the girl was a bit overdramatic every now and then (Syan Blake) and the boy was a bit difficult to understand here and there (Paul Chequer).


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

    The ending: unexpected!


    Any additional comments?

    Listen to the sample first before you buy. If you like the narrators, this is definitely a story worth listening to.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Baking Cakes in Kigali | [Gaile Parkin]
    Baking Cakes in Kigali
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    Baking Cakes in Kigali

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Gaile Parkin
    • Narrated By Sandra James-Young
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (11)
    Story
    (11)

    Angel Tungaraza has recently moved to Rwanda from her native Tanzania. Although she has her husband Pius and the five orphaned children of their late son and daughter to look after, she still finds time for her small business, baking individually designed cakes for the celebrations of her neighbours and their friends. Entirely aware that many of the people around her have witnessed and survived horrors she can barely imagine, Angel also knows that their lives continue, and they still find reasons for joy and celebration.

    Angela says: "A Beautiful Story & Narration"
    "Wonderful!"
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    Would you listen to Baking Cakes in Kigali again? Why?

    Yes I certainly would since this is such a wonderful story, read in a fantastic way.


    What other book might you compare Baking Cakes in Kigali to and why?

    No other books. It is unique in that it is a frame story, in which the main story is most important and focused on.


    Which character – as performed by Sandra James-Young – was your favorite?

    The main character Angel is definitely the most loveable character, although the way Angel approaches all the other characters makes them all special in their own way.


    If you could take any character from Baking Cakes in Kigali out to dinner, who would it be and why?

    Angel, eating her cakes of course.


    Any additional comments?

    Listen to this wonderful story with sadness and tragedy, but also love and happiness in it.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Skippy Dies | [Paul Murray]
    Skippy Dies
    UNABRIDGED

    Skippy Dies

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Paul Murray
    • Narrated By Patrick Moy
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (17)

    Skippy and Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns purple and falls off his chair . . .And so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in and around Dublin’s Seabrook College for Boys.

    Paul says: "Perfection. Listened to it twice! *****"
    "Excellent narrator for a hilarious and sad story"
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    What made the experience of listening to Skippy Dies the most enjoyable?

    Skippy Dies not only is a great story (hilarious and sad at the same time), but was even more enjoyable due to the excellent narration. All the characters, with their different accents, were really brought to life by Patrick Moy.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Skippy Dies?

    All the conversations amongst the boys who are in the midst of their puberty. Hilarious!


    Have you listened to any of Patrick Moy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    No I haven't, but sure would like to after this one.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    It made me laugh heaps of times, although it was extremely sad at other times.


    Any additional comments?

    A great listen. Not only because of the above-mentioned things, but also because of the critical attitude of the author towards traditional catholic boarding schools like this one, without becoming moralistic.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Boys from Brazil | [Ira Levin]
    The Boys from Brazil
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    The Boys from Brazil

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Ira Levin
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    Overall
    (76)
    Performance
    (32)
    Story
    (32)

    Ninety-four men have to die on or near certain dates in the next two-and-a-half years. Their deaths are the final step in an operation to which the leaders of the Organization have devoted many years. The hope and the destiny of the Aryan race lie in the balance. Why have these harmless aging men been marked for murder? What is the hidden link that binds them? What interest can they possibly hold for their killers: 6 former SS men dispatched from South America by the most wanted Nazi still alive, the notorious "Angel of Death"? One man alone must answer these questions and stop the killings - Nazi-hunter Yakov Liebermann.

    William says: "Good Book—Bad Sound"
    "Poor audio quality"
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    Great novel and Vance is also a great reader, but the audio quality is very poor. It is old and there constantly is noise in the background. Also, you often hear an echo.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Now is Good (Previously Published as Before I Die) | [Jenny Downham]
    Now is Good (Previously Published as Before I Die)
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    Now is Good (Previously Published as Before I Die)

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Jenny Downham
    • Narrated By Charlotte Parry
    Overall
    (1)
    Performance
    (0)
    Story
    (0)

    Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up.

    Wieke says: "Wonderful!"
    "Wonderful!"
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    Wonderful audiobook. Not only the novel is great, but it was read in a wonderful way by Charlotte Parry. Parry makes it very easy to relate to the main character. It doesn't happen very often to me, but I actually shed some tears during the final chapter.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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