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Dr. Dan Berlau

Irvine, CA United States

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  • 6 reviews
  • 6 ratings
  • 218 titles in library
  • 6 purchased in 2013
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  • The Count of Monte Cristo | [Alexandre Dumas]
    The Count of Monte Cristo
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    The Count of Monte Cristo

    • UNABRIDGED (52 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Alexandre Dumas
    • Narrated By Bill Homewood
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (226)
    Performance
    (193)
    Story
    (194)

    On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge.

    Johnny says: "This is the definitive reading!"
    "Maximum Recommendation!"
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    If you could sum up The Count of Monte Cristo in three words, what would they be?

    Well worth it!


    Any additional comments?

    The narrator for this book was amazing. He was able to give personalities to the dozens of characters in the book each with a unique European accent. Amazing!

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Light in August | [William Faulkner]
    Light in August
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    Light in August

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By William Faulkner
    • Narrated By Will Patton
    Overall
    (1012)
    Performance
    (563)
    Story
    (565)

    An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.

    Patricia says: "I tried, I finished it, but cannot recommend."
    "Too abstract and wandering for most readers..."
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    Would you ever listen to anything by William Faulkner again?

    This book has definitely turned me OFF of Faulkner.


    Any additional comments?

    The plot is too thin and the chronology is so complex that is doesn't translate well as an audiobook.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Blackout | [Connie Willis]
    Blackout
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    Blackout

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Connie Willis
    • Narrated By Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1454)
    Performance
    (772)
    Story
    (776)

    In her first novel since 2002, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds - great and small - of ordinary people who shape history. In the hands of this acclaimed storyteller, the past and future collideand the result is at once intriguing, elusive, and frightening.

    Paul says: "A Masterwork - across two parts."
    "Well narrated, but terrible plot!"
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    Has Blackout turned you off from other books in this genre?

    Yes! The book is very boring and tedious (there is literally 5 hours of a woman taking care of poorly behaved children) and then there is no ending to the book! It just stops and basically says, "Buy my next book also to see what happens with the lady and the bad kids". I wish I had my time back!


    Do you think Blackout needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    Yeah, because the stupid thing didn't have an ending!


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dune | [Frank Herbert]
    Dune
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    Dune

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Frank Herbert
    • Narrated By Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6854)
    Performance
    (2704)
    Story
    (2731)

    Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

    Joshua says: "Wonderful production!"
    "Weird in some places!"
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    Any additional comments?

    There were all of these weird sound effects (wind whooshing over sand dunes - really!) and narrator changes that were not consistent throughout the book. It would have been much better if the primary narrator had just read the book the whole time.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | [Rebecca Skloot]
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Rebecca Skloot
    • Narrated By Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2989)
    Performance
    (1637)
    Story
    (1650)

    Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first immortal human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than 60 years.

    Deborah Covington says: "Get This Book!!!"
    "Oddly read..."
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    What does Cassandra Campbell and Bahni Turpin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Sometimes I felt a little racist listening to the narrators attempt at sounding like a poor black person. It was very well done, but I'm not sure if it SHOULD have been done...


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I | [George R. R. Martin]
    A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I
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    A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I

    • UNABRIDGED (33 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By George R. R. Martin
    • Narrated By Roy Dotrice
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (15458)
    Performance
    (9945)
    Story
    (9951)

    In a time long forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons off balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. As the cold returns, sinister forces are massing beyond the protective wall of the kingdom of Winterfell. To the south, the king's powers are failing, with his most trusted advisor mysteriously dead and enemies emerging from the throne's shadow.

    Teddy says: "OMG! OMG! OMG!"
    "A great listen, but sometimes tough to follow!"
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    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    It's way to much for one sitting and since the book doesn't really have an end, it's best digested in small pieces.


    Any additional comments?

    Sometimes the narrator will repeat sentences, paragraphs and even entire chapters in this recording. Very odd...

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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