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Michael

Roswell, GA, United States | Member Since 2007

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  • The Mirror of Her Dreams: Volume I of Mordant's Need | [Stephen R. Donaldson]
    The Mirror of Her Dreams: Volume I of Mordant's Need
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    The Mirror of Her Dreams: Volume I of Mordant's Need

    • UNABRIDGED (28 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Stephen R. Donaldson
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    Overall
    (89)
    Performance
    (72)
    Story
    (76)

    The daughter of rich but neglectful parents, Terisa Morgan lives alone in a New York City apartment, a young woman who has grown to doubt her own existence. Surrounded by the flat reassurance of mirrors, she leads an unfulfilled life - until the night a strange man named Geraden comes crashing through one of her mirrors, on a quest to find a champion to save his kingdom of Mordant from a pervasive evil that threatens the land.

    C. Lunde says: "Scott Brick+Donaldson=Winning Combination"
    "A girl matures to a woman/Strange tactics"
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    Stephen R. Donaldson is an interesting author. I generally have to read his books with a dictionary beside me. I suppose this story would be labelled a fantasy. It takes a while to build and the young characters are quite immature from the beginning and so indecisive. By the end of the Mordant's Need, however, you are anxiously ready for the second part.

    Good story.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Short Stories | [Edgar Allan Poe]
    Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Short Stories
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    Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Short Stories

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Edgar Allan Poe
    • Narrated By Bob Thomley
    Overall
    (234)
    Performance
    (196)
    Story
    (202)

    All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.

    Michael says: "Edgar Allan Poe"
    "Edgar Allan Poe"
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    First, the reader, Bob Thomley is excellent. Second, Poe is strange. If one is not familiar with Poe other than some of his popular works like The Pit and the Pendulum, then you will find these stories weird, crazy and some are hilarious like Toby Dammit. Bob Thomley makes it all work.

    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
  • Battle Cry of Freedom: Volume 2 | [James McPherson]
    Battle Cry of Freedom: Volume 2
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    Battle Cry of Freedom: Volume 2

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By James McPherson
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis
    Overall
    (263)
    Performance
    (111)
    Story
    (112)

    James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of U.S. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the Civil War. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophy that led to this shattering conflict. Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government". And Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee states' rights.

    E. Pearson says: "A Rigorous Gift"
    "The Best Civil War Book"
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    This series should be read first before all others. It is an excellent perspective of the War from why it started to its final conclusion.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time | [Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson]
    The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time
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    The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time

    • UNABRIDGED (33 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
    • Narrated By Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3865)
    Performance
    (1697)
    Story
    (1702)

    Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward - wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders - his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.

    Dominique says: "I normally wouldn't, but..."
    "The Gathering Storm"
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    If not the best, then one of the best books in the series. It read very "Jordanesque" without the minutia of detail on what people were wearing as in earlier episodes.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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