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Treasure Box
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 01-09-07
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $17.95
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- DMHVetSurveyor
- Western Wisconsin
- 01-13-07
OSC at his best!!!
Wow, this was an excellent book. Great descriptions and storyline. Don't expect Ender's Game or something like that. This is more in the Koontz/King category. Rudnicki does his usual excellent job reading. I liked Lost Boys and Homebody better, but this is still an excellent choice. Buy and enjoy!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-10
More than meets the ear.
To me this story was metaphorical in many areas. Very interesting on a deeper level. Good and evil, attitude and perception, etc. I liked it and the reader was perfect.
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- Naomi
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This story didn't know what it was
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- Nicky Gleason
- Tumwater, WA, United States
- 07-07-07
Just didn't do it for me
This book just didn't do it for me. While I loved Ender's Game and Lost Boys, and enjoyed Homebody, this story just seemed a bit...off. Really hard to maintain a sense of "suspended disbelief" -- I found myself wondering what was going on in the author's life that made him choose the story line and word choices that he did. Wish I'd used my credits elsewhere.
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- Kalvin
- 06-05-14
Not Card's best
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Probably not.
The book started off really good and I really enjoyed it. But the ending just, well it just ended. There was all this build up and then a standard ending. It was kind of like going through a haunted house room by room and in the end, being confronted by a helium balloon in a white sheet.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
I enjoyed the whole performance. It was well read and kept you very engrossed in the book.
Any additional comments?
The first book I read of Card was Lost Gate. I loved it. I was going to try the second book but it got some really poor reviews. I looked at this one because it had lots of great reviews for it so I gave it a try, I was surprised how different the story writing was.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Patricia
- Woodbine, MD, USA
- 02-07-09
Too sugary at times
This was good reading at times, but too phony at others. Nooo body is as kind hearted as the hero or that niave. The terror appeared to come from the mind of an 11 year old, so the ending was bad. Almost old King-ish in his prime (IT)
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- DBearArts
- 07-06-17
read as I read. wonderful for a lazy reader
Not a huge reader myself. but have always loved SCard. touts its the first book I ever read in a practically in broken sitting. It's been a pleasure to hear someone else reading it on the same tones I heard in my own mental rendition.
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- bea hatcher
- Springfield, MO
- 12-10-15
Another tantalizing winner
I absolutely loved it. Orson Scott Card never fails to bring my imagination to life,
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