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The Porpoise
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- Narrado por: Tim McInnerny
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
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In a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the Mediterranean. To his surprise, he finds himself travelling backward over 2,000 years to a world of pirates and shipwrecks, of plagues and miracles and angry gods.
Moving seamlessly between the past and the present, Haddon conjures the worlds of Angelica and her would-be savior in thrilling fashion. As profound as it is entertaining, The Porpoise is a stirring and endlessly inventive novel from one of our finest storytellers.
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"This audiobook is a perfect storm in which the beautiful yet brutal powers of author Mark Haddon and narrator Tim McInnerny collide in an awesome display.... If this doesn't sound like a 'light beach listen,' you're right. But you WILL listen on the beach. And in your car. And on your run. And anywhere and any chance you get. Because once you begin the voyage that is this novel, McInnerny's gale-force narration will drive you on." (AudioFile Magazine)
"An artfully crafted story of layered lives...Haddon’s ambitious tale captures the ethos of tragic Shakespearean vibrations and the tangle of lives that magically intersect. The prose is exquisite and elevates this story that blends reality and mythology to great effect." (Publishers Weekly)
"A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery. Ancient and modern overlap in exhilarating ways, it's like romping through a literary Netflix: an episode of something historical and bloody, then something slick and contemporary, then something really weird and unnerving.... The Porpoise is a joy to read." (Max Porter, author of the International Dylan Thomas Prize-winning Grief Is the Thing with Feathers)
"Mark Haddon cuts down to the grittiness of humanity every time he writes. The Porpoise is a beautiful, unputdownable, ancient tangle with its own sweeping tides and dangerous depths." (Daisy Johnson, author of the Booker Prize finalist Everything Under)
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Written against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, and with a resounding tenderness toward those in pain, in fear, and in limbo, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is Mariana Enriquez at her most sophisticated, and most chilling.
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Just not my style?
- De Nate en 01-04-22
De: Mariana Enriquez, y otros
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Migrations
- A Novel
- De: Charlotte McConaghy
- Narrado por: Barrie Kreinik
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool - a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime - it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds.
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Fascinating
- De Susan A Koch en 08-20-20
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Summer Sons
- De: Lee Mandelo
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
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Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew a horrible inheritance: a roommate he doesn’t know, friends he never asked for, and a gruesome phantom that hungers for him.
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A surprise of the best variety!
- De Blayne en 10-04-21
De: Lee Mandelo
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The Salvation Gambit
- A Novel
- De: Emily Skrutskie
- Narrado por: Jaclyn Kelso
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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Murdock has always believed in Hark, the woman who shaped her from a petty thief and lowlife hacker into a promising con artist. Hark is everything Murdock aspires to be, from her slick fashion sense to her unfailing ability to plan under pressure. Together with Bea, a fearless driver who never walks away from a bet, and Fitz, Murdock’s infuriatingly mercurial rival who can sweet-talk the galaxy into spinning around her finger, they form a foursome with a reputation for daring heists, massive payoffs, and never, ever getting caught. Well, until now.
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quick, space story
- De Ashley en 10-23-23
De: Emily Skrutskie
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Cantoras
- A Novel
- De: Carolina De Robertis
- Narrado por: Carolina De Robertis
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
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A genre-defining novel and De Robertis's masterpiece, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit. At once timeless and groundbreaking, Cantoras is a tale about the fire in all our souls and those who make it burn.
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Excruciating to get through
- De Xochitl Casillas en 11-30-20
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Steel Crow Saga
- De: Paul Krueger
- Narrado por: Kim Mai Guest
- Duración: 23 h y 20 m
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Four destinies collide in a unique fantasy world of war and wonders, where empire is won with enchanted steel and magical animal companions fight alongside their masters in battle. A band of rogues and royals should all be enemies, but they unite for a common purpose: to defeat an unstoppable killer who defies the laws of magic. In this battle, they will forge unexpected bonds of friendship and love that will change their lives - and begin to change the world.
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Not really sure how to rate it.
- De stephanie en 03-05-20
De: Paul Krueger
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A Spot of Bother
- A Novel
- De: Mark Haddon
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
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George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life can’t be ignored, however: his tempestuous daughter Katie’s deeply inappropriate boyfriend Ray, for instance, or the sudden appearance of a red circular rash on his hip.
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Bother with this one
- De Book Club Gal en 09-29-06
De: Mark Haddon
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A Beginning at the End
- De: Mike Chen
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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Six years after a virus wiped out most of the planet’s population, former pop star Moira is living under a new identity to escape her past. Desperate for a fresh start herself, jaded event planner Krista navigates the world for those still too traumatized to go outside, but she never reaches out on her own behalf. Rob has tried to protect his daughter, Sunny, by keeping a heartbreaking secret, but when strict government rules threaten to separate parent and child, Rob needs to prove himself worthy in the city’s eyes by connecting with people again.
