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The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods’ influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression. As the world heads towards an apocalyptic battle, there is far more to this freedom fighter than it seems.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fun but trite
- De Patrick Quinn en 02-10-21
De: James Lovegrove
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The Man Without Qualities
- De: Robert Musil
- Narrado por: John Telfer
- Duración: 60 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
In 1913, the Viennese aristocracy is gathering to celebrate the 17th jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef, even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire is collapsing and the rest of Vienna is showing signs of rebellion. At the centre of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: a veteran, a seducer and a scientist, yet also a man 'without qualities' and therefore a brilliant and detached observer of his changing world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An unmatched intellectual epic
- De Delano en 06-23-22
De: Robert Musil
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The Diary of a Country Priest
- De: Georges Bernanos
- Narrado por: Kris Dyer
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
A young, shy, sickly priest is assigned to his first parish, a sleepy village in Northern France. Though his faith is devout, he finds nothing but indifference and mockery. The children laugh at his teachings, his parishioners are consumed by boredom, rumours are spread about him and he is tormented by stomach pains. Even his attempts to clarify his thoughts in a diary fail to deliver him from worldly concerns. Yet somehow, despite his suffering, he tries to find love for his fellow humans and even a state of grace.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A "Bucket List" Book to Read
- De S. Cremona en 05-11-22
De: Georges Bernanos
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Night of a Thousand Stars
- De: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrado por: Anna Parker-Naples
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 145
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 133
On the verge of a stilted life as an aristocrat's wife, Poppy Hammond does the only sensible thing - she flees the chapel in her wedding gown. Assisted by the handsome curate who calls himself Sebastian Cantrip, she spirits away to her estranged father's quiet country village, pursued by the family she left in uproar. But when the dust of her broken engagement settles and Sebastian disappears under mysterious circumstances, Poppy discovers there is more to her hero than it seems.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Stick to the print edition for this one
- De Caz en 11-21-15
De: Deanna Raybourn
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A Hero of Our Time
- De: Mikhail Lermontov
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Grigori Aleksandrovich Pechorin is an enigma: arrogant, cocky, melancholic, brave, cynic, romantic, loner, socialite, soldier, free soul, and yet, victim of the world, he eludes definition and remains a mystery to those who know him. Just who is he? And what does he hope to achieve? Evolving from first person to third person, and then into a diary, A Hero of Our Time takes on a variety of forms to interrogate Pechorin's cryptic character and his unusual philosophy, providing breathtaking descriptions of the Caucasus along the way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sarcastic Title
- De SmartShopper en 04-23-24
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City of Jasmine
- De: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 11 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 92
Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning to embrace life again, Evie embarks upon a flight around the world, collecting fame and admirers along the way. In the midst of her triumphant tour, she is shocked to receive a mysterious - and recent - photograph of Gabriel.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lackluster narative
- De Anna en 08-03-14
De: Deanna Raybourn
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Kingdom of Liars
- De: Nick Martell
- Narrado por: John Skelley
- Duración: 15 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 83
Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. So when the opportunity arrives to get folded back into court, Michael takes it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Author shows promise but needs to work on a lot.
- De Kyle en 06-02-20
De: Nick Martell
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The Magic Mountain
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 37 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 956
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 834
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 828
Hans Castorp is, on the face of it, an ordinary man in his early 20s, on course to start a career in ship engineering in his home town of Hamburg, when he decides to travel to the Berghof Santatorium in Davos. The year is 1912 and an oblivious world is on the brink of war. Castorp’s friend Joachim Ziemssen is taking the cure and a three-week visit seems a perfect break before work begins. But when Castorp arrives he is surprised to find an established community of patients, and little by little, he gets drawn into the closeted life and the individual personalities of the residents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Magical Journey
- De Paul en 08-20-20
De: Thomas Mann
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The Doomsayer Journeys
- The Complete Adventures
- De: Steve Wetherell
- Narrado por: CC Hogan
- Duración: 20 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Fans of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Good Omens - your wait is over! The next ridiculous sci-fi fantasy series from a snarky British guy is here! And now you can experience the complete Doomsayer Journeys Trilogy in one volume!
