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EMPEROR: The Blood of Gods, Book 5 (Unabridged)
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Michael Healy
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 625
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 577
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 583
Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation is in mourning. Revenge will be bloody... Rome's great hero has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these self-appointed Liberatores seek refuge in the senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar's adopted son Octavian, a man whose name will echo through history as Augustus Caesar. Uniting with his great rival Mark Antony, Octavian will stop at nothing to seek retribution and avenge his father's death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narration
- By Pitrage on 19-06-13
- EMPEROR: The Blood of Gods, Book 5 (Unabridged)
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Michael Healy
Narrator crucifies story
Reviewed: 13-02-22
The audio is of poor quality. The volume washes up and down which gets very annoying. It is as if the narrator is turning his head away from the microphone and back repeatedly. The amateurish style of narration spoils the story even more. Michael Healy is just reading and not acting the parts – something anyone of us could do.
Conn Iggulden's stories of Ceasar have been very enjoyable and brought that time to life in my imagination. But I think volume 5 is better read than listened to.
It pains me to leave a negative review but Audible should be ashamed of themselves for the quality of the production and for selling it to their members.
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American Dirt
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,422
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,540
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,517
Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world. Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left. For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg. For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train. For him, she will find the strength to keep running.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best audio books I have listened to.
- By Lex on 24-01-20
- American Dirt
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
A story that stays long after you've finished it.
Reviewed: 21-04-21
Good story, believable, well written and well read. Not only has the author done a stunning job, but so has the narrator. I hope someone makes a film of it and does it justice.
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The Steep Approach to Garbadale
- By: Iain Banks
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4 out of 5 stars 115
The Wopuld family built their fortune on a board game called Empire, now a wildly successful computer game. So successful, in fact, that the American Spraint Corp wants to buy the Wopulds out. Alban, who has been evading the family tentacles for the last few years, thinks Spraint should be treated with suspicion, but he also has other things on his mind. What, for example, drove his mother to take her own life?
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best audio books
- By John on 07-09-07
- The Steep Approach to Garbadale
- By: Iain Banks
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this book
Reviewed: 14-07-14
Would you listen to The Steep Approach to Garbadale again? Why?
I'd give it a few years and listen to it again.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The grandmother - could picture her so well.
What about Peter Kenny’s performance did you like?
Well cast for the narration - he put definition into the characters and his voice is easy on the ear
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes but one has to live a little too.
Any additional comments?
After listening to the Wasp Factory, I was wary of Iain Banks's warped imagination. I was surprised how much I enjoyed this story. He might have been warped but he also had a keen eye for human nature and brought his characters to life without making them clichéd.
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Command Authority
- By: Tom Clancy
- Narrated by: Lou Diamond Phillips
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 756
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 678
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 674
Decades ago, when he was a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan, Sr. was sent on what was supposed to be a simple support mission to investigate the death of an operative looking into the suspicious banking activities at a Swiss bank. Ryan’s dogged tenacity uncovered not only financial deceit, but also the existence of a KGB assassin code-named Zenith.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narration
- By David on 07-12-13
- Command Authority
- By: Tom Clancy
- Narrated by: Lou Diamond Phillips
Read - don't listen!
Reviewed: 14-07-14
Would you try another book written by Tom Clancy or narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips?
Would not listen to another book narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Command Authority?
When Jack Ryan Jnr met the Scotsman.
What didn’t you like about Lou Diamond Phillips’s performance?
Poor attempt at accents.
Any additional comments?
I thought Lou Diamond Phillips English accent was bad but his Scottish accent was a real joke.
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