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Read his first book instead
- De NMwritergal en 01-19-20
De: Mike Chen
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The Resisters
- De: Gish Jen
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica. The land: half under water. The Internet: one part artificial intelligence, one part surveillance technology, and oddly human - even funny. The people: Divided. The angel-fair "Netted" have jobs, and literally occupy the high ground. The "Surplus" live on swampland if they're lucky, on water if they're not. The story: To a Surplus couple - he once a professor, she still a lawyer - is born a Blasian girl with a golden arm. At two, Gwen is hurling her stuffed animals from the crib; by 10, she can hit whatever target she likes. Her teens find her happily playing in an underground baseball league.
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Fantastic. A modern classic.
- De Marco Gorgonzola en 05-29-20
De: Gish Jen
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Sunshield
- A Novel
- De: Emily B. Martin
- Narrado por: Chelsea Stephens, Lauren Ezzo, Matthew Frow
- Duración: 12 h
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The desolate canyons of Alcoro - and the people desperate enough to hide there - couldn’t be more different from the opulent glass palace and lush forests of Moquoia. But the harsh desert and gleaming court are linked through their past, present, and future: a history of abductions in the desert to power Moquoia’s quarries and factories and a bleak, inhumane future built on the sweat and sacrifice of these bond laborers.
De: Emily B. Martin
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The Wild Girl
- De: Kate Forsyth
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 17 h y 42 m
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One of six sisters, Dortchen Wild lives in the small German kingdom of Hesse-Cassel in the early 19th century. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the handsome but very poor fairy-tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm.
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Painful
- De kem en 01-12-18
De: Kate Forsyth
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The Beautiful Ones
- A Novel
- De: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrado por: Imani Jade Powers
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail’s most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina’s chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina’s debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis- neighbors call her the Witch of Oldhouse - and the haphazard manifestations of her powers make her the subject of malicious gossip. When entertainer Hector Auvray arrives to town, Nina is dazzled.
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Beautifully Written, Beautifully Boring, Horrifically Slow
- De Mary D en 04-29-21
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Dreambound
- A Novel
- De: Dan Frey
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt, Kristen DiMercurio, Kirsten Potter, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
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When Byron Kidd’s twelve-year-old daughter vanishes, the only clue is a note claiming that she’s taken off to explore the Hidden World, a magical land from a series of novels. She is not the only child to seek out this imaginary realm in recent years, and Byron—a cynical and hard-nosed reporter—is determined to discover the whereabouts of dozens of missing kids. Byron secures a high-profile interview with Annabelle Tobin, the eccentric author of the books, and heads off to her palatial home in the Hollywood Hills. But the truth Byron discovers is more fantastic than he ever could have dreamed.
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Wonderful
- De DP en 12-01-23
De: Dan Frey
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- Gail Brooks
- 01-24-21
Haddon does it again
loved everything about the book. interesting juxtaposition of ancient and contemporary. beautifully read. I want more.
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- Sarah Farley
- 10-17-22
Stick to one story line
I don’t really get why or how this was all weaved together. The author is a talented writer, but the story/stories were just too inconsistent. For me it was lot of asking WHY is this a story, how does all of this go together. The story really doesn’t have reason for being told or an ending. Nothing comes together.
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- Kip
- 08-23-19
Beautifully Written.....
……….exasperating read...…….!!!!!!!! Haddon takes the reader everywhere and then some! I often backed up and re-read just to make certain I absorbed it all. Absolutely beautifully written....get ready for a whole lot of story...……..but very much worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-21-21
"If you think this ends well...
... you haven't been paying attention. " I'm not sure some classics need retelling. It is written well, the performance is good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-01-19
Fantastic!
Mark Haddon is a master story teller! Tim McInnerny reads with compassion and conviction. I listen to a lot of audio books, I have no idea what to listen to next after this book. What can possibly compete?
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- telekelley
- 08-19-19
Mesmerizing story!
I loved this story and performance. I found myself going for more walks or sitting in the car at the end of a drive because I couldn’t stop listening and I was definitely sad when I finished. Highly recommended!
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- Gail
- 07-03-19
Majestic, compelling, Haddon is brilliant
The only problem with reading a book as good as The Porpoise is that it ruins your subsequent readings. It takes awhile to forget how good Haddon's writing is and to accept lesser books as worthy to be read.
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- Merlin
- 07-27-20
Very good parts, but lacking something as a whole
Haddon is a powerful writer and has a great imagination. The separate sections of the book are good in themselves. But they don't hang together very well. E.g. The scenes involving Shakespeare have only a slight and almost gratuitous connection to the main two story lines, which aren't very well connected themselves. Shades of Cloud Atlas, but not so well done.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-22-19
Utterly inventive and compelling
Not at all what I expected, an allegorical trip encompassing human sorrows and resilience in a way I would never have imagined. This is a skilled piece of literature with succint and illuminatory language. I was sorry when it ended.
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- Spy Chadwick
- 01-13-20
Very frustrating
Haddon is a strong writer, but this was an ultimately very frustrating book. The multiple narratives, of different timelines and not all of which were fleshed out well or fully, made it hard to get into the book and made for a disjointed experience.
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