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5 out of 5 stars
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if you like the hitchhikers guide. this is for you
- De LOKI en 09-12-22
De: Steve Wetherell
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Crime and Punishment
- Penguin Classics
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Oliver Ready
- Narrado por: Don Warrington
- Duración: 25 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders alone through the slums of St. Petersburg, deliriously imagining himself above society's laws. But when he commits a random murder, only suffering ensues.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Best translation on audible – mediocre narrator
- De Fantod en 04-29-20
De: Fyodor Dostoevsky, y otros
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Any Old Diamonds
- De: KJ Charles
- Narrado por: Cornell Collins
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 437
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 399
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 400
Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, holds a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary - so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it. The Duke's remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: He'll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec's new best friend.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Emotional whiplash
- De Cranky Reader en 10-16-19
De: KJ Charles
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The Stars, Like Dust
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Jon Lindstrom
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 761
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 664
His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless Nebular Kingdoms, he saw his home world conquered and controlled by the planet Tyrann - a ruthless, barbaric Empire that was building a dynasty of cruelty and domination among the stars. Farrill’s own father had been executed for trying to resist the Tyrann dictatorship and now someone was trying to kill Biron. But why? His only hope for survival lay in fleeing Earth and joining the rebellion that was rumored to be forming somewhere in the Kingdoms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Literary Master
- De Michael F. kloppel en 06-21-21
De: Isaac Asimov
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Scythe
- De: Neal Shusterman
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21,122
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 18,927
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18,904
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Teenage Thumbs up
- De Lila Reading en 04-01-17
De: Neal Shusterman
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The Bard's Blade
- The Sorcerer's Song, Book 1
- De: Brian D. Anderson
- Narrado por: Andrew Kingston, Tamsin Kennard
- Duración: 14 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 124
Mariyah enjoys a simple life in Vylari, a land magically sealed off from the outside world, where fear and hatred are all but unknown. There, she's a renowned wine maker, and her betrothed, Lem, is a musician of rare talent. Their destiny has never been in question. Whatever life brings, they will face it together. Then, a stranger crosses the wards into Vylari for the first time in centuries, bringing a dark prophecy that forces Lem and Mariyah down separate paths. How far will they have to go to stop a rising darkness and save their home?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something new
- De Blaise Ancona en 02-20-20
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The Castle
- De: Franz Kafka
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 242
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 131
On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant new translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Obscure, enigmatic, and not for everyone
- De John en 02-08-06
De: Franz Kafka
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A Choir of Lies
- De: Alexandra Rowland
- Narrado por: John Keating, Xanthe Elbrick
- Duración: 16 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 26
Three years ago, Ylfing watched his master-Chant tear a nation apart with nothing but the words on his tongue. Now Ylfing is all alone in a new realm, brokenhearted and grieving - but a Chant in his own right, employed as a translator to a wealthy merchant of luxury goods, Sterre de Waeyer. But Ylfing has been struggling to come to terms with what his master did, with the audiences he's been alienated from, and with the stories he can no longer trust himself to tell. That is, until Ylfing's employer finds out what he is, what he does, and what he knows.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really great book!!
- De Pamela McCabe en 03-22-20
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Welcome to Night Vale
- A Novel
- De: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
- Narrado por: Cecil Baldwin, Dylan Marron, Retta, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,808
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,328
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,320
Located in a nameless desert somewhere in the great American Southwest, Night Vale is a small town where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are all commonplace parts of everyday life. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is so good, but
- De Christopher en 04-30-16
De: Joseph Fink, y otros
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The Sympathizer
- A Novel
- De: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrado por: Francois Chau
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,453
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,555
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,521
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2016. It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Great Vietnamese Novel(Port)Nguyen's Complaint
- De Joe Kraus en 03-31-16