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A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Overly ambitious
- De Turtle en 06-16-19
De: Isabella Hammad
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The Recognitions
- De: William Gaddis
- Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
- Duración: 47 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 176
Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Breathtaking, Dizzying, Stimulating, Funny
- De andrew en 11-17-10
De: William Gaddis
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The Great Gatsby
- De: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrado por: Tanner Buchanan
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Hailed as one of the Great American Novels, The Great Gatsby delves into the dark corners of the Jazz Age to tell a tragic tale of obsession, love, and the gritty underbelly of the American dream. Through the eyes of unassuming narrator Nick Carraway, the story follows the enigmatic Jay Gatsby as he chases the object of his hopeless desire, the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The great American novel!
- De Karen Creeden en 11-12-22
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The German House
- De: Annette Hess
- Narrado por: Nina Franoszek
- Duración: 10 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess’ international best seller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator - caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power - as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation’s past.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just ok
- De Jennifer en 12-16-19
De: Annette Hess
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Who Is Vera Kelly?
- De: Rosalie Knecht
- Narrado por: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 180
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 156
New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not a whole lot of spycraft just a good story
- De Kirra Krussman en 01-19-19
De: Rosalie Knecht
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- De: V. E. Schwab
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 17 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37,243
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33,174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33,059
France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever - and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prose style not to my liking
- De C.V. Cox en 10-18-20
De: V. E. Schwab
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The Beautiful and Damned
- De: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 13 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 920
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 748
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 753
Published in 1922, Fitzgerald's second novel chronicles the relationship of Anthony Patch, Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete, and his beautiful wife, Gloria, as they await to inherit his grandfather's fortune. A devastating satire of the nouveaux rich and New York's nightlife, of reckless ambition and squandered talent, it is also a shattering portrait of a marriage fueled by alcohol and wasted by wealth. The Beautiful and Damned, Fitzgerald wrote to Zelda in 1930, "was all true."
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5 out of 5 stars
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i loved it
- De Emily en 01-20-05
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The Shadow Lines
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Raj Varma
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghosh’s radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, through years of Bengali partition and violence, observing the ways in which political events invade private lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Doesn't Know How to Pronounce
- De Amazon Customer en 08-27-11
De: Amitav Ghosh
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Dry Bones
- De: Peter May
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,079
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,880
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,875
What happened to Jacques Gaillard? The brilliant teacher at the École Nationale d’Administration, who trained some of France’s best and brightest as future prime ministers and presidents, vanished ten years ago, presumably from Paris. This ten-year-old mystery inspires a bet—one that Enzo Macleod, a biologist teaching in Toulouse, France, instead of pursuing a brilliant career in forensics back home in Scotland, can ill afford to lose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging hero, stellar narration
- De Janice en 11-01-13
De: Peter May
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The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes
- A Novel
- De: Ruth Hogan
- Narrado por: Elaine Claxton
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, Masha's life was forever changed by a tragic event 12 years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds comfort in her faithful canine companion Haizum and peace in the quiet lanes of her town's swimming pool. Almost without her realizing it, her life has shuddered to a halt.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sweet Story
- De Nancy Briggs en 12-14-19
De: Ruth Hogan
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Fault Lines
- A Novel
- De: Emily Itami
- Narrado por: Lydia Wilson
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 115
Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s everything a woman could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether she would rather throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband and hanging up laundry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Confused by the choice of narrator
- De Bri T. en 02-13-22
De: Emily Itami
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Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook
- A Novel
- De: Celia Rees
- Narrado por: Stephanie Racine
- Duración: 18 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 124
World War II has just ended, and Britain has established the Control Commission for Germany, which oversees their zone of occupation. The Control Commission hires British civilians to work in Germany, rebuild the shattered nation, and prosecute war crimes. Somewhat aimless, bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, and unwilling to live with her overbearing mother any longer, 30-something Edith Graham applies for a job with the Commission - but she is also recruited by her cousin Leo, who is in the Secret Service.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well written but sad
- De Jacque Crabtree en 06-02-22
De: Celia Rees